Labor and Delivery Charge RN

HCA Healthcare; Miami (FL); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-on bonus

Comprehensive benefits

Job summary

HCA Florida Mercy Hospital in Miami is seeking an experienced Charge Nurse L&D (nights) to lead a busy labor and delivery unit. You will guide patient-centered care, coordinate staff, and drive high-acuity obstetric services in collaboration with physicians and NICU staff.

The role emphasizes staffing, quality metrics, and ongoing leadership development within a Level II NICU environment. A strong focus on teamwork and clinical excellence is essential.

Qualifications

• RN license and registration required.
• 2–3 years RN experience in Labor & Delivery preferred.
• 2–3 years leadership experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assists with admission and discharge processes for throughput and quality care.
• Participates in assessing quality of patient care in the unit with the management team.
• Collaborates with experts and managers to foster teamwork and improve outcomes.
• Supports a patient-first approach and service recovery when needed.
• Operates nursing strategies (rounding, hourly rounds) to boost engagement.
• Makes recommendations on interviewing, hiring, training, and performance actions.
• Assists with staff scheduling and labor management per patient needs and productivity.
• Supports inventory control and equipment/supply management.

Skills

RN

L&D leadership

L&D experience

Education

Associate Degree

Job description

As a Charge Nurse L and D-nights, your voice to influence patient care is valued and empowered at every turn –whether through open, collaborative relationships with your direct manager or more formal opportunities through hospital councils and national nursing initiatives. You'll help shape decisions that elevate both patient outcomes and the future of nursing.

Job Summary and Qualifications

Are you an experienced Labor & Delivery RN seeking a fast-paced, high-acuity environment where your skills make a difference every day?

At HCA Florida Mercy Hospital, you'll join one of Miami's busiest maternity programs, caring for diverse patient populations and supporting families through some of life's most important moments. Our Labor & Delivery team works collaboratively with physicians, neonatal specialists, and experienced nursing leaders to provide exceptional care for routine and high-risk pregnancies. This role offers the opportunity to strengthen your clinical expertise while caring for laboring patients, supporting C-sections, responding to obstetric emergencies, and collaborating with our Level II NICU team. If you're passionate about women's services and thrive in a dynamic environment, we invite you to grow your career with us.

The Charge Nurse ensures and delivers high quality, patient-centered care and coordination of all functions in the unit/department during the designated shift. In collaboration with other members of the management team, the CNC directs, monitors, and evaluates nursing care in accordance with established policies/procedures, serves as a resource person for staff, and models a commitment to the organization’s vision/mission/values to support an unparalleled patient experience and clinical outcomes that contribute to overall departmental performance.

What you will do in this role:

• Assists with admission and discharge processes to ensure efficient throughput and high quality, patient-centered care.

• Participates in the ongoing assessment of the quality of patient care services provided in the unit, in collaboration with other members of the management team.

• Collaborates with subject matter experts and other managers to create an environment of teamwork that supports improved outcomes and service.

• Supports a patient-first philosophy and engages in service recovery when necessary.

• Supports the efforts of the facility to improve engagement by operationalizing current nursing strategies, including employee rounding, hourly rounds, and other initiatives.

• Provides recommendations related to interviewing, selecting, and training new staff. Recommends and implements courses of action, including training and development, conflict resolution, personnel policy compliance, completion of performance evaluations, and/or disciplinary actions to ensure a competitively better organization.

• Assists with staff scheduling. Manages all practical aspects of staff labor in accordance with patient care needs and established productivity guidelines.

• Supports proper inventory control and assists with managing supplies and equipment

Why Experienced L&D Nurses Choose Mercy Hospital

• One of the busiest Labor & Delivery programs in the Miami area

• Exposure to a wide variety of obstetric cases and high-acuity patients

• Level II NICU support

• Opportunities for certification and professional development

• Collaborative team environment focused on clinical excellence

• Sign-on bonus available for qualified candidates

What qualifications you will need:

• Advanced Cardiac Life Spt must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date

• Basic Cardiac Life Support must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date

• Neonate Resuscitate must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date

• (RN) Registered Nurse

• Associate Degree

• Advanced Fetal Monitoring, or Intermediate Fetal Monitoring, or Cert Electronic Fetal Monitoring must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date

• 2-3 years experience as a RN in L&D-preferred

• 2-3 years experience Required in a Leadership position-preferred

We encourage applications from RNs with at least 2-3 years of recent Labor & Delivery experience. Nurses with experience managing high-volume and high-acuity obstetric patients are especially encouraged to apply.

Benefits

HCA Florida Mercy Hospital, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

• Comprehensive benefits for medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services

• Wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services

• Time away from work programs for paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence

• Savings and retirement resources , including a 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support and financial wellbeing counseling

• Education support through tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing

• Additional benefits for fertility and family building, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection and consumer discounts

Learn more about Employee Benefits (https://careers.hcahealthcare.com/pages/employee-benefits-and-rewards)

Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

"Nurses are essential to the delivery of healthcare and serve as its foundation. At HCA Healthcare, we are committed to equipping nurses with the tools and resources they need to deliver exceptional patient care, championing the profession, and supporting the advancement of nursing’s future."

Erica Rossitto, MBA/HCM, BSN, RN, NEA-BC

Senior Vice President and Chief Nurse Executive

HCA Healthcare

HCA Florida Mercy Hospital is a 488-bed facility. We are accredited by the Joint Commission and offer a wide range of medical specialties. These specialties include emergency care, heart, and vascular care. We are designated by the Joint Commission as a Primary Stroke Center. Other specialties include maternity and neonatal care. We are a Level II NICU hospital. HCA Florida Mercy Hospital is CARF accredited for inpatient rehabilitation. Our facility offers a Comprehensive Community Cancer Program. This program is accredited by the American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer. We are affiliated with HCA Florida Healthcare Division. HCA Florida Mercy Hospital is sponsored by the Sisters of St. Joseph of St. Augustine, Florida. We serve as Miami-Dade County’s only Catholic hospital. We follow the Catholic tradition of caring for God’s people and providing spiritual support. We are dedicated to our mission of caring for the physical and spiritual needs of all the people we serve.

HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.

We review all applications. Qualified candidates will be contacted by a member of our team.

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.