Certified Nurse Assistant, Nurse Assistant, or Trainee - Surgical 200 W South - Night Shift

Facility:

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

Department:

1037 Surgical 200 W South

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)  

• For a comprehensive list of benefits, please click here: Benefits | CoxHealth

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 $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 Trainees are eligible to apply

 

Nurse Assistant Training

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

 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

 

Required: BLS within 90 days of hire