Facility:
CoxHealth South: 3801 S National Ave, Springfield, Missouri, United States of America, 65807Department:
1085 Case Management SouthScheduled Weekly Hours:
32Hours:
8:00 AM - 4:30 PM Monday, 6:30 AM - 7:00 PM Saturday/SundayWork 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:
Provides supportive advocacy to patients and their families as part of an interdisciplinary health care team to overcome barriers to progression-of-care and facilitate a safe and coordinated discharge to the community. Services may include parenting issues, substance abuse, stress management, adjustment to illness, trauma and bereavement, geriatric depression, and other mental health or emotional difficulties that impede the patient’s progression of care.Education:
Required: Bachelor's Degree in Social Work
Preferred: Master's Degree in Social Work
Experience:
No Prior Experience Required
Recent work experience in health care preferred
Skills:
Good communication skills – Ability to communicate effectively in written format and/or oral presentations
Strong analytical & problem solving skills; semi-independent in decision making
Ability to maintain organization in a changing environment
Exhibit initiative, responsibility & flexibility
Must be able to initiate and understand research related to projects
Learn and appropriately utilize all required computer applications, including but not limited to E-mail, Windows-based or Microsoft programs
Ability to write effective documentation for processes and procedures.
Ability to make routine decisions in accordance with departmental policies and procedures.
Appropriate assessment skills
Licensure/Certification/Registration:
License in Social work preferred
Eligible to sit for, and successfully pass the test of certification as a certified Case Manager (CCM) or Accredited Care Manager (ACM) preferred