Instrument Specialist
CoxHealth
Instrument Specialist
CoxHealth
Hospital network with clinics and ERs
Facility:
CoxHealth South: 3801 S National Ave, Springfield, Missouri, United States of America, 65807




Department:
1064 Sterile Processing SouthScheduled Weekly Hours:
40Hours:
6:00am-2:30pmWork 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 Instrument Specialist will be responsible for managing instrument inventory, ensuring proper maintenance, and reordering as needed. This role will include receiving, restocking, and tracking instrument repair and replacements for Cox South SPD, MORH SPD, and CSC SPD. The instrument Specialist keeps management informed of any instrument circumstances that may impact department operations.Education:
• Required: High School diploma or equivalent
Experience:
• Required: 2 years of SPD experience
Skills:
• Proven experience in Sterile Processing
• Strong knowledge base of instrumentation used in surgical cases
• Knowledge and ability to use instrument tracking software effectively
• Strong interpersonal and organizational skills with the ability to coordinate with staff, outside departments, and leadership teams while maintaining the hospital’s mission, vision, and values.
Licensure/Certification/Registration:
• Required: CRCST or CBSPD
CIS being obtained within 6 months of hire
CoxHealth operates as a regional health system with six hospitals, more than 80 clinics, five emergency rooms, and about 13,000 employees across southwest Missouri. It delivers a wide range of medical treatments and services through its network, coordinating primary, specialty, urgent, and hospital-based care to meet patient needs. The system’s care works by connecting hospitals, clinics, and ERs under one network to provide consistent, accessible health services and care pathways for patients. CoxHealth differentiates itself by being the area leader in health care and community involvement, leveraging a large regional footprint and a strong commitment to community health as part of its mission. Its goal is to improve the health of the communities it serves and to be the best for those who need care.
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