Registered Nurse - Labor and Delivery - PRN - Day Shift

CoxHealth; Springfield (MO); On-site; USD 58,000 - 72,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Vision, Dental

Retirement with Employer Match

Job summary

CoxHealth South in Springfield, Missouri is seeking a Labor and Delivery nurse to care for women and neonates during labor and childbirth. You will assist, support, and educate families throughout the birth process, delivering family-centered nursing care across antepartum, intrapartum, and postpartum stages to recognize complications and act quickly.

Education: graduate of an accredited nursing program or NLN-approved program; preferred BSN.

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited nursing program or NLN-approved program.
• Bachelor's degree in Nursing preferred.
• Missouri RN license (active) required.

Responsibilities

• Care for women and neonates during antepartum, intrapartum and postpartum stages.
• Recognize complications and act quickly; communicate with patient, family and physicians.
• Educate families and provide family-centered nursing care in a fast-paced environment.

Skills

Verbal and written communication

Leadership abilities

Time management

Critical thinking

Multitasking/flexibility

Education

Graduate of accredited nursing program

BSN (preferred)

Job description

Facility: CoxHealth South: 3801 S National Ave, Springfield, Missouri, United States of America, 65807

Department: 1043 Labor and Delivery South

Scheduled Weekly Hours: 0

Hours: 6:30 AM - 7:00 PM

Work Shift: Day Shift (United States of America)

CoxHealth is a leading healthcare system serving 25 counties across southwest Missouri and northern Arkansas. The organization includes six hospitals, 5 ERs, and over 80 clinics. CoxHealth has earned the following honors for workplace excellence:

Named one of Modern Healthcare's Best Places to work five times.

Named one of America's Greatest Workplaces, Greatest Workplaces in Healthcare (2025, 2026), Greatest Workplaces for Women (2023, 2024), and Greatest Workplaces for Diversity (2024) by Newsweek and Plant-A Insights Group .

Acknowledged by Forbes as one of the Best Employers for New Grads.

Healthcare Innovation's Top Companies to Work for in Healthcare (2025).

Benefits

• Medical, Vision, Dental, Retirement with Employer Match and more (20+ hrs/week)

Benefits | CoxHealth

Job Description

The Labor and Delivery nurse cares for women and neonates during labor and childbirth. They are responsible for assisting, supporting, and educating families throughout the birth process. The Labor and Delivery nurse provides comprehensive, family centered nursing care to mothers and neonates during antepartum, intrapartum, and postpartum stages of delivery. The Labor and Delivery nurse must be able to recognize complications and act quickly to stabilize the situation and communicate with the patient, family, and appropriate physicians and specialists.

Education

• Required: Graduate of an accredited nursing program or NLN approved program
• Preferred: Bachelor's Degree in Nursing

Experience

• Preferred: Previous nursing experience

Skills

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Demonstrate effective leadership abilities
• Exhibits valuable time management skills
• Strong critical thinking/problem solving skills.
• Flexibility and ability to work in a multi-tasking environment.

Licensure/Certification/Registration

• Required: RN license active in the state of Missouri
• Required: BLS must be obtained within 90 days
• Required: ACLS must be obtained within one year of hire
• Required: Must obtain NRP within one year of hire