RN Labor & Delivery
CommonSpirit Health - Glendale, CA
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Requisition ID: 2025-429294 Employment Type: PRN Department: Labor And Delivery Services Hours/Pay Period: 12 Shift: Night Weekly Schedule: Monday-Sunday 6:45pm-7:15am Remote: No Category: Labor and Delivery Nursing Job Summary and Responsibilities As a Labor & Delivery Nurse at Glendale Memorial Medical Center, now part of CommonSpirit Health formed between Catholic Health Initiatives (CHI) and Dignity Health, youu2019ll guide patients through the labor and childbirth process, focusing on the safety of the mother and baby, with kindness and compassion. As a nurse in this department, you will have varying roles and responsibilities. You may work in Obstetrics - triaging patients or perform screening exams on walk-ins or you may guide patients through a routine induction and delivery. Youu2019re busy monitoring the motheru2019s dilation progress while also keeping close watch on the babyu2019s fetal heart rate. You'll be coaching mom as the baby is delivered and providing updates and support to the patientu2019s partner and loved ones. To thrive in this role, youu2019ll need to appreciate that routine is never routine. We have some wonderful days in this department and get to be with people through huge milestones in their lives. We also have some hard days and are with people as they grieve. You must be sensitive and understanding to different circumstances. Above all else, you must remain calm in an emergency. A patientu2019s status can change quickly and itu2019s never good for the patient or family to see the nurse in a panic. Youu2019re calm. Youu2019re in control. Youu2019re handling the situation. While youu2019re busy impacting the healthcare industry, weu2019ll take care of you with benefits that include health/dental/vision, FSA, matching retirement plans, paid vacation, adoption assistance, and more. Responsibilities + Triage walk-ins to determine if a patient is in labor, water is broken, false alarm, etc + Support pregnant patients in labor including induction, epidural assistance (if needed), general pain management and fetal monitoring + Assist and circulate in the operating room for cesarean sections, tubal ligation, cerclage and emergency procedures + Educate patients on various interventions or procedures - medications (name and purpose), exams, and labor stages + Assess newborn and provide care. + Communicate with the care management team, including anesthesiologist, physician or midwife, lactation nurse, charge nurse, postpartum unit, patient and family #LI-DH # Requirements + Minimum 2 recent years experience in LD. + Minimum education as required for licensure. + Basic Fetal Monitoring, NRP, ACLS, BLS certifications required. + Current California license as a Registered Nurse. Preferred + 5 years LD Experience Position is represented by CNA. Where You'll Work Founded in 1926, Glendale Memorial Hospital and Health Center is a 334-bed, acute care, nonprofit, community hospital located in Glendale, California. The hospital offers a full complement of services, including its award winning heart center, the colorectal surgery institute, a gastrointestinal program, and is a Los Angeles County approved primary stroke center. The hospital shares a legacy of humankindness with Dignity Health, one of the nationu2019s five largest health care systems. Visit here (for more information. One Community. One Mission. One California (
Created: 2025-10-04