Nurse Assistant or Trainee - Lake Spring - CoxHealth

CoxHealth Lake Spring

1 day ago

$25,000 - $38,000 (USD) per year *

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.

About Us

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 in Health Care by .

Named one of America's Greatest Workplaces by in 2024.

Recognized as the Greatest Workplace for Women in both 2023 and 2024.

Listed as one of the Greatest Workplaces for Diversity in 2024.

Acknowledged by as one of the Best Employers for New Grads in 2023.

Ranked among the Best Employers by State for Missouri.

Top Companies to Work for in Healthcare in 2025.

Benefits

Medical, Vision, Dental, Retirement Plan with employer match, and many more

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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

Float differential: $2.25

Night differential: $3

Career Ladder up to $1

Internal 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

EducationPreferred: High School Diploma or Equivalent

ExperiencePreferred: 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

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

EducationPreferred: High School Diploma or Equivalent

ExperienceRequired:

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