Travel Nurse RN - Emergency Room (ER) / Trauma - $2,074 per week in Glenwood Springs, CO

Registered Nurse (RN) | Emergency Room (ER) / Trauma
Location: Glenwood Springs, CO
Agency: Highland Staffing, LLC
Pay: $2,074 per week
Shift Information: Nights - 3 days x 12 hours
Contract Duration: 13 Weeks
Start Date: 8/18/2026

About the Position

Job Title

Travel Labor & Delivery Registered Nurse

Job Summary

Join the dedicated Family Birth Place Team at Valley View Hospital in Glenwood Springs, Colorado, a facility recognized with Pathway to Excellence Designation. This role offers an exciting opportunity for an experienced Labor & Delivery Registered Nurse to provide comprehensive care in a high-volume unit.

The Family Birth Place manages approximately 60 deliveries per month, with projections to increase to over 80 deliveries monthly. You will be instrumental in providing evidenced-based, compassionate, and patient-centered care to mothers and newborns (32 weeks gestation and up), encompassing labor, delivery, postpartum, couplet care, and support for obstetric procedures in the OR and PACU.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide direct nursing care to laboring mothers, newborns (32 weeks gestation and up), and postpartum patients.
• Perform comprehensive couplet care, supporting both mother and infant.
• Assist with obstetric procedures in the Operating Room (OR) and provide post-anesthesia care in the PACU.
• Monitor and interpret fetal heart tracings, recognizing and responding to changes appropriately.
• Administer medications, perform treatments, and operate medical equipment relevant to labor, delivery, and postpartum care.
• Educate patients and families on various aspects of maternal and newborn care.
• Collaborate effectively with physicians, midwives, and other healthcare professionals to ensure coordinated patient care.
• Assume Charge Nurse responsibilities as assigned, overseeing unit operations and staff.

Required Qualifications

• Current unencumbered Registered Nurse (RN) license.
• Demonstrated recent experience as a Registered Nurse in Labor & Delivery, postpartum, and couplet care. (Years of experience: Not specified, but significant experience implied for a traveler and charge role).
• Experience caring for neonates 32 weeks gestation and up.
• Proven experience in an L&D unit that includes OR and PACU support.
• Prior Charge Nurse experience in a Labor & Delivery setting.
• Ability to adapt to a fast-paced and high-volume environment.
• Strong teamwork and communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications

Not specified.

Skills & Competencies

• Clinical Skills: Advanced fetal monitoring interpretation, vaginal and C-section delivery support, epidural and pain management support, neonatal assessment and care, postpartum hemorrhage management, breastfeeding support, IV insertion, medication administration, electronic health record (EHR) documentation.
• Equipment: Fetal monitors, IV pumps, infant warmers, resuscitation equipment.
• Soft Skills: Exceptional communication, critical thinking, problem-solving, empathy, teamwork, adaptability, strong organizational skills, patient advocacy.

Shift Details

• Shift Type: Night shift (NOC)
• Shift Duration: 12 hours
• Days per Week: 3 days per week
• Schedule: Rotating weekends required.
• Call Requirements: Participation in a call rotation, typically one 12-hour shift every 6 weeks (subject to change based on unit needs).
• Contract Length: 13 weeks
• Start Date: August 18, 2026
• Time Off: Limited requested time off (RTO) preferred.

Licensing Requirements

• Current, unencumbered Colorado (CO) Registered Nurse (RN) license or a compact state RN license with the ability to practice in Colorado.
• AHA Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
• AHA Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certification.
• Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) certification.
• STABLE Program certification.
• Current Flu Vaccine required.