Registered Nurse Labor and Delivery

Job Title

Registered Nurse – Labor and Delivery

Location

Seattle, WA

Schedule / Job Type

Contract | Nights | 4x12-Hour Shifts (7:00 PM – 7:30 AM) | Onsite

Key Responsibilities

• Provide direct nursing care in a high-risk, high-volume Labor and Delivery unit serving a diverse patient population including midwifery clients, private OB patients, and community care patients
• Function as Baby Nurse during delivery, providing continuous newborn care including eyes, Vitamin K injections, and newborn assessments until transfer to postpartum
• Circulate in the operating room during cesarean sections and other surgical deliveries across 4 ORs
• Administer and monitor high-acuity medications including Heparin, Insulin, and Magnesium Sulfate
• Perform electronic fetal monitoring and document care using EPIC
• Float to Postpartum and Antepartum units, and potentially to sister facilities providing Mother/Baby care, as needed

Required Qualifications

• Minimum of 2 years of Labor and Delivery experience in a high-acuity, fast-paced environment
• Demonstrated ability to circulate in the OR — hard stop requirement
• Demonstrated ability to provide newborn care including eye prophylaxis, Vitamin K injections, and newborn assessments — hard stop requirement
• Proficiency with EPIC and electronic fetal monitoring
• Active RN license; compact license must be valid and in hand at time of submission
• Current BLS and NRP certifications required

Preferred Experience / Skills

• 3–5 or more years of high-risk Labor and Delivery experience strongly preferred
• Experience with substance recovery support populations and community care clinic patients
• ACLS, AWHONN Advanced, or AWHONN Intermediate certification

Why Join Us

• Work in a high-volume unit with 500–600 deliveries per month, offering significant clinical exposure across all types of Labor and Delivery cases
• Staffing follows AWHONN guidelines, reflecting a commitment to evidence-based, quality patient care