Certified Nurse Assistant, Nurse Assistant, or Trainee - 900 E Medical Surgical - Day Shift

L.E. Cox Medical Centers•Springfield, MO

21h•Onsite

About The Position

CoxHealth is seeking a Certified Nurse Assistant (CNA) or Nurse Assistant Trainee to join their 900 East Medical Surgical unit. This unit specializes in post-operative care for gastrointestinal (GI) and genitourinary (GU) surgical patients, and is recognized as a Center of Excellence for bariatric surgery. The unit has 30 beds, offering a mix of private and semi-private rooms. While telemetry or cardiac monitoring is not provided, the team focuses on high-quality, patient-centered care with an emphasis on collaboration and teamwork. The role involves providing basic patient care under the direction of nursing staff, including taking vital signs, assisting with bathing, dressing, and patient mobility, changing linens, and reporting changes in patient condition. For qualified candidates, a sign-on bonus of up to $6,000, up to 40 hours of front-loaded Paid Time Off, and a relocation bonus of up to $3,000 are available. A career ladder is also in place. The Nurse Assistant Training Program is available for those seeking to become unlicensed assistive personnel, involving classroom and clinical learning. Upon completion of training, a competency assessment will be administered.

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

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.
Functions within a classroom and clinical learning environment to obtain training as unlicensed assistive personnel.
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.
At the end of the training, a competency assessment will be administered to validate learning.