Registered Nurse - Operating Room - Full Time - Evening Shift

CoxHealth; Springfield (MO); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Vision, Dental

Retirement with Employer Match

Benefits for 20+ hrs/week

Job summary

CoxHealth is seeking a perioperative nurse to provide comprehensive surgical patient care before, during, and after procedures at CoxHealth South in Springfield, Missouri. You will support patient education, ensure a sterile environment, and coordinate care with surgeons, anesthesia, and other departments for diverse age groups from neonates to seniors.

Required: Missouri RN license and BLS within 90 days; preferred: BSN. Evening shift with 40 weekly hours.

Qualifications

• Must be a graduate of an accredited nursing program.
• Preferred: Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing.
• Great communication, leadership, time management and critical thinking are essential.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, multi-tasking surgical environment.

Responsibilities

• Provide surgical patient care before, during, and after surgery.
• Maintain sterile and safe surgical environment.
• Educate patients pre- and post-operatively and coordinate care across teams.
• Promote teamwork with surgery personnel, surgeons, anesthesia and other departments.
• Care for patients from neonate to elderly as needed.

Skills

Verbal and written communication

Leadership abilities

Time management

Critical thinking

Multitasking

Education

Graduate of an accredited nursing program

Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing (preferred)

Job description

Facility:

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

Department:

1056 Operating Room South

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

40

Hours:

10:40 AM - 9:10 PM

Work Shift:

Evening 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.
• Acknowledged by Forbes as one of the Best Employers for New Grads.
• Healthcare Innovation’s Top 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

The perioperative nurse provides surgical patient care by assessing, planning, and implementing the nursing care patients receive before, during and after surgery. These activities include patient assessment, creating and maintaining a sterile and safe surgical environment, pre- and post-operative patient education, monitoring the patient’s physical and emotional well-being, and integrating and coordinating patient care throughout the surgical care continuum. The perioperative nurse promotes teamwork with surgery personnel, surgeons, anesthesia department personnel, and personnel from other departments. The perioperative nurse may provide care for the neonate/infant, pediatric, adolescent, adult, and elderly populations.

Education

• Required: Graduate of an accredited nursing program
• Preferred: Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing

Experience

• Previous nursing experience preferred

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