Certified Nurse Assistant or Nurse Assistant - PRN - Night Shift - 800 West Tower
About The Position
Provide basic patient care under the direction of nursing staff, including taking vital signs, bathing and dressing patients, moving patients, changing linens, and completing other assigned duties. Obtain information about patient condition as requested by nursing staff and report any changes. The position is on CoxHealth South’s 800 West Tower Neuro-Ortho unit, a 26-bed unit treating patients with stroke, trauma, and neurosurgical conditions. The patient population ranges in age from 18 to 102. The unit is described as fast-paced, with a strong culture of teamwork, collaboration, and support. Nurse Assistant trainees function in classroom and clinical learning environments to train as unlicensed assistive personnel. In clinical settings, they provide basic patient care under the direction and supervision of a clinical educator and nursing staff, perform duties within their scope of practice, report changes in patient condition, and complete a competency assessment at the end of training.
Requirements
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Strong time-management skills.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Flexibility and ability to work in a multitasking environment.
- Availability for work on a consistent and timely basis.
- Conscientious, thorough, accurate, and reliable performance of job tasks.
- BLS certification must be obtained within 90 days.
- For the Certified Nurse Assistant/Nurse Assistant role, one of the following is required: 3 months of experience as a nursing assistant in an inpatient or long-term care setting, EMT, or Surgical Technologist in 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; or a Missouri CNA license.
- Alternatively, applicants may have a Missouri CNA Appendix, with the Missouri CNA license obtained within 120 days of hire.
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, and change linens.
- Complete other duties as assigned.
- Obtain information about patient condition as requested by nursing staff and report changes in condition.
- For trainees, provide care during clinical rotations under the direction and supervision of a clinical educator and nursing staff, within the trainee’s scope of practice.
- For trainees, complete a competency assessment at the end of training.
Benefits
- Medical, vision, and dental benefits, retirement with employer match, and additional benefits for employees working 20 or more hours per week.
- $3 shift differential.
- Career ladder up to $1.
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What This Job Offers
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
