Labor and Delivery RN

CommonSpirit Health; Long Beach (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Dignity Health at St. Mary Medical Center in Long Beach, CA seeks an experienced RN for Labor & Delivery. The role emphasizes comprehensive patient care, critical thinking, and teamwork in a high-paced setting.

Requirements include active CA RN license and BLS/ACLS/NRP certifications, with 1–2 years of Labor & Delivery experience preferred. The hospital is part of a broader health system and offers collaborative care.

Qualifications

• Active RN license in California.
• BLS, ACLS, and NRP certifications required.
• 1–2 years Labor & Delivery experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Performs total body and system assessment each shift/visit.
• Plans, implements, evaluates, and educates patients.
• Utilizes unit-specific clinical/technical skills and protocols.
• Maintains accurate and timely documentation in the charting system.
• Displays leadership by taking accountability and assisting with direction from leadership.
• Participates in orientation of new staff and mentors students.

Skills

Assessment

Care planning

Clinical Skills

Documentation

Leadership

Precepting

Mentoring

Education

RN License – California

Tools

BLS Certification

ACLS Certification

NRP Certification

Job description

Job Summary and Responsibilities

As our Registered Nurse (RN), you will be a pivotal healthcare professional, delivering compassionate, high-quality care that truly impacts our patients' well-being and recovery.

Every day you will leverage your expertise to provide individualized, comprehensive care, making critical assessments, performing skilled procedures, and meticulously implementing patient care plans. You'll collaborate seamlessly within an interdisciplinary team, contributing to a dynamic environment focused on optimal patient outcomes.

To be successful in this role, you will possess keen assessment skills, acute critical thinking, and a patient-first mindset, driven by a profound enthusiasm to help others. Your sense of urgency and dedication to excellence in a fast-paced environment will not only support patient recovery but also fuel your own career advancement.

• Assessment: Performs total body and system assessment each shift/visit according to unit standards.
• Care of Patient: Including planning, implementing, evaluating and educating.
• Clinical/Technical Skills: Utilizes technology, procedures, protocols, standards and interventions specific to assigned unit.
• Documentation: Performs legible, timely, concise and accurate documentation according to policies and procedures. Proficient and competent with the computerized documentation system.
• Leadership: Accepts responsibility and accountability for own decisions and behaviors. Recognizes, accepts and cooperates with direction from facility leadership.
• Precepting/Mentoring: Participates in orientation of new staff, ancillary personnel and mentors students in a constructive and positive manner. Serves as resource to staff from other nursing departments

Job Requirements

Required

• 1-2 years of Labor & Delivery experience
• Active Registered Nurse license in the State of California
• Basic Life Support (BLS) from the American Heart Association
• Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) from the American Heart Association
• Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP)
• Advanced Fetal Monitoring Certificate

Where You'll Work

Founded in 1923, Dignity Health at St. Mary Medical Center is a 389-bed, acute care, nonprofit hospital located in Long Beach, California. Serving over 80,000 patients annually, the hospital offers a full complement of services including a Level II Trauma Center, Level III NICU, heart care, and orthopedics. Additionally, St. Mary Medical Center has been recognized as an LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality High Performer by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation. It is a Joint Commission-certified Thrombectomy-Capable Stroke Center and received a Healthgrades 5-Star Award for Heart Failure in 2026.

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