About The Position

CoxHealth is hiring a Certified Nurse Assistant, Nurse Assistant, or Nurse Assistant Trainee for its Nursing Float Pool in Springfield, Missouri. The role provides basic patient care under the direction of nursing staff, including taking vital signs, bathing and dressing patients, moving patients, changing linens, and performing other duties as assigned. The employee gathers information about patient condition as requested and reports changes to nursing staff. Nurse Assistant Trainees participate in classroom and clinical learning environments to train as unlicensed assistive personnel. In clinical rotations, trainees provide basic patient care under the direction and supervision of a clinical educator and nursing staff, perform duties within their scope of practice, and report changes in patient condition. A competency assessment is administered at the end of training. The position is scheduled for 36 hours per week, from 6:30 PM to 7:00 AM. Qualified candidates may be eligible for a sign-on bonus, relocation bonus, front-loaded paid time off, float and night shift differentials, and a career ladder differential. Benefits are available to employees working 20 or more hours per week.

Requirements

  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
  • Time management skills.
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
  • Flexibility and ability to work in a multitasking environment.
  • For Certified Nurse Assistants/Nurse Assistants: meet one of the following: 3 months of nursing assistant experience in an inpatient or long-term care setting, EMT experience, or Surgical Technologist experience within the past 3 years; completion of an Unlicensed Assistive Personnel Program within the past 3 years; completion of the fundamentals of nursing course with clinical in an accredited nursing or practical nursing education program; a Missouri CNA license; or a Missouri CNA Appendix with a Missouri CNA license obtained within 120 days of hire.
  • BLS certification must be obtained within 90 days.

Nice To Haves

  • High school diploma or equivalent.
  • Prior patient care or healthcare-related experience.

Responsibilities

  • Provide basic patient care under the direction of nursing staff.
  • Take patients' vital signs, bathe and dress patients, move patients, change linens, and perform other duties as assigned.
  • Obtain information about patient condition as requested by nursing staff and report changes in patient condition.
  • For trainees, provide care within scope of practice under the supervision of a clinical educator and nursing staff during clinical rotations.
  • For trainees, complete classroom and clinical training and a competency assessment.

Benefits

  • Medical, vision, and dental benefits for employees working 20 or more hours per week.
  • Retirement plan with employer match.
  • Up to $1,800 sign-on bonus.
  • Up to 24 hours of front-loaded paid time off.
  • Up to $3,000 relocation bonus.
  • $2.25 float differential.
  • $3 night shift differential.
  • Career ladder differential up to $1.
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