Labor & Delivery Nurse Manager

Job Description
Seattle, WA Full-TimeLeadershipRelocation Assistance Available

Lead with purpose. Inspire with compassion. Elevate care at one of Seattle's most dynamic Women & Children's campuses.

Our client-situated on the hill just above downtown Seattle-serves one of the region's most diverse patients populations. Their Labor & Delivery service line is powered by deeply collaborative teams, innovative programs, and a shared commitment to equitable, culturally responsive care. They are seeking an engaged, personable, and forward-thinking Labor & Delivery Nurse Manager to help lead this high-volume, high-acuity environment.

About the Department

This is one of the busiest and most comprehensive perinatal programs in the Pacific Northwest:

• Labor & Delivery: 30 labor beds
• OB ED: 9 beds
• OB ORs: 4 operating rooms
• Births: ~550-600 per month
• Gestational Age: Deliveries beginning at 22-23weeks
• NICU: Level IV, 77 beds
• Multidisciplinary Teams: MFM, Midwifery, OB,Family Medicine
• Specialty Programs: Addiction Recovery forpregnant/postpartum patients, Doula & Cultural Navigator programs
• 24/7 Services: Anesthesia, Laborist,Neonatology
• Unit Breakdown:
• 5 EAST Main L&D: 6-bed OB ED, 14 laborrooms, 2 ORs, Charge RN, Laborist
• 5 South: Scheduled C-sections, overflowlabor, occasional Antepartum/Postpartum overflow, Charge RN

The Role

The Labor & Delivery Nurse Manager is accountable for the overall management, leadership, and daily operations of assigned L&D units. This leader ensures the delivery of safe, high-quality, culturally sensitive patient care-24 hours a day-while fostering a healthy, inclusive, and high-performing team environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide strategic and operational leadership for allclinical and administrative activities within assigned L&D units.
• Ensure patient care aligns with organizationalmission, vision, values, and regulatory standards.
• Establish, implement, and monitor standards ofnursing practice and patient care.
• Lead unit-based quality improvement initiatives,including development of goals, metrics, and performance outcomes.
• Conduct patient rounds, evaluate care delivery, andsupport patient/family satisfaction.
• Serve as a patient advocate, supporting ethicaldecision-making and cultural practices.
• Drive staff retention through coaching, development,and proactive engagement; monitor turnover and implement retentionstrategies.
• Maintain clinical competence and spend time acrossall shifts to support, mentor, and evaluate staff.
• Partner with CNS and Perinatal Educator to developand implement education and evidence-based practice changes.
• Participate in hiring, interviewing, and onboardingof RNs, travelers, and residency/fellowship candidates.
• Hear and resolve grievances up to step two.

Leadership Qualities We're Seeking

This role is ideal for a leader who is:

• Engaged and visible -present on the unit,connected to staff, and invested in team success.
• Collaborative -works seamlessly with the SeniorL&D Manager, Clinical Supervisor, and W&C leadership.
• People-centered -committed to caregiverexperience, patient experience, and team culture.
• Operationally strong -comfortable withstaffing, budgeting, quality metrics, and throughput.
• DEI-driven -passionate about equitable care andculturally responsive practices.

Top Priorities & Strategic Goals

• Advance Diversity, Equity & Inclusioninitiatives, including TEAMBirth and Doula/Cultural Navigator programs.
• Strengthen quality outcomes, with emphasis on NTSVand other key perinatal metrics.
• Support evidence-based practice adoption inpartnership with CNS and Perinatal Education.
• Recruit and retain top nursing talent across allstaffing pipelines.

Requirements

Required

• Bachelor's Degree in Nursing (BSN) or ADN withcommitment to obtain BSN within 2 years.
• Washington State RN license (upon hire).
• BLS (AHA).
• 3 years of recent Labor & Delivery nursingexperience.

Preferred

• Master's Degree in Nursing or related field.
• 1 year of first-line management experience.

Benefits

Compensation & Benefits

• Full-time, fully benefited leadership role
• Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, retirement
• Relocation assistance available