Labor & Delivery Nurse Manager

Job Description

Seattle, WA
Full‑Time | Leadership | Relocation Assistance Available

Lead with purpose. Inspire with compassion. Elevate care at one of Seattle’s most dynamic Women & Children’s campuses.

Our client—situated on the hill just above downtown Seattle—serves one of the region’s most diverse patient populations. Their Labor & Delivery service line is powered by deeply collaborative teams, innovative programs, and a shared commitment to equitable, culturally responsive care. They are seeking an engaged, personable, and forward‑thinking Labor & Delivery Nurse Manager to help lead this high‑volume, high‑acuity environment.

This is one of the busiest and most comprehensive perinatal programs in the Pacific Northwest:

• Labor & Delivery: 30 labor beds
• OB ED: 9 beds
• OB ORs: 4 operating rooms
• Gestational Age: Deliveries beginning at 22–23 weeks
• Multidisciplinary Teams: MFM, Midwifery, OB, Family Medicine
• Specialty Programs: Addiction Recovery for pregnant/postpartum patients, Doula & Cultural Navigator programs
• Unit Breakdown: 5 EAST Main L&D: 6-bed OB ED, 14 labor rooms, 2 ORs, Charge RN, Laborist; 5 South:
  Scheduled C‑sections, overflow labor, occasional Antepartum/Postpartum overflow, Charge RN

The Labor & Delivery Nurse Manager is accountable for the overall management, leadership, and daily operations of assigned L&D units. This leader ensures the delivery of safe, high‑quality, culturally sensitive patient care—24 hours a day—while fostering a healthy, inclusive, and high‑performing team environment.

• Provide strategic and operational leadership for all clinical and administrative activities within assigned L&D units.
• Ensure patient care aligns with organizational mission, vision, values, and regulatory standards.
• Establish, implement, and monitor standards of nursing practice and patient care.
• Lead unit‑based quality improvement initiatives, including development of goals, metrics, and performance outcomes.
• Conduct patient rounds, evaluate care delivery, and support patient/family satisfaction.
• Serve as a patient advocate, supporting ethical decision‑making and cultural practices.
• Drive staff retention through coaching, development, and proactive engagement; monitor turnover and implement retention strategies.
• Maintain clinical competence and spend time across all shifts to support, mentor, and evaluate staff.
• Partner with CNS and Perinatal Educator to develop and implement education and evidence‑based practice changes.
• Participate in hiring, interviewing, and onboarding of RNs, travelers, and residency/fellowship candidates.
• Hear and resolve grievances up to step two.

• Engaged and visible — present on the unit, connected to staff, and invested in team success.
• Collaborative — works seamlessly with the Senior L&D Manager, Clinical Supervisor, and W&C leadership.
• People‑centered — committed to caregiver experience, patient experience, and team culture.
• Operationally strong — comfortable with staffing, budgeting, quality metrics, and throughput.
• DEI‑driven — passionate about equitable care and culturally responsive practices.

• Advance Diversity, Equity & Inclusion initiatives, including TEAMBirth and Doula/Cultural Navigator programs.
• Strengthen quality outcomes, with emphasis on NTSV and other key perinatal metrics.
• Support evidence‑based practice adoption in partnership with CNS and Perinatal Education.
• Recruit and retain top nursing talent across all staffing pipelines.

Required

• Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing (BSN) or ADN with commitment to obtain BSN within 2 years.
• Washington State RN license (upon hire).
• BLS (AHA).
• 3 years of recent Labor & Delivery nursing experience.

Preferred

• Master’s Degree in Nursing or related field.
• 1 year of first‑line management experience.
• Full‑time, fully benefited leadership role.