Certified Nurse Assistant, Nurse Assistant, or NA Trainee - Branson Surgical Unit - Night Shift

Facility: Cox Medical Center Branson, 525 Branson Landing Blvd., Branson, Missouri, 65616

Department: Surgical Unit 500 Branson
Scheduled Weekly Hours: 36
Shift: 6:30 PM - 7:00 AM, Night Shift

About the Organization

CoxHealth is a leading healthcare system serving 25 counties across southwest Missouri and northern Arkansas. The organization includes six hospitals, five emergency rooms, and over 80 clinics. CoxHealth has earned numerous workplace excellence honors, including:

• 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)

Benefits

• Medical, vision, and dental coverage
• Retirement plan with employer match (for employees working 20+ hours/week)
• Up to $6,000 sign-on bonus for qualified candidates
• Up to 40 hours of front-loaded paid time off
• Up to $3,000 relocation bonus
• Career ladder opportunities up to $1.00 additional pay

About the Role

Provide basic patient care under the direction of nursing staff. Perform duties such as taking vitals, bathing, dressing, moving patients, changing linens, and other assigned tasks. Obtain information on patient condition as requested by nursing staff and report any changes.

Nurse Assistant Training Program

Functions within a classroom and clinical learning environment to obtain training as unlicensed assistive personnel. During clinical rotations, provides basic patient care under the supervision of a clinical educator and nursing staff. Duties may include taking vitals, bathing, dressing, moving patients, and changing linens. At the end of training, a competency assessment will validate learning.

Requirements

For Certified Nurse Assistant/Nurse Assistant:

• Preferred: High school diploma or equivalent
• 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 OR completion of an unlicensed assistive personnel program within the past 3 years OR completion of the “fundamentals of nursing” course with clinical in an accredited nursing program or practical nursing education program OR Missouri CNA license OR Missouri CNA Appendix (MO CNA license must be obtained within 120 days of hire)

For Nurse Assistant Trainees:

• Preferred: High school diploma or equivalent
• No prior experience required

Skills

• Excellent verbal and written communication
• Strong time management
• Analytical and problem-solving abilities
• Flexibility to work in a multi-tasking environment
• Consistent and reliable attendance

Certifications

• BLS certification must be obtained within 90 days of hire