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Certified Nurse Assistant, Nurse Assistant, or Trainee - Float - Night Shift - CARE

L.E. Cox Medical Centers

Springfield, Missouri

Eligibility
Sign-on bonus

Posted Oct 14

Pay
Not posted
License
CNA licenseMust have Missouri CNA License OR
Term
Permanent

Do you qualify?

License
Must have Missouri CNA License OR Check your license
License
Must have MO CNA Appendix AND MO CNA license must be obtained within 120 days of hireAfter hire · within 120 days
License
Licensure/Certification/Registration
Certification
BLS must be obtained within 90 daysAfter hire · within 90 days
Certification
Certified Nurse Assistant/Nurse Assistant
Education
Completed the “fundamentals of nursing” course with clinical in an accredited nursing program or practical nursing education program OR
Experience
Completed an Unlicensed Assistive Personnel Program within the past 3 years ORAfter hire
Experience
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
Also asks
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
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Exhibits valuable time management skills
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Strong analytical/problem solving skills.
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Flexibility and ability to work in a multi-tasking environment.
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Is available for work on a consistent and timely basis
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Conscientious, thorough, accurate, and reliable when performing and completing job tasks

Preferred

Education
High School Diploma or Equivalent Preferred: High School Diploma or Equivalent
Experience
Prior patient care or health care related experience Preferred: Prior patient care or health care related experience

What it pays

The workplace

L.E. Cox Medical Centers
Hospital
2.7 Google rating

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  • Can you walk me through base pay range and sign-on bonus repayment terms?
  • What should I expect for weekly hours, weekend, holiday, call, and rotation?
More questions to ask
  • What orientation, preceptor time, and ongoing unit support are included?
  • How are patient load and staffing support handled day to day?
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Your fit

Original listing

Posted on L.E. Cox Medical Centers’ careers page.

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Facility

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

Department

1026 Nursing Float Pool SGF

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 $3

  • shift differential

$2.25 float differential Career Ladder up to $1 Certified Nurse Assistant, 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 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

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

What's around it?

In Springfield, MO

Springfield, MOFrom Census ACS 2024.

Living costs about 11% below the US average

Median rent
$964/mo
Household income
$49,311/yr, all local households, not nurse pay

See Springfield, MO

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