About Our Labor and Delivery Unit at McDowell Hospital:
The Labor and Delivery Unit at McDowell Hospital provides comprehensive, family-centered maternity services to the families of McDowell County and the surrounding Western North Carolina region. As an intimate, specialized birthing center, our unit is designed to provide safe, high-quality care for mothers and newborns throughout the entire journey of childbirth—including prenatal stabilization, labor, delivery, postpartum recovery, and newborn care. Our modern unit features private, fully equipped Labor, Delivery, Recovery, and Postpartum (LDRP) suites designed for patient comfort, safety, and clinical efficiency. Supported 24/7 by skilled OB/GYN physicians, certified pediatric providers, and specialized labor and delivery nurses, our unit handles both scheduled deliveries and unexpected obstetrical emergencies. Our clinical team works with highly coordinated, gentle precision to create an individualized birth experience that prioritizes patient preference, evidence-based safety standards, and a smooth, celebratory transition into family life.
What Sets Us Apart:
The Labor and Delivery Unit at McDowell Hospital combines the advanced clinical safety standards of the Mission Health network with the deeply personal, warm environment of a community hospital. What truly sets us apart is our family-centered LDRP model, which allows families to stay in the exact same comfortable, private room for their entire stay rather than being shuffled between different units. Because our unit maintains a peaceful, closely-knit setting, our nurses and providers have the time to deliver truly individualized, one-on-one care, education, and breastfeeding support. You will work alongside a passionate, welcoming team where open communication, shared trust, and the celebration of new life create a uniquely uplifting and supportive workplace.
Why Join McDowell Hospital?
Joining our maternity team means becoming part of a supportive clinical environment that celebrates milestones and values professional excellence. You’ll enjoy:
- An exceptional, low-stress team-based culture where physicians and nurses collaborate seamlessly with a shared focus on maternal and infant safety
- The professional reward of providing one-on-one patient care, allowing you to build meaningful bonds with families during one of the most important moments of their lives
- Opportunities for professional growth, advanced certifications (such as Electronic Fetal Monitoring or Neonatal Resuscitation), and career progression within Mission Health and HCA Healthcare
- A clinical pace that honors holistic, patient-centered care over fast-paced assembly-line room turnover
- A beautiful location in Marion, North Carolina—a charming, growing community known as the "Where Main Street Meets the Mountains," offering a fantastic cost of living and easy access to outdoor recreation
Apply Today!
If you are a compassionate, dedicated, and safety-conscious professional who loves empowering growing families and wants to be part of an extraordinary birth tissue, we encourage you to apply. Join the McDowell Hospital Labor and Delivery team and help us welcome the next generation into our community with open arms and exceptional care.
Job Summary and Qualifications
Provides leadership which facilitates the delivery of professional nursing care for the comfort and well-being of patients. Utilizes the nursing process of assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation, to provide, delegate, supervise and document care and teaching of patients and family. Implements medically prescribed interventions.
What qualifications you will need:
- Education: Associate's Degree or Bachelor of Science in Nursing
- License: Must have and maintain current licensure as registered nurse with the North Carolina Board of Nursing. eNLC (Enhanced Nurse License Compact) license may apply, licensee should confirm with NCBON Registered Nurse must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date.
- Certification: BLS Healthcare Provider
- Experience: One year hospital nursing experience
Benefits
Mission Hospital McDowell, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include some or all of the following:
- 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
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Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location and position.
Mission Hospital McDowell, a member of Mission Health, an operating division of HCA Healthcare, is a community hospital serving McDowell, Burke and Rutherford counties. Located in Marion, North Carolina, Mission Hospital McDowell operates 30 beds, including 5 labor and delivery suites. Medical specialties offered include family medicine, internal medicine, pediatrics, emergency medicine, general surgery, orthopedics, urology, obstetrics and gynecology, and walk-in, non-emergency care at Mission My Care Now McDowell. Five of Mission Hospital McDowell’s primary care practices have been recognized by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services as Rural Health Clinics.
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.
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HCA Healthcare Co-Founder
If you are looking for an opportunity that provides satisfaction and personal growth, we encourage you to apply for our Registered Nurse - PRN - Labor and Delivery opening. We review all applications. Qualified candidates will be contacted for interviews. Unlock the possibilities and apply today!
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
