Are you excited about a new and exciting opportunity? Do you have a passion for working with families and individuals in need of healthcare, housing, and community support services? Are you interested in working for a mission-driven and innovative organization? Well, look no further! At Community of Hope, we envision Washington, DC, where everyone is healthy, housed, and hopeful. If you are ready to make a positive difference in the community, this position is for you! 

Our mission: To improve health, end homelessness, and partner with communities to make Washington, DC more equitable. 

Our Approach and Values: 

We celebrate people’s strengths and acknowledge the impact of trauma on people’s lives.   

We embrace diversity, welcome all voices, and treat everyone with respect and compassion. 

We lead and advocate for changes to make systems more equitable. 

We strive for excellence and value integrity in all that we do. 

Position Summary:  The PRN RN Birth Assistant is accountable directly to the Birth Center RN Manager.  This is a PRN/On-Call position (scheduled on an as-needed basis), based out of our Family Health and Birth Center in NE, DC.  

The pay rate for this position is $38.61 per hour and the offer amount is determined by the candidate's education, qualifications and experience.  Indeed provides its own estimated salary calculator and is not affiliated with COH’s range. 

Highlighted Duties and Responsibilities:

• Sets up birth room for client in labor including checks of emergency equipment;
• Maintains a comfortable, clean environment in the birth room
• Provides ongoing support for client and family as appropriate from admit to discharge;
• Check maternal vital signs, fetal heart tones, and neonate vital signs at intervals according to policy and practice guidelines; reporting any abnormal values to midwife;
• Assist CNMs with tasks surrounding delivery of infant, including but not limited to: ensuring that needed instruments are within reach, assisting with drying and stimulating neonate, and assisting with emergency procedures as dictated by CNM;
• Returns birth room to original condition following discharge of patient(s), including cleaning restocking, sterilizing instruments and tub, removing waste and biohazard materials, replacing instruments used, doing laundry, making bed;
• Reports supplies that need to be ordered, equipment in need of repair, and other birth center needs as appropriate.
• Notes time of all standard and emergency procedures, including vital signs, ROM, birth placenta delivery, all emergency procedures, and medications given. 
• Performs other duties as assigned by supervisor. 

• A current, unencumbered DC Registered Nurse license required.
• Experience attending a minimum of 20 labors and births required; experience with out-of-hospital births a plus;
• Valid BLS and NRP certifications;
• Completion of skills test on or before first day of employment;
• Ability to work in a non-profit environment. 
• Proof of vaccinations is required.  COH will consider requests for reasonable accommodations for anyone who cannot be vaccinated for a religious or medical reason, subject to applicable law.

At COH, we prioritize the following well-being and work-life balance-centered benefits: 

• Remote work opportunities are available for many, but not all, of our roles, promoting a culture of work-life balance 
• 8-hour workdays, which include a paid lunch 
• 11.5 paid company holidays, 1 personal floating holiday, paid vacation and sick leave based on the average number of hours per week and work schedule 
• Vacation and sick leave accrual based on bi-weekly work schedule 
• Annual performance-based raises, up to 5% of your annual pay 
• Loan repayment for clinicians, licensing reimbursement, and continuing education unit funds for licensed staff 
• Many opportunities for internal promotions and transfers across the agency as we continue to grow; we average 30+ promotions each year 
• Ongoing internal leadership training for supervisors 
• Ongoing well-being activities, culture compact activities and training, and trauma-informed care initiatives and training 
• Life insurance, short-term disability, and long-term disability insurance 
• 403(b) Retirement Plan 
• And much more!   

About Us: 

Community of Hope is a mission-driven, innovative, and rapidly growing nonprofit. For 45 years, we have provided healthcare, housing, and community support services to make Washington, DC more equitable. As a Federally Qualified Health Center, we provide medical, dental, emotional wellness, and care coordination services for the whole family at three locations in DC. Community of Hope also strongly emphasizes maternal and child health, with midwifery practice and the only free-standing birth center in DC. In 2024, Community of Hope provided about 50,000 medical visits, 6,300 dental visits, and 17,000 behavioral health visits for about 16,000 patients. Community of Hope is also one of the largest providers of homelessness prevention and housing services for 1,600 households—1,384 families and 220 individuals—experiencing homelessness in DC. Community support through Family Success Center, our WIC nutrition centers, and perinatal care coordination for pregnant people experiencing homelessness reach hundreds more families. We believe that everyone in DC can be healthy, housed, and hopeful.   

In 2025, we were selected as one of The Washington Post 150 Top Workplaces.  This is the 8th time we've been selected since 2014 based on feedback from our staff. 

To request a reasonable accommodation to complete an employment application or for general questions about employment with Community of Hope, contact a Recruiting Coordinator. Email: hr@cohdc.org Phone: 202-407-7747. Community of Hope is an equal opportunity employer.