Travel RN - Labor & Delivery - LDRP

Travel RN - Labor & Delivery - LDRP

American Traveler

Bismarck, North Dakota, United States

Position status: Open

Assignment type: travel

Shift: Days

Length (weeks): 26

Openings: 1

Start date: 2026-11-16

$2,959.00/week (estimated advertised weekly pay)

Description

American Traveler is hiring an RN for an LDRP unit requiring 3 years of LDRP experience and AWHONN Intermediate Fetal Monitoring certification.

Details

• Acute care Level 2 trauma hospital setting on an LDRP unit with 7 L&D beds, 12 postpartum beds, and 8 surgical beds
• Unit includes 1 C-section dedicated OR and 2 GYN surgical ORs, plus a 3-bay triage area averaging 17 patients/month
• Approximately 643 births annually
• Follows AWHONN staffing ratios: L&D 1:1-2, Postpartum 1:2-3 couplets, 1:3-4 surgical/medical
• Patient population includes obstetric, L&D, antepartum, triage, and postpartum cases (accepting 23+ weeks gestation), including gestational hypertension, gestational diabetes, and occasional higher-risk patients
• RNs are expected to titrate drips including pitocin, mag sulfate, and occasional insulin, and administer medications such as procardia, labetalol, TXA, methergine, hemabate, and cytotec
• RNs are expected to scrub in for cases when possible
• Uses EPIC EMR
• EFM system is GE/Corometrics (129, 259 CA-X, and 128 series models)
• Remote tele-capable unit with infrequent tele patients; RNs expected to read tele in Phase 1 recovery for C-section patients
• Rotational 12-hour shifts (7a-7p and 7p-7a), scheduled 6 weeks in advance
• Weekend requirement of every third weekend; holidays as needed
• Float requirements include Peds MS, NICU feeder-growers, Med/Surg, PCU, ICU, ED, and Psych units as 1:1 sitter or helping hands
• No mandatory call or standby requirement; optional overtime available

Requirements

• Active ND or Compact RN license required
• Required certifications: BLS, NRP, AWHONN Intermediate Fetal Monitoring (Advanced preferred), and STABLE
• Minimum 3 years of LDRP experience required
• Must be able to titrate drips independently
• First-time travelers welcome but expected to be ready to work independently quickly
• Two professional references required: one supervisor from within the last 12 months worked and one peer or supervisor from within the last 3 years worked, including employment dates and rehire eligibility
• Copy of driver's license required for consideration

Additional Information

• Provide direct patient care across L&D, antepartum, postpartum, and triage areas
• Charge nurse is present each shift and takes an assignment, attending deliveries for APGAR scoring; travelers are not assigned charge duties
• Unit supported by an OB scrub tech (Monday-Friday days), a unit clerk, and occasional nursing student techs
• OB and Neonatology providers on call 24/7, with an NNP in-house overnight; anesthesia in-house 24/7
• Surgical scrubs provided for dress code
• Unit-specific orientation consists of two 12-hour shifts
• Department noted for high patient satisfaction
• Must reside at least 50 miles from the facility
• Candidates may not have been directly employed (full time, part time, or PRN) by any CommonSpirit-affiliated facility, including CHI or Dignity, within the past year
• Up to 7 days of RTO may be requested upfront per 13-week contract; additional RTO will not be approved after submission

Hours per week: 36

Hours per shift: 12