Certified Nurse Assistant, Nurse Assistant, or Trainee - WEO - Day Shift - Step Down Unit

CoxHealth • Branson, MO

1d • 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 the following honors for workplace excellence: Named one of Modern Healthcare’s Best Places to work five times. Named one of America’s Greatest Workplaces, Greatest Workplaces in Healthcare (2025, 2026), Greatest Workplaces for Women (2023, 2024), and Greatest Workplaces for Diversity (2024) by Newsweek and Plant-A Insights Group. Acknowledged by Forbes as one of the Best Employers for New Grads. Healthcare Innovation's Top Companies to Work for in Healthcare (2025).

This position is for a Certified Nurse Assistant (CNA) or Nurse Assistant Trainee on the Step Down Unit at Cox Medical Center Branson. The role involves providing basic patient care under the direction and supervision of nursing staff and clinical educators. Responsibilities include taking vital signs, assisting with bathing, dressing, and patient mobility, changing linens, and reporting changes in patient condition. There are opportunities for training programs, including a Nurse Assistant Apprenticeship and a Nurse Assistant Training Program, designed to help individuals obtain training as unlicensed assistive personnel. Qualified candidates may be eligible for a sign-on bonus, relocation bonus, and front-loaded Paid Time Off.

Requirements

• 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
• BLS must be obtained within 90 days
• 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

• High School Diploma or Equivalent
• Prior patient care or health care related experience

Responsibilities

• Provide basic patient care under direction and supervision of clinical educator and nursing staff.
• Take vitals.
• Bathe patients.
• Dress patients.
• Move patients.
• Change linens.
• Perform other duties within their scope of practice as directed.
• Obtain information on patient condition as requested by the nursing staff or clinical educator.
• Report any changes in patient condition.

Benefits

• Medical
• Vision
• Dental
• Retirement 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
• Career Ladder up to $1.00
• $3 WEO differential

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED