Registered Nurse - Birth Center Labor & Delivery

**Find your calling at Mercy!** =============================== 🌟 Ready for a New Chapter in Nursing? Experienced RN - Labor & Birth Mercy Hospital St. Louis | Full-Time Nights January & February Transition Cohorts Available Bring Your Nursing Experience to the Biggest Birthing Center in St. Louis You've built a strong nursing foundation. You've mastered critical thinking, patient advocacy, prioritization, and compassionate care. Now, it's time to elevate your career in a specialty that combines advanced clinical skills with some of the most meaningful moments in healthcare. At Mercy Hospital St. Louis Labor & Birth, we're looking for experienced RNs who are ready to transition into a highly rewarding and dynamic specialty. Through our comprehensive training and supportive onboarding process, you'll gain the specialized knowledge and confidence needed to thrive in Labor & Birth nursing. Whether you're coming from Med Surg, Telemetry, ICU, Emergency Department, OR, or another nursing specialty, Mercy can help you make the transition. **Position Details:** ===================== **Why Labor & Birth?** ====================== Labor & Birth offers a unique blend of high-acuity nursing, patient advocacy, family-centered care, and teamwork. ❤️ **Make a Lasting Impact** Few nursing specialties allow you to play such a meaningful role in a patient's life. You'll support families through one of their most memorable and life-changing experiences. 🩺 **Expand Your Clinical Expertise** Labor & Birth nurses utilize advanced assessment skills, fetal monitoring, rapid response interventions, medication management, and critical thinking every shift. ⚡ **Experience High-Acuity Nursing** Labor & Birth can shift from routine to emergent in moments. If you enjoy staying sharp, anticipating changes, and responding quickly, you'll find this specialty both challenging and rewarding. 🤝 **Be Part of an Exceptional Team** Work collaboratively with obstetricians, midwives, anesthesiologists, NICU specialists, surgical teams, and fellow nurses to provide outstanding care. 📚 **Grow in an Exciting Specialty** Every patient, every labor, and every delivery is different. Labor & Birth offers continuous opportunities to learn and develop new clinical skills throughout your career. **Why Experienced Nurses Choose Labor & Birth** ----------------------------------------------- Many nurses find themselves looking for something more: ✔ A deeper connection with patients and families ✔ A specialty that combines critical care skills with compassionate support ✔ Opportunities to continue learning and growing ✔ A collaborative team environment ✔ Meaningful moments that remind them why they became a nurse Labor & Birth offers all of that and more. Is Labor & Birth Right for You? ------------------------------- You may be an excellent fit if you: ✅ Thrive in fast-paced, unpredictable environments ✅ Enjoy critical thinking and clinical decision-making ✅ Stay calm under pressure ✅ Communicate effectively with patients, families, and healthcare teams ✅ Value teamwork and collaboration ✅ Are excited to learn a new specialty and embrace a growth mindset ✅ Want to make a lasting impact on patients during an important life event **What You'll Do** ------------------ As a Labor & Birth RN, you will: * Provide exceptional patient-centered care throughout labor, delivery, and recovery * Assess, monitor, and respond to changing maternal and fetal conditions * Develop and implement individualized plans of care * Educate and support patients and families * Collaborate closely with multidisciplinary care teams * Utilize fetal monitoring, laboratory, and diagnostic data to guide care decisions * Participate in bedside handoffs and patient safety initiatives * Contribute to quality improvement efforts and evidence-based practice * Maintain professional growth through certifications, continuing education, and specialty development Qualifications -------------- ### Required * Graduate of an accredited Nursing Program (ADN, Diploma, or BSN) * Current RN License or eligibility for licensure in the state of Missouri * BLS Certification through the American Heart Association (or obtained within 30 days of hire) * Previous RN experience in an acute care or applicable clinical setting ### Additional Certifications May Include * ACLS * NRP * S.T.A.B.L.E. * C-EFM * PALS * Other unit-specific certifications as required Physical Requirements --------------------- This position requires the ability to: * Lift, push, and pull up to 50 pounds regularly * Stand and walk for extended periods throughout shifts * Reach, bend, kneel, squat, twist, and perform direct patient care activities Why Mercy Labor & Birth? ======================== 🏥 Largest birthing center in the St. Louis region 🌟 Comprehensive specialty training and support for experienced RNs transitioning into Labor & Birth 🤝 Collaborative, multidisciplinary care teams 📈 Professional development and certification opportunities 💙 Patient-centered culture focused on compassionate care 👶 The privilege of helping welcome new life every day Take Your Nursing Career Somewhere Extraordinary ------------------------------------------------ Your experience has prepared you for this next step. Join Mercy Hospital St. Louis Labor & Birth and discover a specialty where clinical excellence, teamwork, and life-changing moments come together every day. ### Full-Time Nights ### January & February Specialty Transition Cohorts Available **Apply today and bring your nursing experience to one of the most rewarding specialties in healthcare.** 💙👶🏥 **Why Mercy?** ============== From day one, Mercy offers outstanding benefits - including medical, dental, and vision coverage, paid time off, tuition support, and matched retirement plans for team members working 32+ hours per pay period. Join a caring, collaborative team where your voice matters. At Mercy, you'll help shape the future of healthcare through innovation, technology, and compassion. As we grow, you'll grow with us.