About this role
Facility
CoxHealth South: 3801 S National Ave, Springfield, Missouri, United States of America, 65807
Department
1048 SLC-CH Pediatrics
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.
- 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 RN with responsibility for facilitating root cause analysis related to adverse patient events or for proactive assessment of high risk processes. Other responsibilities include assisting with studies related to clinical quality improvement. The program is designed to protect the overall health of patients, families, visitors, staff (paid or volunteer) and physicians who visit or work in one of our CoxHealth locations.
Education
- Required: Graduate of an accredited nursing program
- Preferred: Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing or related healthcare field
Experience
- Required: 2 years’ experience as a RN
- Preferred: 1 year experience in management, education, or process improvement
Skills
- Communication and Leadership
- Data abstraction and Electronic Medical Record Navigation
- Regulatory and quality improvement project management
- Instruction-Education
- Healthcare practices, patient care, and public reporting practices.
Licensure/Certification/Registration
- Required: RN license active in the state of Missouri
- Preferred: Certified Professional in Patient Safety