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Registered Nurse, OB - PRN

Mercyhealth

Freeport, ILPer Diem$34.45–60.87/hrPosted 1w agoStill listed today

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At a glance

Compensation
$34.45–60.87/hr
Location
Freeport, IL
Schedule
Per Diem
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

State RN License, requiredCPR/BLS Certification, required

Job overview

The Registered Nurse, OB provides individualized care for mothers and newborns using the nursing process. The role collaborates with interdisciplinary teams, administers treatments, educates patients and families, and supports patient safety and positive outcomes. The schedule is PRN as needed, primarily on the night shift from 7 p.m. to 7:30 a.m.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Obstetric Care, nice to haveNursing Process, nice to havePatient Assessment, nice to haveCare Planning, nice to haveMedication Administration, nice to havePatient Education, nice to haveCritical Thinking, nice to haveColor Blind Test, nice to have

Qualifications

Accredited Nursing Program Graduate, requiredAssociate Degree in Nursing, requiredBachelor of Science in Nursing, nice to haveState RN License, requiredCPR/BLS Certification, requiredACLS, PALS, PEARS, or NRP, nice to have

Benefits

401(k) Match
Paid Time Off

Full job description

OVERVIEW: Compassionate and patient-focused Registered Nurse with expertise in obstetric care, utilizing the nursing process to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate individualized care for mothers and newborns. Collaborates with interdisciplinary teams to administer treatments, provide patient and family education, ensure accurate documentation, and promote positive patient outcomes while maintaining the highest standards of safety and quality. Demonstrates strong clinical judgment, critical thinking, and commitment to continuous professional development, performance improvement, and evidence-based nursing practice.

Schedule: PRN, as needed Shift: Primarily night shift 7pm-7:30am

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Utilizes the nursing process and collaborates with interdisciplinary team members in caring for patients.
  • Administers prescribed medications and treatments in accordance with approved nursing techniques, policies and procedures, standards of care, and State laws practice act.
  • Documents according to standards of care.
  • Performs assessments, planning, intervention, and evaluation of care.
  • Develops, initiates, and executes a patient plan of care according to the individualized needs of the patient, as prescribed by Physician and or clinic policy including patient and family instruction.
  • Participates in department or unit performance improvement activities, may include shared governance.
  • Utilizes clinical expertise and guidance to other units’ departments in support of the patient’s longitudinal plan of care.
  • Utilizes critical thinking regarding patient safety and patient experience and appropriately escalates to the appropriate chain of command.
  • Participates in the professional nursing continuum process, unit practice activities and decisions and peer review process.

EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE Graduate of an accredited nursing program. ADN required upon hire, BSN preferred. May require specific years of applicable experience to qualify (per department guidelines)

CERTIFICATION/LICENSURE Licensed as an RN in state of practice Approved CPR/BLS certification required within 90 days Other certification(s) per unit requirements. For example : ACLS, PALS, PEARS, and NRP

OTHER SKILLS AND ABILITIES May include color blind test (per department guidelines)

LEVEL OF SUPERVISION N/A

PAY RANGE:

$34.45 - $60.87 Mercyhealth is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identify, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status.

Mercyhealth offers competitive pay and benefits, including retirement, time off, on-demand pay, access to the Employee Assistance Program (EAP), and more. Click here for more details.

At Mercyhealth, we don’t simply hire people, we empower employee-partners who are passionate about making lives better. As an integrated health system, we deliver exceptional, coordinated across seven hospitals, 85 primary and specialty clinics, and a team of over 7,500 professionals serving northern Illinois and southern Wisconsin.

Mercyhealth has been nationally recognized for our commitment to our people and culture, including:

  • #1 in the nation on AARP's Best Employers for Workers Over 50

  • One of Working Mother magazine's 100 Best Companies for Working Mothers

  • A Top 50 Company and Top 10 Nonprofit for Executive Women

How this job compares

Set against the 59,654 open Registered Nurse jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 10, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$34.45–60.87/hr
  • Illinois median$36–57/hr1,469 hourly ranges
  • US median$38–54/hr25,227 hourly ranges

This range's midpoint, $47.66/hr, is 4% above the Illinois median midpoint ($46/hr) — in the middle half of Registered Nurse hourly ranges in Illinois.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 1,824 open Registered Nurse jobs in Illinois and 59,654 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Illinois
Experience
Registered Nurse postings that state a minimum ask for 1 year of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 1 to 2 years (29,259 postings).
Education
4,116 of the 59,654 open Registered Nurse jobs (7%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Pay, requirements and demand for Registered Nurse jobs

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 10, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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