Certified Nurse Assistant, Nurse Assistant, or NA Trainee - Women and Newborn - Night Shift

Facility: CoxHealth South, 3801 S National Ave, Springfield, Missouri, 65807
Department: Maternity 200 West Tower South
Shift: Night (6:30 PM - 7:00 AM), 36 hours per week

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 multiple workplace excellence honors, including:

• Named one of Modern Healthcare’s Best Places to Work five times
• Recognized as 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)

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 and report information on patient condition as requested by nursing staff, including any changes in patient status.

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 direction and supervision of a clinical educator and nursing staff. Duties may include taking vitals, bathing, dressing, moving patients, changing linens, and other tasks within scope of practice. Obtains and reports information on patient condition as requested. A competency assessment will be administered at the end of training to validate learning.

Responsibilities

• Provide basic patient care under the direction of nursing staff
• Take and record patient vitals
• Assist with bathing, dressing, and moving patients
• Change linens and maintain patient rooms
• Obtain and report information on patient condition, including changes in status
• Perform other duties as assigned

Requirements

For Certified Nurse Assistant/Nurse Assistant:

• 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:

• High School Diploma or Equivalent (preferred)
• Prior patient care or healthcare-related experience (preferred)

Skills

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Strong time management and organizational skills
• Analytical and problem-solving abilities
• Flexibility and ability to work in a multi-tasking environment
• Consistent and reliable attendance
• Thorough, accurate, and conscientious in performing job tasks

Certifications

• BLS certification must be obtained within 90 days of hire

Benefits

Comprehensive benefits available for employees working 20+ hours per week, including:

• Medical, vision, and dental insurance
• Retirement plan with employer match
• Additional benefits (for a full list, visit Benefits | CoxHealth)