About this role
Facility:
Sunset Building: 2230 West Sunset Street, Springfield, Missouri, United States of America, 65807
Department:
1522 HCS Springfield CHAH
Scheduled Weekly Hours:
40
Hours:
8:00a - 5:00p
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:
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Named one of Modern Healthcare’s Best Places to work five times.
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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.
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Acknowledged by Forbes as one of the Best Employers for New Grads.
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Healthcare Innovation's Top Companies to Work for in Healthcare (2025).
Benefits
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Medical, Vision, Dental, Retirement with Employer Match and more (20+ hrs/week)
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For a comprehensive list of benefits, please click here: Benefits | CoxHealth
Job Description:
- 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.
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