Certified Nurse Assistant, Nurse Assistant, or Trainee - Weekend Option - Pulmonary 300 W South - Day Shift

Facility: CoxHealth South, 3801 S National Ave, Springfield, Missouri, 65807
Department: Pulmonary
Schedule: 24 hours per week, 6:30 AM - 7:00 PM, Day 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)

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

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 (e.g., taking vitals, bathing, dressing, moving patients, 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

• 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

Education: High School Diploma or Equivalent (Preferred)
Experience: One of the following is 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
• Completion of an Unlicensed Assistive Personnel Program within the past 3 years
• Completion of the “fundamentals of nursing” course with clinical in an accredited nursing program or practical nursing education program
• Missouri CNA License
• Missouri CNA Appendix (MO CNA license must be obtained within 120 days of hire)

Skills

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Strong time management skills
• Analytical and problem-solving skills
• Flexibility and ability to work in a multi-tasking environment
• Consistent and timely availability for work
• Conscientious, thorough, accurate, and reliable when performing job tasks

Licensure/Certification

• BLS must be obtained within 90 days of hire

Benefits

• Medical, vision, and dental coverage
• Retirement plan with employer match (for employees working 20+ hours per 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 with up to $1 increase
• $3 shift differential
• $3 WEO (Weekend Option) differential

For a comprehensive list of benefits, visit Benefits | CoxHealth.