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Registered Nurse - Birth Center / Labor & Delivery

Mercy
St. Louis, United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 19 Aug 2026

About the role

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

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