Certified Nurse Assistant, Nurse Assistant, or NA Trainee - Step Down Unit Branson - Day Shift

CoxHealth; Branson (MO); On-site; USD 17,000 - 25,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Vision insurance

Dental insurance

Retirement with employer match

Job summary

Cox Medical Center Branson is seeking candidates for a Nurse Assistant training program on the night shift. You will train in a classroom and clinical setting, providing basic patient care under supervision, while gaining hands-on experience in vitals, hygiene, mobility, and linens management.

Preferred: High School Diploma or equivalent; Missouri CNA licensure or progression toward licensure within 120 days.

Qualifications

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Valuable time management skills.
• Strong analytical/problem solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide basic patient care under supervision in clinical learning environment.
• Take vitals, bathe, dress, move patients, and change linens.
• Report any changes in patient condition to nursing staff or educator.
• Complete competency assessment at end of training.

Skills

Communication

Time management

Analytical thinking

Multitasking

Reliability

Education

High School Diploma or Equivalen

Job description

Facility:

Facility:
Cox Medical Center Branson: 525 Branson Landing Blvd., Branson, Missouri, United States of America, 65616
Department:
1397 Step Down Unit Branson
Scheduled Weekly Hours:
36
Hours:
6:30 PM - 7:00 AM
Work Shift:
Night Shift (United States of America)
CoxHealth 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. 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).
  

Benefits

• Medical, Vision, Dental, Retirement with Employer Match and more (20+ hrs/week)

Job Description:
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 Description
Certified Nurse Assistant, Nurse Assistant, or Nurse Assistant Trainees are eligible to apply
Nurse Assistant Training Program

• 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/Registration

• BLS must be obtained within 90 days
  

Certified Nurse Assistant/Nurse Assistant

• Job Summary
  

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 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 must be obtained within 90 days