Certified Nurse Assistant, Nurse Assistant, or Trainee - Pulmonary 300 E South - Day Shift

Facility: CoxHealth South, 3801 S National Ave, Springfield, Missouri, 65807
Department: Pulmonary
Scheduled weekly hours: 24
Shift: 6:30 PM - 7:00 AM

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 honors for workplace excellence, 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)

Benefits

• Medical, vision, and dental coverage
• Retirement plan with employer match (for employees working 20+ hours/week)
• Up to $900 sign-on bonus
• Up to 12 hours of front-loaded paid time off
• Up to $3,000 relocation bonus
• Career ladder opportunities up to $1 more per hour

Responsibilities

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

Nurse Assistant Training Program

Functions within a classroom and clinical learning environment to obtain training as unlicensed assistive personnel. During clinical rotations:

• Provide basic patient care under the direction and supervision of a clinical educator and nursing staff
• Perform duties such as taking vitals, bathing, dressing, moving patients, and changing linens
• Obtain information on patient condition as requested by nursing staff or clinical educator and report any changes
• Complete a competency assessment at the end of training to validate learning

Requirements

For Certified Nurse Assistant/Nurse Assistant:

• Preferred: High school diploma or equivalent
• Required 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 (MO CNA license must be obtained within 120 days of hire)
• BLS certification must be obtained within 90 days of hire

For Nurse Assistant Trainees:

• Preferred: High school diploma or equivalent
• Preferred: Prior patient care or healthcare-related experience

Skills

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Strong time management and ability to work in a multi-tasking environment
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Flexibility, conscientiousness, thoroughness, accuracy, and reliability
• Available for work on a consistent and timely basis