RN Manager Labor and Delivery
Job Description
This is a full-time RN Manager, Labor & Delivery opportunity in Portsmouth, NH. The hospital is a 240-bed acute care facility serving communities across New Hampshire, Maine, and Massachusetts, and is the only hospital in the area recognized as an ACS Verified Level II Trauma Center and a Comprehensive Stroke Center.
The role. Reporting to the Family Care Services Market Director, this manager oversees an 18-bed Labor and Delivery unit comprising five labor rooms, seven postpartum rooms, one triage/antepartum room, three pediatric rooms, two surgical beds, a four-to-six-bed Level II nursery, and one OB operating room, with a team of 27.1 FTEs including RNs, an OB nurse navigator, lactation consultants, unit coordinators, and support staff. Day-to-day responsibilities include managing scheduling, employee and patient rounding, and patient satisfaction initiatives, while collaborating with the Perinatal Safety Nurse on competency development for clinical staff. The manager leads all aspects of personnel management — from interviewing and hiring through performance evaluations, learning plans, and disciplinary processes — and provides leadership in compliance with regulatory, national nursing, and specialty nursing standards. Additional responsibilities include evaluating patient outcomes, maintaining quality audits, monitoring daily core measures, and assisting with unit budget oversight.
What we're looking for.
- 3–7 years Labor and Delivery experience in an acute care setting — Required
- 3–7 years L&D Leadership experience in an acute care setting — Required
- 4-year Bachelor's Degree — Preferred
- NH RN License or valid compact state RN License — Required
Schedule. Full-time, days with rotating weekends.
Compensation. $100,000 - $148,000 per year
Meet Your Recruiter
Brent McKenzie
Franchise Partner (Southwest FL)
Brent McKenzie’s career in hospitality began at his family’s resort, where he learned the business from the ground up. From there, he moved into restaurants, starting as a dishwasher and working through every role a restaurant has to offer. Over 25 years, that hands-on experience grew into more than a decade of management, including opening several new businesses of varying sizes. He capped off his hospitality career running restaurant operations at a large luxury convention hotel. Along the way, he developed a sharp eye for talent: the ability to recognize who’s ready to perform on day one, and who has the potential to grow into something bigger.
When COVID reshaped the hospitality industry in 2020, Brent brought those same instincts into healthcare recruiting. Six years in, he’s built a reputation for taking the time to understand what each client actually needs, not just the job description, but the team dynamics, the culture, and the kind of person who’ll thrive there. For candidates, he’s the kind of recruiter who listens first. He wants to know where you’re trying to go in your career, what you’re looking for in your next role, and what would make a move worth making. That way, when he brings an opportunity to the table, it’s one worth considering.
Brent is dedicated to seeing every search through. His attention to detail, persistence, and genuine interest in the people on both sides of the hire are what his clients and candidates come back for.