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Registered Nurse - Labor and Delivery - Weekend Option - Part Time Hours - Day Shift

CoxHealth logoCoxHealthSpringfield, MOPart timePosted 1w ago
  • Days
  • Weekends
  • BLS
  • ACLS
  • NRP
  • RN license

How this pay compares

This posting does not state an hourly rate. Open labor and delivery nurse jobs in Missouri post a median of $42.74 an hour, the middle half $40.55–$52.50, across 13 jobs that state their pay. Labor and delivery nurses employed in Missouri earn a median of $39.32 an hour, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (May 2025) (source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, opens in a new tab).

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About the job

Facility

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

Department

1043 Labor and Delivery South

Scheduled Weekly Hours

24

Hours

6:30 am-7:00 pm, 2 shifts per week

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)
  • For a comprehensive list of benefits, please click here: 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

From CoxHealth's job posting, checked Oct 29, 2026. The employer's own page is the final word on requirements and availability.

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About CoxHealth

CoxHealth is a not-for-profit health system with six hospitals and more than 100 (source: CoxHealth, About Us, opens in a new tab) clinics serving Springfield and the Ozarks region of southwest Missouri. Source: CoxHealth, About Us

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