Travel Nurse RN - Labor & Delivery in Tacoma, WA

Registered Nurse (RN) | Labor & Delivery
Location: Tacoma, WA
Agency: Concentric Healthcare Staffing
Pay: Competitive weekly pay (inquire for details)
Contract Duration: 13 Weeks
Start Date: ASAP

About the Position

Job Title

Registered Nurse – Labor and Delivery (12-Hour Nights)

Location

Tacoma, WA | Acute Care

Schedule / Job Type

Contract | Full-Time | Night Shift | 4x12-hour shifts per week (expected 48 hours/week) | Onsite

Key Responsibilities

• Provide high-acuity Labor and Delivery nursing care including labor management, vaginal and cesarean deliveries, inductions, epidural monitoring, and antepartum care
• Triage OB patients and manage complex conditions including hypertension, magnesium administration, preterm labor, PROM, multiple births, and postpartum hemorrhage
• Circulate in the OR, perform cervical checks, and read and interpret fetal monitoring strips
• Serve as a second set of hands to receive and recover normal newborns as needed, including APGAR scoring
• Float within the unit to antepartum and occasionally to postpartum as needed, within scope and experience
• Document accurately using EPIC EMR and operate unit equipment including Alaris CareFusion IV pumps, Pyxis medication dispensing, and Centricity/Qx fetal surveillance monitors

Required Qualifications

• Active Registered Nurse (RN) license
• BLS certification required
• NRP certification required
• Intermediate Fetal Heart Monitoring (AWHONN) certification required
• EPIC EMR experience required
• Minimum 2 years of Labor and Delivery RN experience with previous travel experience; 5+ years preferred; first-time travelers considered on a case-by-case basis

Preferred Experience / Skills

• Experience with high-risk OB patient populations including hypertensive disorders, insulin drips, and preterm labor management
• Familiarity with AWHONN patient ratio guidelines and high-volume delivery environments (up to 300 deliveries/month)
• Experience working in a Level II Trauma Center or facility with a Level IV NICU
• Comfort operating in an OR circulator role within a Labor and Delivery setting

Why Join Us

• Work in a well-supported unit with 24/7 laborist coverage, respiratory therapy, phlebotomy, CNA support, scrub techs, and scheduled break nurses each shift
• Free badge-access parking available in designated areas, with scrubs provided by the facility