Director - Prehospital Services

**Facility:**

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






**Department:**

1149 Prehospital Services

**Scheduled Weekly Hours:**

40

**Hours:**

8:00AM - 5:00PM

**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](https://www.coxhealth.com/employees/benefits/)

**Job Description:**

The Director will administer, plan, direct, and organize the activities of the department; implement action on such information to improve departmental operations; regulate and balance workload; review departmental objectives in accordance to balance with enterprise objectives and expectations; and manage the needs for the department. In addition, the director will direct communication strategies, programs, projects and activities with other departments, outside agencies, stakeholders, EMS state and federal organizations to keep abreast of current information and maintain positive relationships.

Education:
▪ Required: Bachelor’s Degree in Healthcare Administration or related field OR 8 years experience
▪ Preferred: Master’s Degree in a related field
Experience:
▪ Required: Minimum seven (7) years of EMS, including minimum three (3) years of management experience in EMS field critical care (ALS service provider)
Skills:
▪ Effective operational management
▪ Excellent leadership skills
Licensure/Certification/Registration:
▪ N/A