Certified Nurse Assistant, Nurse Assistant, or Trainee - E - Day Shift

Position: Certified Nurse Assistant, Nurse Assistant, or Trainee - 200 E - Day Shift
Facility:

Cox Health South: 3801 S National Ave, Springfield, Missouri, United States of America, 65807

Department:1760 Surgical 200 E South Scheduled Weekly

Hours:

36

Hours:

am

Work Shift:

Day Shift (United States of America)
Cox Health is a leading healthcare system serving 25 counties across southwest Missouri and northern Arkansas. The organization includes six hospitals, 5 ERs, and over 80 clinics. Cox Health 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).Benefits Medical, Vision, Dental, Retirement with Employer Match and more (20+ hrs/week)
For a comprehensive list of benefits, please :
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Description:

Overview of Unit/Department
200 Medical-Surgical is a 30-bed unit that cares for patients admitted from the Emergency Department, Post-Anesthesia Care Unit, Critical Care Units, and physician offices. The team serves a broad age range, from young adults to patients over 100 — offering diverse and valuable clinical experiences.

The unit specializes in medical, surgical, and gynecologic/oncology care. Common procedures include hysterectomies, mastectomies, bowel resections, and various oncology surgeries. Chemotherapy is occasionally administered, and patients may require telemetry monitoring or oxygen support.

Team members on this unit gain exposure to a wide range of diagnoses, allowing them to build a strong, versatile skill set. The unit is known for its supportive, team-focused culture and offers professional development opportunities such as precepting and advancement through the clinical ladder.

Additional Information About the Position for Qualified Candidates Up to $1,800 Sign-On Bonus Up to 24 hours of front-loaded Paid Time Off Up to $3,000 Relocation bonus

Career Ladder up to $1

Certified Nurse Assistant, Nurse Assistant, or Nurse Assistant Apprentices are eligible to apply

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, will provide basic patient care under direction and supervision of clinical educator and nursing staff. During clinical rotation, may perform duties such as taking vitals, bathing, dressing, moving patients, changing linens and other duties within their scope of practice as directed.

While in clinical setting, 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 /RegistrationBLS must be obtained within 90 days Certified Nurse Assistant/Nurse Assistant

Job Summary Provide basic patient care under direction of nursing staff. Perform duties such as take vitals, bathe, dress, move patients, change 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…