Labor and Delivery Registered Nurse

Job Description

Job Description

Job Title : Labor & Delivery Registered Nurse (L&D RN)

Start Date: Early December 2026
Contract Duration: 13 to 26 weeks 
Shift: Variable, 3×12-hour shifts
Minimum Experience: 1 year
First-Time Travelers Accepted: Yes
Weekend Requirement: Yes
On-Call Requirement: No
Guaranteed Hours: 60 hours per 2 weeks
Floating: Required within scope of practice
Block Scheduling: Not available
Local Candidates: Not accepted — permanent address must be at least 50 miles from the facility
Pending License: Not accepted
RTO: Considered based on request

Required Certifications

• BLS
• ACLS
• NRP
• AWHONN Intermediate Fetal Monitoring

Preferred Certification: AWHONN Advanced

Facility Information

• Facility Type: Acute Care Medical Center / Long-Term Care / Outpatient
• Facility Designation: Critical Access Hospital, Level IV Trauma
• Staffed Beds: 46 acute care beds and 22 long-term care beds
• Charting System: Epic (preferred)
• Scrub Attire: Any color or business casual
• Parking: Free

Position Overview

The Labor & Delivery Registered Nurse will provide comprehensive obstetric, labor and delivery, postpartum, and newborn care. The ideal candidate will have at least one year of relevant experience and be comfortable supporting vaginal deliveries, fetal monitoring, postpartum recovery, and neonatal care.

Key Responsibilities & Required Clinical Skills

Labor & Delivery

• Assist with vaginal deliveries and high-risk deliveries as needed.
• Perform sterile vaginal examinations and recognize abnormal fetal heart rate patterns.
• Manage obstetric emergencies, including hemorrhage and shock.
• Provide obstetric triage and antepartum care.
• Utilize external fetal monitoring; internal fetal monitoring experience is preferred.

Medication Administration & IV Therapy

• Administer Pitocin, magnesium sulfate, antihypertensives, prostaglandins, and terbutaline.
• Initiate and maintain IV access and use infusion pumps.
• Administer blood and blood products.
• Insulin drip experience is preferred.

Newborn & Neonatal Care

• Perform newborn assessments and assign APGAR scores.
• Provide thermoregulation, radiant warmer care, and infant identification.
• Support newborn hypoglycemia management and neonatal abstinence syndrome care.
• Assist with newborn education and discharge teaching.
• Baby nurse experience is preferred.

Postpartum & Maternal Care

• Provide couplet care and postpartum recovery.
• Monitor fundus, lochia, perineum, and surgical wounds.
• Support breastfeeding and lactation education.
• Care for patients following cesarean and vaginal deliveries.
• Manage postpartum hemorrhage and pregnancy-induced hypertension.
• Perform Foley catheter care and pain management.

Additional Clinical Skills

• Maintain isolation precautions and appropriate PPE practices.
• Provide vaccine administration.
• Support newborn screening, phototherapy, and circumcision care as needed.
• Assist with multiple births and related postpartum care.

Housing Information

• Facility-provided housing is available during the assignment.
• Housing is typically a one-bedroom apartment intended primarily for the traveler.
• Move-in is permitted no earlier than 72 hours before the contract start date and move-out must occur within 24 hours after the contract ends.
• Pets are not allowed.
• Additional occupants require facility approval.
• The traveler must clean the housing unit before departure; additional cleaning fees may apply.

Important Scheduling Information

The assignment guarantees 60 hours per two-week pay period . The traveler may be called off for one 12-hour shift per two-week period.

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