RN Acute- Maternity- Labor​/Delivery- Methodist West

Overview

Full-Time
Nights 7pm-7am, weekend and holiday rotation

Now Offering a Limited-Time $20,000 RN Sign-On Bonus!UnityPoint Health – Des Moines is offering a $20,000 sign-on bonus for full-time eligible RNs (Including Residents)
hired or offered into acute inpatient roles between April 1 and October 31, 2026
, paid in milestone-based installments.

Relocation Assistance: Up to $10,000 for full-time offers when relocating more than 50 miles.

Step into a maternity environment where your skills, compassion, and clinical voice truly matter. At Methodist West Hospital, our Level II Maternity Center and Level II Special Care Nursery provide a unique blend of meaningful patient relationships and advanced perinatal care—all in a supportive, team-centered atmosphere.

As part of our team, you’ll care for women and infants through every stage of pregnancy
—antepartum, intrapartum, and postpartum. You’ll gain diverse clinical experience while developing deep, lasting connections with families during one of the most significant moments of their lives.

We’re committed to the maternal–infant dyad
, ensuring that biological, social, and emotional bonding is always at the center of care. This creates a nursing environment where you’re encouraged to prioritize holistic healing and meaningful interactions—not just tasks.

Need additional newborn support? Our unit collaborates seamlessly with a Level III NICU
, giving you peace of mind and access to higher-level expertise whenever needed. You’ll never feel alone when caring for complex or unexpected cases.

Whether you’re building your skill set or expanding your career in women’s and newborn health, Methodist West offers exposure to a broad range of scenarios and a team culture that supports continuous learning.

At UnityPoint Health, you matter. We’re proud to be recognized as a Top 150 Place to Work in Healthcare by Becker's Healthcare several years in a row for our commitment to our team members.

Our competitive Total Rewards program offers benefits options that align with your needs and priorities, no matter what life stage you’re in. Here are just a few:

• Expect paid time off, parental leave, 401K matching and an employee recognition program.

• Dental and health insurance, paid holidays, short and long-term disability and more. We even offer pet insurance for your four-legged family members.

• Early access to earned wages with Daily Pay, tuition reimbursement to help further your career and adoption assistance to help you grow your family.

With a collective goal to champion a culture of belonging where everyone feels valued and respected, we honor the ways people are unique and embrace what brings us together.

And, we believe equipping you with support and development opportunities is a vital part of delivering an exceptional employment experience.

Find a fulfilling career and make a difference with UnityPoint Health.

• Provides and coordinates nursing care to patients utilizing the nursing process.
• Completes documentation to assure an accurate record of patient’s care.
• Utilizes critical thinking in making independent judgments, and maintains responsibility for the knowledge of conditions of assigned patients.
• Collaborates with physicians and other professionals in planning and implementing care within hospital policy and legal limitations.
• Assesses needs of patients and families, provides appropriate teaching to facilitate discharge planning, and makes the necessary referrals to community agencies to provide continuity of care.
• Demonstrates professional development by…