RN Labor and Delivery

Virginia Mason Franciscan Health has a rich history of providing exceptional healthcare, dating back to 1891. Building upon a legacy of compassionate care and innovation, our organization has evolved over the years through strategic partnerships and integrations to expand our reach and services across the Puget Sound area.

Today, as Virginia Mason Franciscan Health, we remain deeply committed to healing the whole person – body, mind, and spirit – in the communities we serve. This commitment is strengthened by the diverse expertise and shared values brought together through our growth.

Our dedicated providers offer a full spectrum of health care services, from routine wellness to complex disease management, all grounded in rigorous research and education. Our comprehensive network of 10 hospitals and nearly 300 care sites strategically located across the greater Puget Sound region reflects our ongoing commitment to accessibility and comprehensive care.

We are proud of our pioneering medical advances and numerous awards and accreditations that reflect our dedication to excellence. When you join Virginia Mason Franciscan Health, you become part of a team that delivers top-quality, professional healthcare in modern, well-equipped facilities, and contributes to a legacy of service built on collaboration and shared purpose.

Sign-on Bonus Available

This position is responsible for serving as the primary Registered Nurse delivering care to patients who are admitted to the Family Birth Center. This patient population may include low-risk
and high-risk pregnancies, as well as providing care to postpartum patients and well newborns.

Essential Job Functions:

● Conducts Maternal-Fetal Assessment.
● Provides nursing support to the laboring patients, utilizing pharmacological and
non-pharmacological pain management.
● Provides stabilization and transition of the normal newborn at delivery.
● Circulates for Cesarean Sections.
● Cares for the post-surgical patient.
● Assists the anesthesiologist with insertion of an epidural and provides care to the patient with
regional anesthesia.
● Provides care to the High-Risk maternity patient
● Assesses and cares for post-partum and newborn patients.
● Identifies and provides appropriate interventions to mothers with post-partum complications.
● Provides support and education to breast-feeding mothers.
● Identifies full-term infants at risk for complications and provides appropriate care to the full-term
infant with complications.

Please take a virtual tour of our Family Birth Center at SMMC:

https://youtu.be/P-4ewnT7mYY

Qualifications 

Education/Work Experience: 

● Graduation from an accredited school of nursing.
● Possession of a BSN degree is preferred.
● Previous recent Labor and Delivery Experience is preferred, or
● 1-2 years Med/Surg experience, with expectation of completing our labor and delivery education program after hire.

 Licensure/Certification:

•  Current licensure as a Registered Nurse issued by the Washington State Board of Nursing.
• Current American Heart Association Healthcare Provider BLS certification. Please be advised that this location requires quarterly American Heart Association (AHA) Resuscitation Quality Improvement (RQI) competency certification post-hire. This ongoing competency is required through resources internal to the facility; outside RQI competency resources are not acceptable for CommonSpirit Health compliance requirements.
• Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) completion within 6 months of date of hire. Electronic Fetal Monitoring offered by National Certification Corporation (NCC), or American Nurses Credentialing Center certification preferred.