Admin Director of Nursing - Women's & Procedural Services

CoxHealth; Springfield (MO); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Vision, Dental

Employer retirement match

Comprehensive benefits for 20+ hrs/wk

Job summary

CoxHealth is seeking an experienced Nursing Administrator to coordinate and direct care across departments, ensuring high-quality, patient-centered operations. This role leads operational processes, regulatory compliance, and performance improvement in a multi-hospital system.

Requirements include a BSN, preferred MSN, 3–5 years of hospital management experience, Missouri nursing license, and strong leadership and communication skills. Competitive benefits offered.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years’ hospital or nursing management experience
• Nursing License active in Missouri
• Preferred: professional nursing certification

Responsibilities

• Coordinates and directs care provided by team members
• Oversees operational, regulatory, and business processes across the system
• Leads departments in facilitating change, innovation, and self-development
• Represents the department on process improvement and regulatory committees
• Monitors performance measures and goals aligned with the institution's mission

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Strategic planning

Time management

Problem solving

Team delegation

Budget management

Human relations

Education

Bachelor of Science in Nursing

Master's Degree

Job description

Facility:

CoxHealth South: 3801 S National Ave, Springfield, Missouri, United States of America, 65807

Department:

1023 Nursing Admin South

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

40

Hours:

Varied

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.

• Forbes as one of the Best Employers for New Grads.

• Healthcare Innovation’sTop Companies to Work for in Healthcare (2025).

Benefits

• Medical, Vision, Dental, Retirement with Employer Match and more (20+ hrs/week)

Job Description:

Coordinates and directs care given by other team members. Addresses system issues to facilitate the provision of quality efficient care. The incumbent provides oversight and management of operational, regulatory, and business processes across the system. The position leads their departments in facilitating change, fostering innovation and self-development to achieve excellence in operations, patient safety and quality. Excellent communication skills, leadership ability, time management, and problem solving skills required.

Education:

• Required: Bachelor of Science in Nursing
• Preferred: Masters Degree

Experience:

• Required: 3 - 5 years’ previous hospital or nursing management experience

Skills:

• Represents the departments on several process improvement, standardization, and regulatory committees
• Operates strategic plan by setting and monitoring key performance measures and goals
• Determines scope of care or service in relation to values, mission, and strategic plan of the institution
• Assist with developing their departments’ long term plans
• Working knowledge in human relations, customer service, inventory management, and budget management
• Ability to work with multiple people while meeting numerous requests and deadlines
• Goal oriented with initiative and potentials for self-development. Maintains organizational and priority setting skills
• Delegates appropriately to other team members

Licensure/Certification/Registration:

• Required: Nursing License active in the state of Missouri
• Preferred: Professional nursing certification