Payroll Coordinator - Nursing Operations - Day Shift

Facility:

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

Department:

1817 Nursing Operations SGF

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

40

Hours:

8:00- 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:

The Payroll Coordinator is a centralized role which is responsible for accurately entering and maintaining employee schedules and payroll data to ensure timely and accurate payroll processing.  This role requires a high level of attention to detail, strong organizational skills, and will work with nurse leaders to ensure that pay codes and differentials are applied according to organizational policy.  This role will support unit nurse leaders to ensure accurate schedules, roles, and, pay differentials are entered.  This role will support multiple departments within inpatient nursing.  Provide reports and data mining as assigned on department specific benchmarks.Education:
▪ Required: High School Diploma or equivalent
▪ Preferred: Associates Degree in an accounting, finance, or related healthcare field
Experience:
▪ Required: 1 year experience in the clerical field or payroll/scheduling/timekeeping role
Skills:
▪ Microsoft Office Suite, especially Excel, knowledge and typing skills
▪ Excellent written and oral communication skills
▪ Excellent attention to detail and accuracy
▪ Strong organizational and time management skills
▪ Ability to handle sensitive and confidential information with discretion
▪ Good communication and interpersonal skills
▪ Ability to work independently and as part of a team
▪ Problem-solving skills and the ability to troubleshoot payroll and scheduling issues
Licensure/Certification/Registration:
▪ N/A