Registered Nurse (Experienced Labor & Delivery RN)-$10,000 Sign On (2025-0797)
Valley Medical Center & Clinics · Renton, WA
FULL-TIME
Posted Sep 10, 2026
Job Description
Job Title: Registered Nurse (Experienced Labor & Delivery RN)-$10,000 Sign On
Req: 2025-0797
Location: VMC Main Campus
Department: Birth Center
Shift: Nights
Type: Full Time
FTE: 0.9
Hours:
City State: Renton, WA
Category Nursing
Salary Range: Min $48.82 - Max $89.19/hrly. DOE
Job Description:
JOB DESCRIPTION
The position description is a guide to the critical duties and essential functions of the job, not an all-inclusive list of responsibilities, qualifications, physical demands, and work environment conditions. Position descriptions are reviewed and revised to meet the changing needs of the organization.
TITLE: Registered Nurse
JOB OVERVIEW: The staff RN is a licensed professional who assumes responsibility and accountability for a group of patients for a designated time frame. This individual provides safe, quality care to these patients utilizing the nursing process as the basis for clinical practice.
DEPARTMENT: Any patient care area.
WORK HOURS: Assigned tour of duty hours.
REPORTS TO: Nurse Manager/Assistant Nurse Manager
Prerequisites:
BSN preferred.
Current licensure to practice as a Registered Nurse in the state of Washington.
Successful completion of a graduate nurse residency program orientation or six months' experience as a Registered Nurse.
Current BLS certification through American Heart Association or American Red Cross.
Preferred For Advancement To Charge Nurse Role:
BSN
Experience-Two years' practice in clinical nursing/leadership in area of responsibility preferred
Unit specific prerequisites-see addendum.
General Qualifications:
Demonstrates leadership skills with ability to lead and manage a team, utilize clinical judgment, clinical inquiry, innovation, and systems thinking.
Able to communicate effectively in oral and written form.
Adheres to the Professional Appearance Policy.
Demonstrates effective interpersonal skills that are community-centered, compassionate, and meets the needs of diverse and vulnerable populations.
Ability to communicate and work effectively with the physical and emotional development of all age groups.
Practices in a caring environment with excellent customer service skills.
Functions within ANA Standards and Nurse Practice Act.
Ability to access information and communicate in an electronic environment including but not limited to the use of order entry, e-mail, and computer documentation skills.
Self-directed in advancing professional practice through continuing education and research.
Unique Physical/Mental Demands, Environment And Working Conditions:
Must be able to provide safe patient handling as defined in VMC's Safe Patient Handling guidelines and policies to safely and appropriately transfer or move patients (or objects) of varying abilities, weights, and amounts of staff assistance. Must be able to lift from the floor to overhead levels and carry items at waist level weight up to 40 pounds. Requires ability to participate in team lifting. Must be able to operate patient lifting equipment and patient handling devices accurately and safely. Requires the ability to stoop, bend, reach, crouch, and squat. Requires standing and walking for extensive periods of time as required for patient care, moving patients or supplies to other units, hourly rounding, bedside shift report and other nursing duties. Requires full body range of motion including ability to reach from floor to overhead levels, manual and finger dexterity and eye-hand coordination. Requires corrected vision, hearing to normal range, and ability to distinguish colors.
Performance Responsibilities:
Generic Job Functions: See Generic Job Description for Clinical Partner.
Essential Responsibilities And Competencies:
Assesses, guides, directs, and facilitates workflow on the unit. Recognizes when it is necessary for the charge nurse to assume a patient assignment and assumes that role.
Make staff assignments that reflect patient acuity, continuity of patient care, staff competency and the necessity of admit, transfer and discharge activity inherent on all clinical units.
Mentors staff, float, and agency personnel regarding unit/department/hospital policies, procedures/standards and annual goals and objectives.
Integrates new staff and agency staff into the culture of the unit.
Functions as a leader and role model for clinical staff.
Acts as clinical resource to unit staff. Demonstrates safe use of patient care equipment and can teach others to use equipment safely.
