Certified Nurse Assistant, Nurse Assistant, or Trainee - Cardiac 400 W South - Night Shift

Skaggs Community Hospital Association; Springfield (MO); On-site; USD 17,000 - 25,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Vision

Dental

Retirement with Employer Match and

Job summary

CoxHealth is seeking a Certified Nurse Assistant for night shift in Springfield, MO. You will support nursing staff by performing basic patient care, taking vitals, assisting with daily activities, and reporting changes in patient condition.

Qualifications include preferred High School Diploma or equivalent; prior patient care experience is a plus. Benefits include medical, vision, dental, and employer-matched retirement; sign-on up to $2,000 and relocation up to $3,000 are offered.

Qualifications

• Education: Preferred High School Diploma or Equivalent
• Experience: Preferred prior patient care or health care related experience
• Skills: Excellent verbal and written communication, time management, analytical/problem solving, multi-tasking, punctuality, reliability

Responsibilities

• Provide basic patient care under direction of nursing staff.
• 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 changes.

Skills

Excellent verbal and written comms

Time management

Analytical/problem solving

Multi-tasking

Punctual availability

Conscientious, thorough, reliable

Education

High School Diploma or Equivalent

Job description

Facility

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

Department

1030 Cardiac 400 W South

Scheduled Weekly Hours

24

Hours

6:30 PM - 6:00 AM

Work Shift

Night Shift (United States of America)

Company

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

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.

Additional Information About the Position for Qualified Candidates

Up to $2000 Sign-On Bonus

Up to 20 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 Trainees are eligible to apply

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, 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

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:
  1. 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
  2. Completed an Unlicensed Assistive Personnel Program within the past 3 years OR
  3. Completed the "fundamentals of nursing" course with clinical in an accredited nursing program or practical nursing education program OR
  4. Must have Missouri CNA License OR
  5. 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