Labor and Delivery Registered Nurse
Seattle, Washington
University of Washington Medical Center

Job Opportunity: Registered Nurse (L&D) - Seattle, Washington

Position Details

• Specialty: Labor & Delivery Registered Nurse (L&D RN)
• Location: Seattle, Washington
• Employment Type: Travel/Contract
• Contract Length: 13 weeks (option for 26 weeks also available)
• Start Dates: January 26 or February 9
• Shift: Nights (3x12 or 4x12 hour shifts)
• Patient Ratios: 1:1
• Weekend Requirement: Yes
• Call Requirement: None
• Floating: Yes, within hospital only (no floating to sister hospitals)
• Block Schedule Accommodation: No
• Locals Accepted: Yes
• Pending License Accepted: Yes
• Return to Office Restrictions: 1 week max

Experience & Requirements

• Years of Experience Required: Minimum 3 years preferred (can consider 2 years with screening)
• First-Time Travelers: Accepted
• Prior Travel Experience: Not explicitly required
• Certifications Required:

  • BLS (Basic Life Support)
  • NRP (Neonatal Resuscitation Program)
• Additional Certifications Recommended or Required by Unit:

  • ACLS (Advanced Cardiac Life Support)
  • PALS (Pediatric Advanced Life Support)
  • CHEMO (Chemotherapy)
  • TNCC (Trauma Nursing Core Course)
  • EFM (Electronic Fetal Monitoring)
  • NIH Stroke Certification (if applicable)
• Competency Exams:

  • Medication Test/Pharmacology Competency Exam (80% minimum in dosage calculations)
  • Color Blind Testing
  • Dysrhythmia/EKG Competency Exam (may be required depending on unit)
  • Conscious Sedation Competency Exam (for GI Lab/Endo RNs)

Job Description Highlights

• Work with childbearing women and newborns: antepartum, intrapartum, postpartum, and newborn care.
• Facility is a Level 3 Perinatal center with approximately 150 births per month.
• High-risk patient population (70% complex high risk).
• Level 4 NICU available as a regional center.
• Two operating rooms on unit for C-sections, BTLs, and postpartum procedures.
• Second L&D RN acts as "baby catcher" for well, non-compromised babies.
• EPIC electronic charting system.
• Magnet and teaching hospital with 637 staffed beds.
• Scrubs provided for OR personnel; any color allowed.

Work Conditions

• Guaranteed hours: In case of low census, providers may be called off without charge or placed on-call in 4-hour increments up to one shift worth of hours in a 2-week cycle.
• No scheduling on weekends or holidays for ambulatory or surgical services areas that are closed during those times.

Compliance & Documentation Requirements

• Background checks including 7-year criminal history, EPLS/GSA/SAM, HHS/OIG, Sex Offender Search, and state-specific searches.
• Education verification or diploma/transcript required.
• Primary source verification of state license.
• Physical exam (required by agency, not facility).
• Fit mask test within 9-12 months of start.
• Immunizations and health requirements:

  • TDAP vaccine within 10 years.
  • Negative TB test or chest X-ray per facility guidelines.
  • Measles, Mumps, Rubella: Positive titer or 2 vaccines required.
  • Hepatitis B: Positive titer or declination required.
  • Varicella: Titer or 2 vaccines required (history of disease not accepted at this facility).
  • Flu vaccination or approved exemption/declination during flu season.
  • COVID vaccination or declination required for tracking.
• Drug screening: 10-panel drug screen within one year of start (agency requirement).
• Facility-specific training such as EPIC integration video and Umbilical Cord Blood Collection Training for L&D RNs.
• Suicide prevention training required for multi-state licensed nurses working in Washington.
• Various facility-specific agreements and checklists must be completed prior to start.

Additional Notes

• Performance evaluations requested at end of assignment (Montlake location).
• Parking cost approximately $10.26 daily.
• Facility is a Magnet and teaching hospital with trauma designation.
• Scrubs provided for OR staff; any color allowed.

This position is ideal for experienced L&D nurses comfortable with high-risk obstetrics and newborn care, seeking a travel contract in a prestigious teaching hospital environment.