Identifies as a resource for other care teams as necessary.
Monitors and evaluates nursing care given to each patient, by direct observation, consultation, and patient rounds.
Assesses unit/environmental safety during patient rounds and reports/corrects deficiencies.
Maintains awareness of Joint Commission standards, state codes, and practice acts. Routinely monitors documentation, compliance with standards, and facilitates rapid turn-around cycles.
Demonstrates excellent customer service skills.
Responds to patient and family concerns/complaints.
Reports significant events (patient/staff/physician/visitor) to administrative supervisors/manager and activates the chain of command per policy.
Provides input into performance appraisal of clinical staff on assigned shift by documenting feedback and/or communicating concerns to manager/supervisor.
Evaluates and provides adequate coverage for breaks.
Maintains fiscal responsibility by monitoring and adjusting staffing during shift and determines staffing needs for the following shift by utilizing sound clinical judgment.
Accepts personal responsibility to maintain competencies for direct patient care and team leadership.
Communicates and collaborates with bed placement and the clinical resource to ensure clinical placement is expedited.
DEPARTMENT OF PATIENT CARE SERVICES
CLINICAL PARTNER-REGISTERED NURSE
Created: 4/15/98
Revised: 1/09, 1/10, 1/12, 1/13, 10/15, 5/21, 8/21, 3/22, 9/22, 6/25, 2/26
FLSA: NE
CLINICAL PARTNER ADDENDUM - Registered Nurse
Unit Specific Requirements
Admit and Discharge
ACLS & PALS within 3 months of hire
Preferred experience in perianesthesia, admit & discharge or 1 year med/surg nursing experience
CCU/ED Float Pool RN
ACLS & PALS within 3 months of hire
NIHSS certification within 3 months of hire
TNCC within 12 months of hire
ENPC certification within 12 months of hire
One year of experience in Emergency and/or Critical Care nursing experience required
Clinical Administrative Resource (CAR)
ACLS & PALS within 3 months of hire
NIHSS certification within 3 months of hire
Minimum of one, but prefer two, years of experience in Critical Care, PACU, or Emergency Services
Critical Care/Resident
ACLS within 3 months of hire
NIHSS certification within 3 months of hire
Minimum of one year of experience in Emergency/Critical Care nursing required
Electrophysiology
Two years of EP Lab and/or Cath Lab experience preferred
Registered Cardiac Electrophysiology Specialist preferred
Emergency Department RN/Resident
ACLS & PALS within 3 months of hire
NIHSS certification within 3 months of hire
TNCC within 12 months of hire
ENPC certification within 12 months of hire
One year of experience in Emergency nursing preferred or successful completion of ED residency
Endoscopy
ACLS within 3 months of hire
Preferred 6 months of previous experience in endoscopy, or 1 year med/surg nursing experience
General Medicine
Chemotherapy Certification obtained within 12 months of hire (Not a requirement for General Medicine Per Diems)
Labor & Delivery/Resident
NRP within 3 months of hire
ACLS within 3 months of hire
Intermediate or Advanced Fetal Monitoring Certification (AWHONN) or C-EFM certification
Six months of labor and delivery experience as an RN or successful completion of residency
Main OR Perioperative
Successful completion of OR nurse residency or 1 year minimum previous OR experience
Maternal Child Float Pool
NRP within 3 months of hire
Minimum 1 year of experience in mother baby, level II NICU including CPAP
Must be competent to perform patient assignments in mother baby care, and level II NICU including CPAP within 6 months of hire
Medical-Surgical
3 months of Med/Surg RN experience or successful completion of a residency program
Medical-Surgical Float Pool
ECG interpretation course within 6 months of hire
1 year experience of Med/Surg nursing
Medical-Surgical Neurology/Stroke Unit
ECG interpretation course within 6 months of hire
NIHSS certification within 3 months of hire
8 hours of Neuro education within 12 months of hire and annually thereafter
Mother Baby/Resident
NRP within 3 months of hire
Six months of mother baby experience as a Registered Nurse or successful completion of residency
Neonatal Intensive Care RN/Resident
NRP within 3 months of hire
