Labor and Delivery RN
Seattle, Washington
University of Washington Medical Center

L&D RN (Labor and Delivery)

Overview

• Location: Seattle, Washington
• Employment type: Travel/Contract
• Contract length: 13 weeks
• Start date: 1/4
• Shift: Night, 3x12-hour shifts (19:00 to 07:30)
• Hours: 12 per day, 36 per week
• Ratio: 1:1
• Scrubs: Any color; scrubs provided for OR personnel
• Charting: EPIC

Required Qualifications

• Valid Registered Nurse (RN) license in Washington
• 3 years of Labor and Delivery experience
• Labor and Delivery experience within the last year
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification issued by the American Heart Association
• Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) certification
• Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) / Associate Degree in Nursing
• Experience with Epic

Background and Health Requirements

• 7-year criminal background check within 45 days of start, plus sex offender, HHS/OIG, EPLS/GSA/SAM, and WA WATCH searches
• Driving-related offenses (including DUIs, traffic, and misdemeanors) do not require client approval; as of 7/3/2025 this includes marijuana possession
• Education verification (transcript or diploma if the degree is not verified)
• Physical exam signed by a physician within 1 year of start
• 10-panel drug screen within 1 year of start
• TB clearance: two PPDs (second within 90 days of the first), or QuantiFERON/T-SPOT within 90 days
• Tdap within 10 years of start
• Measles, mumps, and rubella: positive titer or 2 vaccines
• Varicella: positive titer or 2 vaccines (history of disease is not accepted)
• Hepatitis B: titer and full vaccine series, or a signed declination
• Flu vaccination or declination documentation, with deadline 11/13 for the 2026-27 season
• COVID vaccination or declination for tracking
• N95 fit test within 9 months of start (another entry says 12 months); PAPR for failed tests

Work Environment and Unit Details

• Based on Labor and Delivery, serving antepartum, intrapartum, postpartum, and newborn patients
• Level 3 perinatal center; approximately 70% of patients are complex high risk
• Level 4 NICU on site (regional center)
• Approximately 150 births per month
• 2 ORs on the unit for C-sections, BTLs, and postpartum D&Cs
• A second L&D RN is assigned as a "baby catcher" for well, non-compromised babies
• Outpatient services are provided when the clinic is closed
• Magnet, teaching center
• 637 total staffed beds

Scheduling and Policies

• Weekend work required
• No call requirement
• Floating within the hospital: yes
• Floating to sister hospitals: no
• Not open to block schedule accommodations
• Accepts local candidates
• Accepts first-time travelers
• Does not accept pending licenses
• Return-to-work restriction: 1 week maximum
• Guaranteed hours: if census is low, staff may be called off or placed on call in 4-hour increments, up to one shift's worth of hours in a 2-week cycle
• Ambulatory or surgical areas closed on weekends and holidays will not schedule travelers during those periods
• Performance evaluation requested at the end of each assignment (accepted once posted, not required to qualify)
• Radiation badge: supplied by the facility for new candidates

Onboarding Items

• Photo for badge (DMV style, no selfies), due the Monday before start
• Department checklist (candidate name in upper right corner)
• PCIS agreement (RN version) signed before start
• Influenza vaccine education module, if declining the flu vaccine (screenshot of completion required)
• Email setup and learning modules, with welcome email sent about 1 week before start
• Hepatitis B declination, if applicable
• Electronic Integration video and attestation for RNs (login details sent about 1 week before start)