Unit Asst/Certified Nurse Assistant

Summary Unit Assistant Job Summary Completes duties as assigned under the supervision of the Nursing Staff. Communicates effectively with members of the care delivery team. Job Requirements Education No education required Experience No prior experience required Skills Must be 16 years of age or older Able to communicate and work with a wide variety of staff, patients, and families Ability to problem solve Flexibility and ability to accept direction from members of the care team Licensure/Certification/Registration N/A Nurse Assistant Apprenticeship 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 Additional Information Job Benefits & Perks. o Tuition reimbursement up to $1200 per year o Health/Dental/Vision o Retirement with employer match o 20% tuition discount on most classes at Cox College o Opportunity to earn referral bonuses of up to $5,000 per hire for certain positions o Cafeteria discount If you would like more information about job benefits & perks, please feel free to email visit