Six months' Level II NICU experience or successful completion of a NICU residency program
Oncology RN
Successful completion of The Oncology Nursing Society (ONS) Oncology Fundamentals course within 3 months of hire
Successful completion of The ONS Chemotherapy Biotherapy course and VMC clinical chemotherapy competencies within 3 months of hire
Oncology Certification (OCN) for all RNs who administer chemotherapy within 3 years of hire
Perioperative Resource Team
ACLS & PALS within 3 months of hire
Completion of PRT orientation within 12 months of hire
Preferred PACU Nursing Experience
Post Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU)
ACLS & PALS within 3 months of hire
Preferred ED, PACU, ICU or 2 years med/surg nursing experience with cardiac telemetry
SPCU RN
ACLS within 3 months of hire
Experience In Interventional Radiology And/or Procedural Setting Preferred
Experience in Emergency, Cardiac, and/or Critical Care, preferred
STAT RN
ACLS & PALS within 3 months of hire
Minimum of one, but prefer two, years of experience in Critical Care or Emergency Services
NIHSS certification within 3 months of hire
Surgical Joint/Spine
Orthopedic certification within 3 years of hire
Job Qualifications:
Minimum of one year of medical-surgical experience preferred
General Qualifications:
Demonstrates leadership skills with ability to lead and manage a team, utilize clinical judgment, clinical inquiry, innovation, and systems thinking.
Able to communicate effectively in oral and written form.
Adheres to the Professional Appearance Policy.
Demonstrates effective interpersonal skills that are community-centered, compassionate, and meets the needs of diverse and vulnerable populations.
Ability to communicate and work effectively with the physical and emotional development of all age groups.
Practices in a caring environment with excellent customer service skills.
Functions within ANA Standards and Nurse Practice Act.
Ability to access information and communicate in an electronic environment including but not limited to the use of order entry, e-mail, and computer documentation skills.
Self-directed in advancing professional practice through continuing education and research.
Req: 2025-0797
Location: VMC Main Campus
Department: Birth Center
Shift: Nights
Type: Full Time
FTE: 0.9
Hours:
City State: Renton, WA
Category Nursing
Salary Range: Min $48.82 - Max $89.19/hrly. DOE
Job Description:
JOB DESCRIPTION
The position description is a guide to the critical duties and essential functions of the job, not an all-inclusive list of responsibilities, qualifications, physical demands, and work environment conditions. Position descriptions are reviewed and revised to meet the changing needs of the organization.
TITLE: Registered Nurse
JOB OVERVIEW: The staff RN is a licensed professional who assumes responsibility and accountability for a group of patients for a designated time frame. This individual provides safe, quality care to these patients utilizing the nursing process as the basis for clinical practice.
DEPARTMENT: Any patient care area.
WORK HOURS: Assigned tour of duty hours.
REPORTS TO: Nurse Manager/Assistant Nurse Manager
Prerequisites:
BSN preferred.
Current licensure to practice as a Registered Nurse in the state of Washington.
Successful completion of a graduate nurse residency program orientation or six months' experience as a Registered Nurse.
Current BLS certification through American Heart Association or American Red Cross.
Preferred For Advancement To Charge Nurse Role:
BSN
Experience-Two years' practice in clinical nursing/leadership in area of responsibility preferred
Unit specific prerequisites-see addendum.
General Qualifications:
Demonstrates leadership skills with ability to lead and manage a team, utilize clinical judgment, clinical inquiry, innovation, and systems thinking.
Able to communicate effectively in oral and written form.
Adheres to the Professional Appearance Policy.
Demonstrates effective interpersonal skills that are community-centered, compassionate, and meets the needs of diverse and vulnerable populations.
Ability to communicate and work effectively with the physical and emotional development of all age groups.
Practices in a caring environment with excellent customer service skills.
