Registered Nurse - Labor and Birth

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Mercy Hospital Northwest Arkansas Until 8/22/2026 First posted June 18, 2026 Last posted June 18, 2026
Job description

Find your calling at Mercy!

Position Details:

Find your calling at Mercy!

The Registered Nurse (RN) utilizes the nursing process to provide safe, effective, and patient-centered care while maintaining professional accountability for assigned patients. The RN evaluates the effectiveness of care provided by other direct caregivers and coordinates patient care collaboratively with interdisciplinary teams. This position upholds patient rights, maintains confidentiality, and performs all duties in alignment with Mercy’s mission, values, and Service Standards.

Position Details:

Mercy’s Labor & Birth unit provides compassionate, high-quality care to mothers and newborns across the full continuum—from low-risk deliveries to high-risk antenatal care. Our team delivers care in a highly collaborative, faith-based environment supported 24/7 by in-house OB hospitalists, anesthesia, and Maternal Fetal Medicine specialists. This unit is known for safe staffing ratios, advanced clinical expertise, and a strong commitment to excellence, with many nurses holding national certifications.

Ratio: 3-1:1

Qualifications:
 

Education: Graduated from a school of nursing (associate's degree, Diploma, or BSN).

Licensure: Is personally responsible for obtaining, and maintaining, a current RN license within the hiring state and/or compact licensure in which nursing duties are performed and must meet all state board of nursing requirements.

Certifications: Basic Life Support certification through the American Heart Association or successful completion of course within 30 days of hire.
One or more of the certifications below may be required based on the position/unit hired to, or acquisition of certification within department required timeframe:

  • ACLS (Advanced Cardiac Life Support)

  • NRP (Neonatal Resuscitation Program)

  • ENPC (Emergency Nursing Pediatric Course)

  • TNCC (Trauma Nursing Core Course)

  • CPHON (Certified Pediatric/Hematology/Oncology Nurses)

  • OCN (Oncology Certified Nurse)

  • BLS (Basic Life Support)

  • PALS (Pediatric Advanced Life Support)

  • PEARS (Pediatric Assessment Recognition and Stabilization)

  • S.T.A.B.L.E. (Sugar, Temperature, Airway, Blood Pressure, Lab Work, And Emotional Support) Six Assessment & Care Modules

  • C-EFM (Fetal Monitor Certification)

  • Other unit-specific certifications as required


Physical Requirements:

  • Position requires the ability to push, pull, and/or lift 50 lbs on a regular basis.

  • Position requires prolonged standing and walking during each shift.

  • Position requires the ability to grip, reach, bend, kneel, twist, and squat to perform duties.

Why Mercy?

From day one, Mercy offers outstanding benefits - including medical, dental, and vision coverage, paid time off, tuition support including RN to BSN Assistance, 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.

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.

About this role

Summary

Provide patient-centered maternity and neonatal care in a collaborative hospital setting.

Job title

Registered Nurse - Labor and Birth

Experience level

entry level

Industry

healthcare

Location requirements

On-site at Mercy Hospital Northwest Arkansas, no remote allowed.

Salary

Not specified

Management role

No

Skills & keywords

Required skills

RN licenseBasic Life Support

Preferred skills

ACLSNRPENPCTNCCC-EFMPALSBCPN

Specializations

labor and birthmaternityneonatal care
Locations

Structured locations inferred from the posting.

Unknown location

On-site