RN Special Care Nursery

Virginia Mason Franciscan Health has exciting and rewarding careers with competitive salaries and benefits.  We are a family of hospitals, health care services, and medical providers delivering compassionate care to people throughout South Puget Sound. We are part of Catholic Health Initiatives, one of the largest not-for-profit health care systems in the country.

St. Michael Medical Center is looking for an RN to join our team in our hospital in Silverdale! This 500,000 Square-foot hospital will be the most energy-efficient hospital in Washington and will provide an extraordinary healing environment for our patients with beautiful views of the Olympic Mountains and Dyes Inlet. In addition, the entire campus has been developed with the well-being of our team in mind with dedicated respite areas and generous break areas (see the views!) along with the Clear Creek trail running through the hospital grounds, encouraging walks and connection with the community. Be a part of this groundbreaking addition to CHI Franciscan!

St. Michael Medical Center is one of only four hospitals in our state to achieve the Pathway to Excellence designation, which recognizes health care organizations for their commitment to ensuring excellence in the nursing profession.

We're proud to share that St. Michael Medical Center was recognized among the Best Hospitals in Washington state by U.S. News & World Report.

Our mission is to deliver high-quality care that meets our patients' medical needs while providing emotional and spiritual support to patients and their families. We believe this three-part approach — physical, emotional, and spiritual — is essential to healing the whole person. Come join our team!

While you’re busy impacting the healthcare industry, we’ll take care of you with benefits that mayinclude health/dental/vision, FSA, matching retirement plans, paid vacation, adoption assistance, annual bonus eligibility, and more!

JOB SUMMARY:

This position is responsible for serving as the primary Registered Nurse delivering care to women who are admitted to the Family Birth Center.  This patient population may include low-risk and high-risk pregnancies.  

ESSENTIAL DUTIES:

• Conducts Maternal-Fetal Assessment.
• Provides nursing support to the laboring patients, utilizing pharmacological and non-pharmacological pain management.
• Provides stabilization and transition of the normal newborn at delivery.
• Circulates and scrubs for Cesarean Sections.  
• Cares for the post-surgical patient. 
• Assists the anesthesiologist with insertion of an epidural and provides care to the patient with regional anesthesia.
• Provides care to the High-Risk maternity patient.

JOB REQUIREMENTS:

• Graduation from an accredited school of nursing, BSN degree is preferred.
• One year of related work experience in an acute care setting required  
• Previous recent Labor and Delivery Experience is preferred, or One to two years Med/Surg experience with completion of Mother/Baby Education program.
• Registered Nurse issued by the Washington State Board of Nursing.
• Current American Heart Association Healthcare Provider BLS certification. Please be advised that this location requires quarterly American Heart Association (AHA) Resuscitation Quality Improvement (RQI) competency certification post-hire. This ongoing competency is required through resources internal to the facility; outside RQI competency resources are not acceptable for CommonSpirit Health compliance requirements.
• Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) completion within 6 months of date of hire.  
• National Certification Corporation (NCC) or American Nurses Credentialing Center certification preferred.