Certified Nurse Assistant, Nurse Assistant, or Nurse Assistant Trainee - Step Down Unit Branson - Night Shift

CoxHealth•Branson, MO

5d•Onsite

About The Position

This role involves providing basic patient care under the direction and supervision of nursing staff. Responsibilities include taking vital signs, assisting with bathing and dressing, moving patients, changing linens, and other duties within the scope of practice. The position also requires obtaining information on patient condition and reporting any changes. For Nurse Assistant Apprentices, the role functions within a classroom and clinical learning environment to obtain training as unlicensed assistive personnel, with a competency assessment at the end of the training.

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 of nursing staff.
Take vitals.
Bathe patients.
Dress patients.
Move patients.
Change linens.
Perform other duties as assigned within scope of practice.
Obtain information on patient condition as requested by nursing staff.
Report any changes in patient condition.
Functions within a classroom and clinical learning environment to obtain training as unlicensed assistive personnel (for Apprenticeship).
Provide basic patient care under direction and supervision of clinical educator and nursing staff (for Apprenticeship).
Perform duties such as taking vitals, bathing, dressing, moving patients, changing linens and other duties within their scope of practice as directed (for Apprenticeship).
Obtains information on patient condition as requested by the nursing staff or clinical educator and reports any changes in patient condition (for Apprenticeship).
At the end of the training, a competency assessment will be administered to validate learning (for Apprenticeship).