Certified Nurse Assistant, Nurse Assistant, or Trainee - 200 W - Day Shift

L.E. Cox Medical Centers•Springfield, MO

6d•Onsite

About The Position

CoxHealth is a leading healthcare system serving 25 counties across southwest Missouri and northern Arkansas. The organization includes six hospitals, 5 ERs, and over 80 clinics. CoxHealth has earned numerous honors for workplace excellence, including being named one of Modern Healthcare’s Best Places to work five times, and recognized by Newsweek and Forbes for various workplace achievements. This position is for the 200 Medical-Surgical unit, a 30-bed unit caring for patients admitted from various critical areas. The unit serves a broad age range and specializes in medical, surgical, and gynecologic/oncology care, offering diverse clinical experiences. Team members gain exposure to a wide range of diagnoses, building a strong, versatile skill set. The unit is known for its supportive, team-focused culture and offers professional development opportunities. For Qualified Candidates, the Nurse Assistant Training Program functions within a classroom and clinical learning environment to obtain training as unlicensed assistive personnel. While in the clinical learning environment, the trainee will provide basic patient care under the direction and supervision of a clinical educator and nursing staff. Duties may include taking vitals, bathing, dressing, moving patients, and changing linens within their scope of practice. The trainee will obtain information on patient condition as requested and report any changes. A competency assessment will be administered at the end of the training. The Certified Nurse Assistant/Nurse Assistant role involves providing basic patient care under the direction of nursing staff, performing duties such as taking vitals, bathing, dressing, moving patients, and changing linens. The role also includes obtaining information on patient condition and reporting any changes.

Requirements

BLS must be obtained within 90 days
3 months experience as a nursing assistant in an inpatient or long-term care setting, EMT, or Surgical Technologist in the past 3 years OR Completed an Unlicensed Assistive Personnel Program within the past 3 years OR Completed the “fundamentals of nursing” course with clinical in an accredited nursing program or practical nursing education program OR Must have Missouri CNA License OR Must have MO CNA Appendix AND MO CNA license must be obtained within 120 days of hire
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Exhibits valuable time management skills
Strong analytical/problem solving skills.
Flexibility and ability to work in a multi-tasking environment.
Is available for work on a consistent and timely basis
Conscientious, thorough, accurate, and reliable when performing and completing job tasks

Nice To Haves

Prior patient care or health care related experience

Responsibilities

Provide basic patient care under direction of nursing staff.
Perform duties such as take vitals, bathe, dress, move patients, change linens and other duties as assigned.
Obtains information on patient condition as requested by the nursing staff, and reports any changes in patient condition.
While in the clinical learning environment, will provide basic patient care under direction and supervision of clinical educator and nursing staff.
During clinical rotation, may perform duties such as taking vitals, bathing, dressing, moving patients, changing linens and other duties within their scope of practice as directed.
While in clinical setting, obtains information on patient condition as requested by the nursing staff or clinical educator and reports any changes in patient condition.