Functions within ANA Standards and Nurse Practice Act.
Ability to access information and communicate in an electronic environment including but not limited to the use of order entry, e-mail, and computer documentation skills.
Self-directed in advancing professional practice through continuing education and research.
Unique Physical/Mental Demands, Environment And Working Conditions:
Must be able to provide safe patient handling as defined in VMC's Safe Patient Handling guidelines and policies to safely and appropriately transfer or move patients (or objects) of varying abilities, weights, and amounts of staff assistance. Must be able to lift from the floor to overhead levels and carry items at waist level weight up to 40 pounds. Requires ability to participate in team lifting. Must be able to operate patient lifting equipment and patient handling devices accurately and safely. Requires the ability to stoop, bend, reach, crouch, and squat. Requires standing and walking for extensive periods of time as required for patient care, moving patients or supplies to other units, hourly rounding, bedside shift report and other nursing duties. Requires full body range of motion including ability to reach from floor to overhead levels, manual and finger dexterity and eye-hand coordination. Requires corrected vision, hearing to normal range, and ability to distinguish colors.
Performance Responsibilities:
Generic Job Functions: See Generic Job Description for Clinical Partner.
Essential Responsibilities And Competencies:
Assesses, guides, directs, and facilitates workflow on the unit. Recognizes when it is necessary for the charge nurse to assume a patient assignment and assumes that role.
Make staff assignments that reflect patient acuity, continuity of patient care, staff competency and the necessity of admit, transfer and discharge activity inherent on all clinical units.
Mentors staff, float, and agency personnel regarding unit/department/hospital policies, procedures/standards and annual goals and objectives.
Integrates new staff and agency staff into the culture of the unit.
Functions as a leader and role model for clinical staff.
Acts as clinical resource to unit staff. Demonstrates safe use of patient care equipment and can teach others to use equipment safely.
Identifies as a resource for other care teams as necessary.
Monitors and evaluates nursing care given to each patient, by direct observation, consultation, and patient rounds.
Assesses unit/environmental safety during patient rounds and reports/corrects deficiencies.
Maintains awareness of Joint Commission standards, state codes, and practice acts. Routinely monitors documentation, compliance with standards, and facilitates rapid turn-around cycles.
Demonstrates excellent customer service skills.
Responds to patient and family concerns/complaints.
Reports significant events (patient/staff/physician/visitor) to administrative supervisors/manager and activates the chain of command per policy.
Provides input into performance appraisal of clinical staff on assigned shift by documenting feedback and/or communicating concerns to manager/supervisor.
Evaluates and provides adequate coverage for breaks.
Maintains fiscal responsibility by monitoring and adjusting staffing during shift and determines staffing needs for the following shift by utilizing sound clinical judgment.
Accepts personal responsibility to maintain competencies for direct patient care and team leadership.
Communicates and collaborates with bed placement and the clinical resource to ensure clinical placement is expedited.
