Labor and Delivery RN

Job Summary

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

• Conduct Maternal‑Fetal assessment.
• Provide nursing support to laboring patients, utilizing pharmacological and non‑pharmacological pain management.
• Provide stabilization and transition of the normal newborn at delivery.
• Circulate for Cesarean sections.
• Care for the post‑surgical patient.
• Assist the anesthesiologist with insertion of an epidural and provide care to the patient receiving regional anesthesia.
• Provide care to high‑risk maternity patients.
• Assess and care for postpartum and newborn patients.
• Identify and provide appropriate interventions to mothers with postpartum complications.
• Provide support and education to breastfeeding mothers.
• Identify full‑term infants at risk for complications and provide appropriate care to them.

Education / Work Experience

• Graduate 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 an 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.
• Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) completion within 6 months of hire.
• Electronic Fetal Monitoring certification offered by National Certification Corporation (NCC), or American Nurses Credentialing Center certification preferred.

Virginia Mason Franciscan Health delivers approximately 2,000 babies annually and is the only hospital on the Kitsap Peninsula offering obstetrical, delivery, and postpartum care. Our mission is to provide high‑quality care that meets patients’ medical needs while offering emotional and spiritual support.

Health, dental, and vision coverage; flexible spending account; matching retirement plans; paid vacation; adoption assistance; annual bonus eligibility; and more.

$42.43 – $71.67 /hour