Barton Co Graduate Nurse Resident

CoxHealth; Lamar (CO); On-site; USD 60,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Vision coverage

Dental coverage

Retirement with employer match

Relocation assistance

Job summary

CoxHealth in Missouri offers a Graduate Nurse Residency designed to support new nurses through structured orientation, clinical classes, and mentorship. The program starts during your first year and includes relocation assistance to ease the move.

The residency emphasizes communication, stress management, and clinical ladder opportunities, with accreditation and ongoing professional development support.

Qualifications

• Graduate of an approved nursing program.
• No prior experience required; ideal for new graduates.
• Strong communication, leadership, and time-management skills.

Responsibilities

• Participate in the graduate nurse residency across six hospitals and in Springfield; supported transition to professional practice.
• Engage in evidence-based practice, informatics, and leadership development modules.
• Develop communication and self-care skills while progressing through phased training.

Skills

Verbal and written communication

Leadership abilities

Time management

Critical thinking

Multitasking

Education

Graduate of an approved nursing program

Job description

Facility:

Cox Barton County Hospital: 29 NW 1st Lane, Lamar, Missouri, United States of America, 64759

Department:

1697 Recruitment and Retention

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

36

Hours:

varied

Work Shift:

Rotating (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.
• Acknowledged by 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)
• For a comprehensive list of benefits, please click here: Benefits | CoxHealth

Job Description

LIVE OUT YOUR PASSION

Graduate Nurse Residency

CoxHealth is a diverse network of medical professionals caring for the Ozarks. Continuing education is part of our culture of innovation. With over 3,000 nurses serving six hospitals, our graduate nurse residency program is just one way we support new nurses. We also offer help, such as relocation assistance to make the move a bit easier.

The graduate nurse residency program is provided throughout your first year as a new nurse and acts as a supplement to the unit-based orientation and clinical classes you attend during your orientation to nursing at CoxHealth. The residency in Springfield is accredited with distinction from the American Nurses Credentialing Center, the highest honor possible for such a program, and the only accredited residency of its kind in southwest Missouri and northwest Arkansas.

The nurse residency program is a skill-focused orientation, transitioning into professional development around the fourth month. The program teaches you tools for communication, self-care, and stress management, and offers advice on how to navigate other professional development opportunities, such as our clinical ladder and specialty certification assistance

Program Progression takes part in phases:

Phase I - A unit-specific orientation with a focus on classroom theory, practicum, clinical time with an experienced preceptor, simulation, and hands‑on skills learning. This mandatory phase varies in length depending on the unit and many overlap with Phase II.

Phase II - These classes focus on additional skills and specific transition to professional practice topics. Participation is mandatory; classes are offered at a variety of dates and times throughout the month.

The program consists of the following nine courses:

Patient and nurse outcomes

Continuous improvement

Critical thinking and delegation

Stress Management and self-care

Effective communication

Informatics, advanced Cerner clinical internet resources

Evidence-based practice and research

Business and healthcare leadership

Professional development opportunities

Education

• Required: Graduate of an approved nursing program

Experience

• No prior experience required

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

• Must take and pass NC LEX exam within 90 days of nursing school graduation
• BLS must be obtained within 90 days