Summary
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 by Newsweek in 2024.
- Recognized as a 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.
Overview
Home Care Aides are caring and compassionate individuals who enjoy interacting with patients one-on-one in their homes.Service Areas include (but are not limited to) Bates, St. Clair, Hickory, Vernon, Cedar, Polk, Dallas, Barton, Dade, Jasper, Lawrence, Newton, Barry, McDonald, Greene, Christian, Stone, Taney, Camden, Pulaski, Lacleded, Webster,Wright, Texas, Shannon, Douglas, Ozark, Howell and Oregon.
Additional Information for Qualified Candidates
Job Summary - At CoxHealth at Home, a Home Care Aide is a caring and compassionate individual who enjoys interacting with patients one-on-one in their homes. Home Care Aide assist patients with activities of daily living and are warm and friendly with a strong work ethic, positive attitude, and a passion for providing patients high-quality care and support. Home Care Aides are self-motivated, organized, and are able to work both independently and as part of a team.
Job Requirements - Education
- Required: Twelve (12 hours) of classroom training and four (4 hours) of on-the-job training within thirty (30) days of first client contact.
- Required: five (5) hours of in-service training per year are required after the first twelve (12) months.
- May waive some training based on experience and adequate documentation
- Experience
- Required: One or more of the following experience:
- Minimum six (6) months paid experience as agency homemaker, home health aide, or household worker.
- Minimum one (1) year experience, paid or unpaid, in caring for children, sick or aged individuals.
- Successful completion of a formal course in basic nursing arts or nurse aide training.
- Skills
- Ability to read, write, follow directions and perform duties with minimum supervision.
- Ability to deal effectively and courteously with clients, families, and coworkers and exhibit an empathetic attitude toward the sick and elderly.
- Provision of reliable transportation and a working telephone as required by nature of position.
- Licensure/Certification/Registration
- Required: Active Driver s License in the state they reside