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

Facility: CoxHealth South, 3801 S National Ave, Springfield, Missouri, 65807

Department: Surgical 900 E South

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 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)

About the Role

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

Responsibilities

• Take patient vitals
• Assist with bathing, dressing, and moving patients
• Change linens
• Obtain and report information on patient condition as requested by nursing staff
• Perform other duties as assigned

Requirements

Nurse Assistant Training Program

• Functions within a classroom and clinical learning environment to obtain training as unlicensed assistive personnel
• Provides basic patient care under the direction and supervision of a clinical educator and nursing staff during clinical rotation
• Performs duties such as taking vitals, bathing, dressing, moving patients, and changing linens
• Obtains information on patient condition as requested by nursing staff or clinical educator and reports any changes
• Completes a competency assessment at the end of training to validate learning

Education: High School Diploma or Equivalent (Preferred)

Experience: Prior patient care or healthcare-related experience (Preferred)

Certified Nurse Assistant / Nurse Assistant

Education: High School Diploma or Equivalent (Preferred)

Experience:

• 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

Skills

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Strong time management skills
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Flexibility and ability to work in a multi-tasking environment
• Available for work on a consistent and timely basis
• Conscientious, thorough, accurate, and reliable when performing and completing job tasks

Certifications

• BLS must be obtained within 90 days of hire

Benefits

Medical, vision, dental, and retirement with employer match (for employees working 20+ hours per week). For a comprehensive list of benefits, visit CoxHealth Benefits.

Pay

Career ladder up to $1 more per hour for certified nurse assistants.

Schedule

• Scheduled Weekly Hours: 36
• Shift: Day Shift (7:00 AM - 7:00 PM)