Labor and Delivery RN

RN Labor and Delivery – Virginia Mason Franciscan Health

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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, as well as providing care to postpartum patients and well newborns. Sign on bonus available.

• Conduct Maternal‑Fetal Assessment.
• Provide nursing support to laboring patients utilizing pharmacological and non‑pharmacological pain management.
• Provide stabilization and transition of the 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 patients with regional anesthesia.
• Provide care to high‑risk maternity patients.
• Assess and care for post‑partum and newborn patients.
• Identify and provide appropriate interventions to mothers with post‑partum complications.
• Provide support and education to breast‑feeding mothers.
• Identify full‑term infants at risk for complications and provide appropriate care.

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 BLS certification. Quarterly AHA Resuscitation Quality Improvement (RQI) competency certification is required post‑hire.
• Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) completion within 6 months of hire.
• Electronic fetal monitoring certification offered by NCC, or ANCC certification, is preferred.

Virginia Mason Franciscan Health delivers approximately 2,000 babies annually and is the only hospital on the Kitsap Peninsula that offers obstetrical, delivery, and postpartum care. We are proud to be recognized as a top‑performing maternity program with exceptional outcomes. Our offerings include high‑risk pregnancy care, Level II Special Care Nursery, 24‑hr OB hospitalists, childbirth and family education classes, breastfeeding support, VBAC, and a volunteer doula program.

Our mission is to deliver high‑quality care that meets patients’ medical needs while providing emotional and spiritual support— a physical, emotional, and spiritual approach essential to healing the whole person.

We’ll take care of you with benefits that may include health, dental, vision, FSA, retirement matching plans, paid vacation, adoption assistance, annual bonus eligibility, and more.

$42.43‑$71.67 per hour

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