Labor and Delivery Travel Nurse - Des Moines, IA

This Labor and Delivery travel nurse position in Des Moines, Iowa, with Advantis Medical is a 13-week Travel Labor and Delivery Registered Nurse (RN) contract at MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center. This role pays $2,172 per week and follows a Days shift with a 3x12 schedule.

As the Labor and Delivery registered nurse on this assignment, you'll assess maternal and fetal well-being, interpret fetal heart-rate patterns, guide patients through every stage of labor, birth, and recovery, and respond to obstetric emergencies as they arise.

Advantis Medical supports travel clinicians with streamlined credentialing to help with fast start dates, free license support and renewals, and Day 1 benefits.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and interpret maternal and fetal status, including electronic fetal monitoring, escalating concerns promptly
• Support patients through labor, delivery, and immediate postpartum recovery
• Administer medications and manage IV therapy, including oxytocin titration as ordered and per facility protocol
• Provide immediate newborn care and support neonatal resuscitation per NRP guidelines

Travel Nursing Requirements

• 2+ years of recent Labor and Delivery nursing experience
• Active Iowa RN License

MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center — Des Moines, IA

MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center is a teaching and referral hospital with adult and pediatric services. Its downtown campus combines emergency, medical, surgical and maternity care.

• The hospital provides adult emergency and Level II trauma care. MercyOne Children's Hospital on the same campus provides pediatric emergency and Level II trauma care.
• The Joint Commission certifies the stroke program as an Advanced Thrombectomy-Capable Stroke Center. Mechanical thrombectomy is available for acute ischemic stroke.
• Critical care includes cardiac-medical and neuro-trauma-medical ICUs, with care for complex trauma patients as well as medical and cardiovascular illness.
• Cardiovascular procedures include coronary angioplasty, stent placement and coronary artery bypass surgery, covering both catheter-based and open surgical treatment.
• General, orthopedic and robotic surgery complement the hospital's inpatient medical services, adding postoperative care to its broader medical and surgical setting.
• The birth center cares for low- and high-risk pregnancies through delivery and postpartum recovery. A Level III NICU is within the medical center.