RN Labor and Delivery

Where You’ll Work

Founded in 1923, Dignity Health - 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.

One Community. One Mission. One California 

Job Summary and Responsibilities

As a Labor & Delivery Nurse at St Mary Medical Center now part of CommonSpirit Health formed between Catholic Health Initiatives (CHI) and Dignity Health you’ll 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. You’re busy monitoring the mother’s dilation progress while also keeping close watch on the baby’s fetal heart rate. You'll be coaching mom as the baby is delivered and providing updates and support to the patient’s partner and loved ones. 

To thrive in this role you’ll 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 patient’s status can change quickly and it’s never good for the patient or family to see the nurse in a panic. You’re calm. You’re in control. You’re handling the situation.

While you’re busy impacting the healthcare industry we’ll 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

If you are committed to social justice health equity and prepared to deliver care in new innovative ways you belong with us.

Job Requirements

Required

• 1-2 years of Labor & Delivery experience
• Current State of California RN license
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification - American Heart Association
• Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certification - American Heart Association
• Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) certification
• Advanced Fetal Monitoring certification