Registered Nurse Labor and Delivery

Job Title

Registered Nurse – Labor and Delivery

Location

Seattle, WA

Schedule / Job Type

Contract | Nights | 4x12-Hour Shifts (19:00–07:30)

Key Responsibilities

• Provide high-acuity Labor and Delivery nursing care in a high-volume unit averaging 500–600 deliveries per month across 31 beds
• Function as Baby Nurse during delivery, providing continuous newborn care including eye prophylaxis, Vitamin K injections, and newborn assessments until transfer to postpartum
• Circulate in the operating room for obstetric surgical cases across 4 ORs
• Administer and monitor high-risk medications including Heparin, Insulin, and Magnesium Sulfate
• Perform electronic fetal monitoring and document care using EPIC
• Float to Postpartum and Antepartum units, including sister facilities providing Mother/Baby care, as needed

Required Qualifications

• Active RN license; compact license must be valid and in hand at time of submission
• Minimum of 3 years of Labor and Delivery experience in a high-acuity, high-volume environment (5 years strongly preferred, with high-risk experience)
• Demonstrated ability to circulate in the OR and provide full newborn care including eyes, Vitamin K, and newborn assessments — hard stop requirement
• Current BLS and NRP certifications required
• Proficiency with EPIC and electronic fetal monitoring
• Ability to work every other weekend and holidays as needed; must commit to working 3 of 5 designated holidays

Preferred Experience / Skills

• ACLS certification preferred
• AWHONN Advanced or Intermediate Fetal Monitoring certification preferred
• Experience caring for midwifery clients, high-risk OB patients, and patients in substance recovery programs

Why Join Us

• Work in a high-volume, full-service Labor and Delivery unit staffed in accordance with AWHONN guidelines, supporting a diverse and complex patient population
• Gain experience across a broad scope of obstetric care including high-risk deliveries, OR circulation, and newborn care in a well-resourced facility