CoxHealth

Nursing


PayCompetitive
LocationSpringfield/Missouri
Employment typeOther

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  • Job Description

      Req#: 202509184-91225

      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 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.
      Job Summary
      • The post-anesthesia care unit nurse (PACU nurse) provides care for post-operative patients of all ages recovering from anesthesia, including general, regional, and local. The PACU nurse evaluates plans, implements, and documents nursing care, assessment for pain, maintains hemodynamic and neurological stability, and maintains a patent airway. Due to the possibility of rapid changes in a patient’s physiological condition, PACU RNs are required to administer diligent care via monitoring, assessment, intervention, and continuous reassessment.

        Direct care staff are required to complete all Hip and Knee Replacement Program curriculum and annual education module(s) assigned.

      Job Requirements
      • Education
        • Required: Graduate of an accredited nursing program
          Preferred: Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing
      • Experience
        • Preferred: Previous nursing experience
      • Skills
          • Excellent verbal and written communication skills
          • Demonstrate effective leadership abilities
          • Exhibits valuable time management skills
          • Strong critical thinking/problem solving skills.
          • Flexibility and ability to work in a multi-tasking environment.
      • Licensure/Certification/Registration
        • Required: RN license active in the state of Missouri
          Required: BLS must be obtained within 90 days
          Required: ACLS and PALS must be obtained within 1 year
  • About the company

      CoxHealth is a six-hospital, 1,050 bed not-for-profit healthcare system headquartered in Springfield, Missouri.

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