Travel Nurse RN - Labor & Delivery in Seattle, WA

Job Title

Registered Nurse – Labor and Delivery

Location

Seattle, WA

Schedule / Job Type

Contract | Nights (4x12-Hour Shifts, 19:00–07:30)

Key Responsibilities

• Provide direct nursing care in a high-risk, high-volume Labor and Delivery unit serving a diverse patient population including midwifery clients, private OB patients, and community care patients
• Circulate in the operating room during deliveries and perform scrub functions as required
• Function in the role of Baby Nurse during delivery, providing continuous newborn care including eye prophylaxis, Vitamin K injections, and newborn assessments until transfer to postpartum
• Administer and monitor high-acuity medications including Heparin, Insulin, and Magnesium Sulfate
• Utilize electronic fetal monitoring and EPIC electronic health record system
• Float to Postpartum and Antepartum units, and potentially to sister facilities offering Mother/Baby services, as needed

Required Qualifications

• Minimum of 3 years of Labor and Delivery experience in a high-acuity, high-volume environment; high-risk L&D experience required
• Must be able to circulate in the OR and provide full newborn care including eyes, Vitamin K injections, and newborn assessments — these are hard-stop requirements
• Active RN license; compact license must be active and in hand at time of submission
• Current BLS and NRP certifications required
• Proficiency with EPIC and electronic fetal monitoring
• Ability to work every other weekend and holidays as needed, including a commitment to 3 of 5 designated holidays

Preferred Experience / Skills

• 5 or more years of high-risk Labor and Delivery experience strongly preferred
• ACLS certification preferred
• AWHONN Advanced or Intermediate fetal monitoring certification preferred
• Experience in high-volume units with census averaging 500–600 deliveries per month

Why Join Us

• Work in a dynamic, high-acuity Labor and Delivery environment staffed in accordance with AWHONN guidelines, supporting a broad and diverse patient population
• Gain experience across a comprehensive scope of L&D practice including high-risk deliveries, OR circulation, and newborn care in a well-resourced 31-bed unit