Travel OB/GYN RN - $2,327 per week

Care Career is seeking a travel nurse RN Labor and Delivery for a travel nursing job in Carthage, Tennessee.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: Labor and Delivery
• Discipline: RN
• Start Date: 07/13/2026
• Duration: 13 weeks
• 36 hours per week
• Shift: 12 hours, nights
• Employment Type: Travel

Travel RN – Labor & Delivery / Nursery / Postpartum

Location: Highpoint Health Riverview with Ascension St. Thomas, Carthage, TN
Facility: 25-bed Critical Access Hospital
Contract Length: 13 Weeks (91 Days)
Shift: Nights | 7:00 PM – 7:01 AM
Guaranteed Hours: 36 Hours/Week
Openings: 1
Start: Orientation held weekly on Mondays

Position Summary

Highpoint Health Riverview is seeking an experienced Travel Registered Nurse (RN) to provide comprehensive maternal-newborn care across the Labor & Delivery, Nursery, and Postpartum units. The ideal candidate will be comfortable working in a small critical access hospital environment and caring for mothers and newborns throughout the continuum of care.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct patient care in Labor & Delivery, Nursery, and Postpartum units.
• Monitor laboring patients and fetal well-being.
• Assist with deliveries and immediate newborn care.
• Deliver postpartum nursing care and patient education.
• Perform newborn assessments and routine nursery care.
• Collaborate with physicians and interdisciplinary healthcare teams.
• Float to related areas as needed.
• Participate in on-call coverage requirements.

Unit Details

• 2 Labor & Delivery Beds
• 3 Postpartum Beds
• Patient Ratio: 1:2
• EMR: Meditech
• Patient Population: Maternity patients and newborns

Required Qualifications

• Active Tennessee RN License (or compact license eligible for TN)
• Minimum 1 year of recent Labor & Delivery experience
• Experience in Labor & Delivery, Nursery, and Postpartum care
• Fetal Monitoring experience
• Certifications required prior to start:
  • BLS
  • ACLS
  • NRP
  • AWHONN Fetal Monitoring

Preferred Qualifications

• Couplet Care experience
• PALS certification
• Meditech experience
• Centricity experience

Schedule & Call Requirements

• Every other weekend rotation
• 3 on-call 12-hour shifts per 4-week schedule
• Additional floating as needed

Candidate Profile

• Positive attitude and team-oriented approach
• Strong communication and critical thinking skills
• Ability to work independently in a rural critical access setting
• Flexible and adaptable to varying patient volumes

Additional Information Travel candidates must reside 60+ miles from the facility. Tennessee Abuse Registry clearance required before start date. Scrub Color: Any professional scrub color permitted. Located approximately one hour from Nashville, TN, with access to boating, fishing, and outdoor recreation along the Cumberland River and Cordell Hull Lake.

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Benefits

• Referral bonus
• Weekly pay
• Medical benefits
• Continuing Education
• Dental benefits
• Vision benefits