DEPARTMENT OF PATIENT CARE SERVICES
CLINICAL PARTNER-REGISTERED NURSE
Created: 4/15/98
Revised: 1/09, 1/10, 1/12, 1/13, 10/15, 5/21, 8/21, 3/22, 9/22, 6/25, 2/26
FLSA: NE
CLINICAL PARTNER ADDENDUM - Registered Nurse
Unit Specific Requirements
Admit and Discharge
ACLS & PALS within 3 months of hire
Preferred experience in perianesthesia, admit & discharge or 1 year med/surg nursing experience
CCU/ED Float Pool RN
ACLS & PALS within 3 months of hire
NIHSS certification within 3 months of hire
TNCC within 12 months of hire
ENPC certification within 12 months of hire
One year of experience in Emergency and/or Critical Care nursing experience required
Clinical Administrative Resource (CAR)
ACLS & PALS within 3 months of hire
NIHSS certification within 3 months of hire
Minimum of one, but prefer two, years of experience in Critical Care, PACU, or Emergency Services
Critical Care/Resident
ACLS within 3 months of hire
NIHSS certification within 3 months of hire
Minimum of one year of experience in Emergency/Critical Care nursing required
Electrophysiology
Two years of EP Lab and/or Cath Lab experience preferred
Registered Cardiac Electrophysiology Specialist preferred
Emergency Department RN/Resident
ACLS & PALS within 3 months of hire
NIHSS certification within 3 months of hire
TNCC within 12 months of hire
ENPC certification within 12 months of hire
One year of experience in Emergency nursing preferred or successful completion of ED residency
Endoscopy
ACLS within 3 months of hire
Preferred 6 months of previous experience in endoscopy, or 1 year med/surg nursing experience
General Medicine
Chemotherapy Certification obtained within 12 months of hire (Not a requirement for General Medicine Per Diems)
Labor & Delivery/Resident
NRP within 3 months of hire
ACLS within 3 months of hire
Intermediate or Advanced Fetal Monitoring Certification (AWHONN) or C-EFM certification
Six months of labor and delivery experience as an RN or successful completion of residency
Main OR Perioperative
Successful completion of OR nurse residency or 1 year minimum previous OR experience
Maternal Child Float Pool
NRP within 3 months of hire
Minimum 1 year of experience in mother baby, level II NICU including CPAP
Must be competent to perform patient assignments in mother baby care, and level II NICU including CPAP within 6 months of hire
Medical-Surgical
3 months of Med/Surg RN experience or successful completion of a residency program
Medical-Surgical Float Pool
ECG interpretation course within 6 months of hire
1 year experience of Med/Surg nursing
Medical-Surgical Neurology/Stroke Unit
ECG interpretation course within 6 months of hire
NIHSS certification within 3 months of hire
8 hours of Neuro education within 12 months of hire and annually thereafter
Mother Baby/Resident
NRP within 3 months of hire
Six months of mother baby experience as a Registered Nurse or successful completion of residency
Neonatal Intensive Care RN/Resident
NRP within 3 months of hire
Six months' Level II NICU experience or successful completion of a NICU residency program
Oncology RN
Successful completion of The Oncology Nursing Society (ONS) Oncology Fundamentals course within 3 months of hire
Successful completion of The ONS Chemotherapy Biotherapy course and VMC clinical chemotherapy competencies within 3 months of hire
Oncology Certification (OCN) for all RNs who administer chemotherapy within 3 years of hire
Perioperative Resource Team
ACLS & PALS within 3 months of hire
Completion of PRT orientation within 12 months of hire
Preferred PACU Nursing Experience
Post Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU)
ACLS & PALS within 3 months of hire
Preferred ED, PACU, ICU or 2 years med/surg nursing experience with cardiac telemetry
SPCU RN
ACLS within 3 months of hire
Experience In Interventional Radiology And/or Procedural Setting Preferred
Experience in Emergency, Cardiac, and/or Critical Care, preferred
STAT RN
ACLS & PALS within 3 months of hire
Minimum of one, but prefer two, years of experience in Critical Care or Emergency Services
NIHSS certification within 3 months of hire
Surgical Joint/Spine
Orthopedic certification within 3 years of hire
Job Qualifications:
Minimum of one year of medical-surgical experience preferred
General Qualifications:
Demonstrates leadership skills with ability to lead and manage a team, utilize clinical judgment, clinical inquiry, innovation, and systems thinking.
Able to communicate effectively in oral and written form.
Adheres to the Professional Appearance Policy.
Demonstrates effective interpersonal skills that are community-centered, compassionate, and meets the needs of diverse and vulnerable populations.
Ability to communicate and work effectively with the physical and emotional development of all age groups.
Practices in a caring environment with excellent customer service skills.
Functions within ANA Standards and Nurse Practice Act.
Ability to access information and communicate in an electronic environment including but not limited to the use of order entry, e-mail, and computer documentation skills.
Self-directed in advancing professional practice through continuing education and research.
Additional Details
- City
- Renton
- State
- Washington
- Country
- US
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