Certified Nurse Assistant or Nurse Assistant - Discharge Lounge - Capacity Management & Access - Day Shift

**Facility:**

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






**Department:**

1823 Capacity Management and Access

**Scheduled Weekly Hours:**

40

**Hours:**

9:30 AM - 6:00 PM

**Work Shift:**

Day 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](https://www.coxhealth.com/employees/benefits/)

**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.

**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 Newsweek.
* Named one of America’s Greatest Workplaces by Newsweek 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 Forbes as one of the Best Employers for New Grads in 2023.
* Ranked among the Best Employers by State for Missouri.
* Healthcare Innovation 's Top Companies to Work for in Healthcare in 2025.

**Benefits**

* Medical, Vision, Dental, Retirement Plan with employer match, and many more!
* For a comprehensive list of benefits, please click here: [Benefits | CoxHealth](https://www.coxhealth.com/employees/benefits/)

**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

**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