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Join Mercy Hospital St. LouisLabor & Birth!
#1 Maternal Hospital per Becker's Review!
New Grads & New-to-Specialty RNs encouraged to Apply!
Upcoming Residency: September 29th, 2025
Who We Are:
L&B is located on the 1st, 6th and 7th floor of the Children's Tower. We provide care for Birth Giving People ranging from low-risk/low-intervention deliveries to high-risk antenatal care and delivery. The L&B/OB ED/High Risk units are staffed around the clock, 24/7 with in-house Board-Certified OB Hospitalists, OB Anesthesia and highly skilled nursing and surgical staff with full coverage Maternal Fetal Medicine availability. Typical nurse patient ratios are 1:2 in these units with high-risk ratios of 1:1 based on acuity. Nurse Residency offered for New Grads and New-to-Labor RNs. This dynamic program combines immersive simulation-based training, classroom lectures led by experienced clinical educators, and structured hands-on, on-the-unit preceptorship. Nurse Residents will gain critical clinical skills, confidence, and a strong foundation for a successful nursing career in a supportive, hands-on learning environment. Nurses are required to have NRP certification and ACLS certification. Labor RNs must have Intermediate Fetal Heart Rate training or will get trained to have such knowledge. National Certification in Obstetric Care (RNC- OB) and Certified-Electronic Fetal Monitoring (C-EFM) is encouraged. A high percentage of L&B RNs working in the Mercy L&B/High Risk units are nationally certified in their specialty.
Incentives and Benefits:
- RN Loan Forgiveness Program to aide in paying off your RN student loan debt.
- Up to $370 per month directly towards loan payments ($20,000 cap).
- Must start with Mercy within 12-months of graduation
- ASN to BSN Bridging Program to assist in obtaining your BSN (up to $16,000).
- BSN to MSN Bridging Program to assist in obtaining your MSN (up to $16,000
- Annual Merit increases based on performance
- Tuition Reimbursement up to $2,000 for continuing education
- Health/Dental/Vision available after day one
- Annual contribution of $100 per month to eligible co-workers enrolled in the Dependent Care FSA
- Paid parental leave for new parents
- 401k with employer match
- Competitive salary
- Future career growth!
- Relocation Assistance
Qualifications:
- Required Education: Nursing Degree from an accredited school
- Preferred Education: Bachelor of Science in Nursing
- Preferred Experience: Patient Care Technician (PCT, CNA, Nurse Extern) experience
- License: 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
We Offer Great Benefits:
Day-one comprehensive health, vision and dental coverage, PTO, tuition reimbursement and employer-matched retirement funds are just a few of the great benefits offered to eligible co-workers, including those working 32 hours or more per pay period!
We're bringing to life a healing ministry through compassionate care.
At Mercy, our supportive community will be behind you every step of your day, especially the tough ones. You will have opportunities to pioneer new models of care and transform the health care experience through advanced technology and innovative procedures. We're expanding to help our communities grow. Join us and be a part of it all.
For more information, please reach out to Ally Smith in Recruitment at ally.smith@mercy.net
Mercy has determined this is a safety-sensitive position. The ability to work in a constant state of alertness and in a safe manner is an essential function of this job.
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