Labor and Delivery RN
Seattle, Washington
Swedish Medical Center - First Hill Campus

Registered Nurse, Labor and Delivery (Night, 4x12)

Location: Seattle, Washington Start Date: ASAP Contract Length: 8 weeks. No extensions offered beyond the original 8-week contract. Shift: Night, 4x12 hours (19:00 to 7:30), 48 hours per week Schedule: Posted every 6 weeks and adjusted to unit needs. Pre-approved time off is handled case by case. Work every other weekend and holidays as needed.

Unit Details

• Unit: High Risk/High Volume L&D, all types
• Rooms/Beds: 31 rooms, 31 beds
• 4 ORs
• Average daily census: 15 per day
• Volume: 500-600 deliveries per month
• Medications: Heparin, insulin, magnesium sulfate
• Patient population: Midwifery clients, private OB patients, adult recovery services supporting substance recovery, and community care clinic patients

Role Responsibilities

• Functions as the Baby Nurse during delivery and provides continued newborn care until transfer to postpartum. Hard stop: do not screen.
• Circulates and provides newborn care, including eye care, vitamin K injections, thigh sticks, and newborn assessments. Hard stop: do not screen.
• Electronic fetal monitoring is a hard stop.

Experience and Eligibility

• Required experience: 1 year of experience
• Required: High-risk experience, with the ability to work in fast-paced, high-acuity environments
• Float requirement: Postpartum/antepartum staff may be required to float to sister facilities that provide mother/baby care. This is float scope, not a required experience.
• First-time travelers are accepted.
• Permanent employees from other facilities in the system are eligible for a travel contract if separated for at least 3 months.
• All facilities in the system honor active compact licenses.

Required Qualifications

• Valid RN license in Washington
• Labor and Delivery experience, minimum 1 year
• Labor and Delivery experience within the last year
• Experience working with High Risk patients
• Experience as an OB circulator
• Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) / Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN)
• BLS (Basic Life Support) from AHA (Instructor, Provider, or RQI) or Heart & Stroke Foundation of Canada
• NRP (Neonatal Resuscitation Program) issued by AAP, AHA, or the Canadian Paediatric Society, and current
• Experience with Epic