Registered Nurse Labor and Delivery

Job Title

Registered Nurse – Labor and Delivery

Location

Seattle, WA

Schedule / Job Type

Contract | Nights | 3x12-Hour Shifts (19:00–07:30) | 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
• Circulate in the OR during deliveries and surgical procedures across 4 operating rooms
• Function as Baby Nurse during delivery, providing continuous newborn care including eyes, Vitamin K injections, and newborn assessments until transfer to postpartum
• 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 as needed, following AWHONN staffing guidelines

Required Qualifications

• Minimum of 3–5 years of Labor and Delivery experience in a high-acuity, high-paced environment; high-risk L&D experience required
• Current and valid RN licensure; active compact license accepted
• Required certifications: BLS and NRP (proof required at submission)
• Demonstrated ability to circulate in the OR
• Demonstrated ability to provide full newborn care including eye prophylaxis, Vitamin K (thigh) injections, and newborn assessments
• Proficiency with EPIC and electronic fetal monitoring

Preferred Experience / Skills

• 5 or more years of high-risk Labor and Delivery experience strongly preferred
• Preferred certifications: ACLS, AWHONN Advanced Fetal Monitoring, AWHONN Intermediate Fetal Monitoring
• Experience in high-volume delivery settings (unit averaging 500–600 deliveries per month)

Why Join Us

• Work in a dynamic, high-volume Labor and Delivery unit with a diverse and complex patient population, offering strong clinical growth opportunities
• Staffing practices follow AWHONN guidelines in a well-resourced 31-bed unit