Nurse Assistant Apprenticeship

Job Description

About Company

CoxHealth is a leading healthcare system serving 25 counties across Southwest Missouri and Northern Arkansas. The organization includes six hospitals, five ERs, 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.
• Named one of America’s Greatest Workplaces by Newsweek.
• Recognized as a Greatest Workplace for Women in both 2023 and 2024.
• Listed as one of the Greatest Workplaces for Diversity in 2024.
• Acknowledged by Forbes as one of the Best Employers for New Grads.
• Ranked among the Best Employers by State for Missouri.

Benefits offered include Medical, Vision, Dental, Retirement Plan with employer match, and many more. A comprehensive list of benefits is available on their website.

Additional information for the position includes a $2,000 Sign-On Bonus, up to 20 hours of front-loaded Personal Time Off, and a relocation bonus available for qualified candidates (if applicable).

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Job Description: Nurse Assistant Apprenticeship

Job Summary:
Functions within a classroom and clinical learning environment to obtain training as unlicensed assistive personnel. While in the clinical learning environment, the apprentice will provide basic patient care under the direction and supervision of a clinical educator and nursing staff. During clinical rotation, duties may include taking vitals, bathing, dressing, moving patients, changing linens, and other duties within their scope of practice as directed. While in a clinical setting, the apprentice obtains information on patient condition as requested by the nursing staff or clinical educator and reports any changes in patient condition. At the end of the training, a competency assessment will be administered to validate learning.

Job Requirements:
• Education:
• Preferred: High School Diploma or Equivalent.
• Experience:
• Preferred: Prior patient care or health care related experience.
• Skills:
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Exhibits valuable time management skills.
• Strong analytical/problem-solving skills.
• Flexibility and ability to work in a multi-tasking environment.
• Is 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.

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Job Description: Nurse Assistant I

Job Summary:
Provides basic patient care under the direction of nursing staff. Performs duties such as taking vitals, bathing, dressing, moving patients, changing linens, and other duties as assigned. Obtains information on patient condition as requested by the nursing staff and reports any changes in patient condition.

Job Requirements:
• Education:
• Preferred: High School Diploma or Equivalent.
• Experience:
• Required:
• 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.
• Skills:
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Exhibits valuable time management skills.
• Strong analytical/problem-solving skills.
• Flexibility and ability to work in a multi-tasking environment.
• Licensure/Certification/Registration:
• BLS must be obtained within 90 days.