About this role
Facility: CoxHealth South: 3801 S National Ave, Springfield, Missouri, United States of America, 65807




 Department: 1068 Observation Unit 800 E South Scheduled Weekly Hours: 24 Hours: 6:30 AM - 7:00 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
Job Description: Provide basic patient care under direction of nursing staff. Obtains information on patient condition as requested by the nursing staff, and reports any changes in patient condition.Education: ▪ Required: High School diploma or equivalent Experience: ▪ Required: Experience as a nursing assistant in an inpatient or long-term care setting within the last 3 years, or EMT, CNA or Surgical Technologist in the past 3 years, or Completed an Unlicensed Assistive Personnel Program within the past 3 years, or Completed fundamentals of nursing course with clinical in accredited professional or practice nursing program, or completion of 90 days in the Apprenticeship position. 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: ▪ N/A