Certified Nurse Assistant / Nurse Assistant / Nurse Assistant Apprentice
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Job Description
About Company
CoxHealth is a leading healthcare system that serves 25 counties across Southwest Missouri and Northern Arkansas. The organization comprises six hospitals, five ERs, and over 80 clinics. CoxHealth has received numerous accolades for its 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.
Job Description
This role is open to Certified Nurse Assistants, Nurse Assistants, or Nurse Assistant Apprentices.
Benefits
CoxHealth offers a comprehensive benefits package, including:
• Medical, Vision, Dental, Retirement Plan with employer match, and many more.
• A comprehensive list of benefits is available via a provided link.
Additional Information About The Position
• $4,000 Sign-On Bonus
• Up to 40 hours of front-loaded Personal Time Off
• Relocation bonus available for qualified candidates (if applicable).
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Nurse Assistant Apprenticeship
Job Summary
The Nurse Assistant Apprentice functions within both a classroom and clinical learning environment to obtain training as unlicensed assistive personnel. While in the clinical setting, they will provide basic patient care under the direct supervision of a clinical educator and nursing staff. Duties performed during clinical rotation may include taking vitals, bathing, dressing, moving patients, changing linens, and other tasks within their scope of practice as directed. Apprentices will also gather information on patient conditions as requested by nursing staff or the clinical educator and report any changes. At the completion of the training, a competency assessment will be administered to validate their 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 (Basic Life Support) must be obtained within 90 days of hire.
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Certified Nurse Assistant / Nurse Assistant
Job Summary
The Certified Nurse Assistant/Nurse Assistant provides basic patient care under the direction of nursing staff. Duties include taking vitals, bathing, dressing, moving patients, changing linens, and other assigned tasks. They are also responsible for obtaining information on patient conditions as requested by the nursing staff and reporting any changes in the patient’s condition.
Job Requirements
• Experience
• Required (one of the following):
• 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
• Exhibits valuable time management skills
• Strong analytical/problem-solving skills
• Flexibility and ability to work in a multi-tasking environment
• Licensure/Certification/Registration
• BLS (Basic Life Support) must be obtained within 90 days of hire.
