RN - Bariatric Surgery Coordinator

Facility:

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

Department:

1283 Bariatric Surgery SGF

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

40

Hours:

8:00 am - 5:00 PM

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:

Plans, develops and implements all aspects of the CoxHealth Surgical Weight Loss Program. Is a liaison between hospital departments, patients and the surgeon's office. Ensures continuous compliance with the standards and requirements of the accrediting body, maintaining relevant policies and procedures, patient education, outcome data collection, quality improvement efforts and education of relevant staff in the various aspects of the metabolic and bariatric surgery patient with a focus on patient safety. Monitors the multidisciplinary components of the program to ensure that the goals and objectives of the program are met.Education: ▪ Required: Associates Degree in a related field ▪ Preferred: Bachelor of Science in Nursing Experience: ▪ Required: 3-5 years related experience Skills: ▪ Excellent verbal and written communication skills. ▪ Able to work independently and collaboratively in teams. ▪ Self-starter. ▪ Ability to monitor and compile data and disseminate results to multiple levels of leaders and employees. ▪ Must be able to initiate and understand research related to projects; proficient in Microsoft office. Licensure/Certification/Registration: ▪ Required: Registered Nurse active in the state of Missouri