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Certified Nurse Assistant, Nurse Assistant, or NA Trainee - Neuro Trauma ICU - D

CoxHealth, Springfield, MO, United States


Facility
CoxHealth South: 3801 S National Ave, Springfield, Missouri, 65807

Department
1053 Neuro Trauma ICU South

Schedule
Weekly Hours: 36

Hours: 6:30 AM - 7:00 PM

Work Shift: Day Shift (United States of America)

Company Overview
CoxHealth

is a leading healthcare system serving 25 counties across Southwest Missouri and Northern Arkansas. It includes six hospitals, five ERs, and over 80 clinics. The organization has received numerous honors for workplace excellence, such as being named a Modern Healthcare Best Place to Work five times, a Newsweek Greatest Workplace in 2023-2026, a Forbes Best Employer for New Grads, and a Healthcare Innovation Top Company to Work for in 2025.

Benefits

Medical, Vision, Dental, Retirement with Employer Match

Paid Time Off (front‑loaded)

Sign‑On and Relocation Bonuses

Career Ladder Opportunities

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

Position Summary
Provide basic patient care under direction of nursing staff. Perform duties such as taking vitals, bathing, dressing, moving patients, changing linens, and other duties as assigned. Obtain information on patient condition as requested by nursing staff and report any changes in patient condition.

Additional Information 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

Training Program
Functions within a classroom and clinical learning environment to obtain training as unlicensed assistive personnel. While in the clinical learning environment, 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 scope of practice as directed. 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.

Certified Nurse Assistant / Nurse Assistant / Nurse Assistant Trainees must apply.

Required: 3 months experience as nursing assistant in inpatient or long‑term care, EMT, or surgical technologist in past 3 years; OR completed an unlicensed assistive personnel program within past 3 years; OR completed fundamentals of nursing course with clinical in accredited nursing program; must have Missouri CNA license or MO CNA Appendix and license obtained within 120 days of hire.

Licensure/Certification/Registration: BLS must be obtained within 90 days.

Skills

Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Strong analytical/problem solving skills

Exhibits valuable time management skills

Flexibility and ability to work in a multi‑tasking environment

Conscientious, thorough, accurate, and reliable when performing and completing job tasks

Availability for consistent and timely work

Licensure/Certification

Must have BLS within 90 days.

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