Certified Nurse Assistant, Nurse Assistant, or Trainee - Pulmonary 300 E South - Night Shift

Skaggs Community Hospital Association; Springfield (MO); On-site; USD 22,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-On Bonus

Relocation bonus

Paid Time Off

Job summary

CoxHealth is seeking Certified Nurse Assistants/Nurse Assistants or trainees to provide basic patient care under nursing supervision in the Pulmonary department in Springfield, MO. The role includes taking vitals, assisting with bathing, dressing, and linen changes, and reporting patient condition changes.

Qualified applicants may receive sign-on bonuses and relocation assistance, with opportunities for career ladder advancement within a large healthcare system.

Qualifications

• Education: High School Diploma or Equivalent preferred.
• Experience: Prior patient care or healthcare-related experience.
• Skills: Strong communication and teamwork.

Responsibilities

• Provide basic patient care under direction of nursing staff.
• Take vitals, assist with daily living and report changes to nursing staff.

Skills

Patient care

Vital signs

Compassion and communication

Education

High School Diploma or Equivalent

Job description

Facility

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

Department

1785 Pulmonary 300 E South

Schedule

• Scheduled Weekly Hours: 36
• Hours: 6:30 PM - 7:00 AM
• Work Shift: Night Shift (United States of America)

Employer Overview

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 $1800 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 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 Summary (Certified Nurse Assistant)

• 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 (Certified Nurse Assistant)

• Education: Preferred: High School Diploma or Equivalent
• Experience: Preferred: Prior patient care or health care related experience
• Skills: Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Skills: Exhibits valuable time management skills
• Skills: Strong analytical/problem solving skills.
• Skills: Flexibility and ability to work in a multi-tasking environment.
• Skills: Is available for work on a consistent and timely basis
• Skills: 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 Requirements (Certified Nurse Assistant) – Detailed

• 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
• Skills: Exhibits valuable time management skills
• Skills: Strong analytical/problem solving skills.
• Skills: Flexibility and ability to work in a multi-tasking environment.
• Licensure/Certification/Registration: BLS must be obtained within 90 days
• Required: BLS within 90 days of hire