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Registered Nurse - Barton Co ED - Full Time Night Shift

CoxHealth·Lamar, Missouri

Full Time·On Site·0-2 yrs·Posted 2 months ago
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About the role

Provide professional nursing care and triage for patients of all ages during the initial phase of acute illness or trauma. Assess patient needs, prioritize care, stabilize patients, and coordinate discharge or hospital admission.

Facility

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

Department: 1537 Emergency Dept Barton

Scheduled Weekly Hours: 36

Hours

6:40 PM - 7:10 AM

Work Shift: Night 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 [https://www.coxhealth.com/employees/benefits/]
  • Up to $10000 Sign-On Bonus
  • Up to 80 hours of front-loaded Paid Time Off
  • Up to $3000 Relocation bonus
  • $1 Certification pay
  • $1 BSN pay
  • Career Ladder Bonus eligible up to $5000

Job Description

The Emergency Department nurse provides professional nursing care during the initial phase of acute illness or trauma for patients of all ages. The ED nurse triages and determines priority of care based on physical, psychological and social needs as well as factors influencing patient flow through the emergency care system. The ED nurse works quickly to assess the needs of each patient, prioritize care based on the critical nature, works to stabilize the patient, initiate treatment, discharge the patient after the emergency is over or make arrangements for a longer hospital stay.

Education

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

Experience

• Preferred: Previous nursing experience

Skills

  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills
  • Demonstrates 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

Required

  • Must obtain ACLS within one year of hire and must obtain
  • PALS within one year of hire
  • Required: Must obtain ENPC within 12 months of hire
  • ENPC is required to be Primary RN for emergent pediatric care. RN will not be Primary RN if certification lapses.

Required

  • TNCC must be obtained within 12 months of hire
  • TNCC is required to be Primary RN in trauma care. RN will not be Primary RN if certification lapses.

Required: NRP Certification within 1 year of hire, then renew every two years

Requirements

Requires a graduate degree from an accredited nursing program and an active Missouri RN license. Must obtain BLS, ACLS, PALS, ENPC, TNCC, and NRP certifications within specified timeframes after hire.

  • bachelor degree
  • professional certificate
  • Written Communication
  • Verbal Communication
  • Time Management
  • Multi-tasking
  • Problem Solving
  • Patient Assessment
  • Leadership
  • Critical Thinking
  • Triage
  • Patient Stabilization

Posting details

Employment type
Full Time
Work arrangement
On Site
Experience
0-2 yrs
Locations
Lamar, Missouri; Barton County, Kansas
Posted
May 7, 2026
Application
Employer website
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Hiring organization

CoxHealth

CoxHealth is the area leader in health care and community involvement, with six hospitals, more than 80 clinics, five ERs and approximately 13,000 employees throughout southwest Missouri. We offer a wide range of treatments and services to help with whatever health needs you...

Salary listed on 10 jobs
IndustryHospitals and Health Care
TypeNonprofit
Size10,001+ employees
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