Certified Nursing Assistant, Nurse Assistant, or NA Trainee - Medical Oncology - Day Shift

Facility: CoxHealth South, 3801 S National Ave, Springfield, Missouri, 65807
Department: Medical Oncology 700 W South
Scheduled Weekly Hours: 24
Hours: 6:30 AM - 7:00 PM
Work Shift: 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 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)

Responsibilities

• Provide basic patient care under 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 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. While in the clinical learning environment:

• Provide basic patient care under direction and supervision of 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:

• 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

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 skills
• 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

Licensure/Certification/Registration

• BLS must be obtained within 90 days

Benefits

• Medical, vision, and dental coverage
• Retirement 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 up to $1