Travel RN - Labor & Delivery

Travel RN - Labor & Delivery

American Traveler

Ellsworth, Maine, United States

Position ID: P-741539

Position status: Open

Assignment type: travel

Shift: Nights

Length (weeks): 13

Openings: 1

Start date: 2026-09-07T00:00:00.000Z

$2,791.00/week (estimated advertised weekly pay)

Description

American Traveler is hiring an RN for a Labor & Delivery (LDRP) position requiring 2+ years of L&D experience and a Maine or compact RN license.

Details

Work in the OB unit of a 64-bed hospital with a Level III Nursery

Unit averages 200 births per year with 4 Labor and 4 Postpartum beds

LDRP model providing care across Antepartum, Intrapartum, and Postpartum/Couplet phases including well-baby care

Low-risk patient population; high-risk patients are transferred out for delivery

Patient conditions include post-partum hemorrhage, pre-eclampsia, HELLP, bilirubin babies, NAS babies, and feeders/growers

Unit also receives Med/Surg overflow patients for low-acuity needs such as IV antibiotics, swing bed, or rehab (no infectious or telemetry patients)

Patient ratios follow AWHONN guidelines: 1:2 Laboring, 1:1 Active Labor, 1:3-4 Couplets, and 1:2-3 Med/Surg

Rooming-in model with no dedicated Nursery or Nursery RN

Shift schedule is 7P-7A, 12-hour nights, 36 hours per week

Weekend rotation is every other weekend with no on-call requirements

Floating may be required to Med/Surg or ED for task-only assignments (no patient assignment taken)

Uses Cerner EMR

Requirements

Active RN license (Maine or Compact)

Minimum 2 years of Labor & Delivery experience required

First-time travelers considered only with at least 3 years of L&D experience

Required certifications: BLS, ACLS, NRP, and Intermediate or Advanced Fetal Monitoring

STABLE certification must be completed within 30 days of start

Experience with all phases of LDRP care and well-baby care required

Skills required include shoulder dystocia management, epidural management, nitrous administration, intrathecal spinal analgesia, and neonatal care during C-sections (catching babies only, not circulating)

Newborn care skills required including vital signs, thermoregulation, hypoglycemia management, bilirubin babies, and NAS babies

Additional Information

Care team includes a charge nurse, midwife (primary caregiver), on-call OB, 24/7 respiratory therapy, and 24/7 hospitalist support

Unit is staffed with at least 2 nurses overnight, sometimes 3

HUC support available 4 days per week; no dedicated CNA support

Orientation includes general hospital orientation plus 1 shift on the unit

Holiday coverage required on a rotating every-other-holiday basis

Time off requests require manager approval

Scrubs may be any professional color; procedural scrubs provided for OR use only

Free parking is available

Flu vaccination required for clearance to start, with medical exemptions only considered and subject to facility approval