Registered Nurse - Operating Room - Weekend Option - Part Time Hours - Day Shift

Facility: Cox. Health South: 3801 S National Ave, Springfield, Missouri, United States of America, 65807 Department: 1056 Operating Room South Scheduled Weekly Hours: 32 Hours: 6:30AM-7:00PM Work Shift: Day Shift (United States of America) Cox. Health 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. Cox. Health 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 | Cox. Health 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