Labor and Delivery (L&D)-RN-Travel

Labor & Delivery (L&D) Registered Nurse

The Labor & Delivery Registered Nurse provides comprehensive nursing care to women and newborns throughout labor, delivery, and the immediate postpartum period. The RN monitors maternal and fetal well-being, supports patients through childbirth, assists with obstetric procedures and emergencies, and collaborates with the obstetric team to deliver safe, compassionate, family-centered care.

Assignment Details:

• Location: Altamonte Springs, FL
• Unit: Labor & Delivery
• Length of assignment: 13 weeks
• Guaranteed hours: 36 hours per week
• Shift: Nights, 7p-7a (12 hours)
• Call requirements: None
• Weekend requirements: 6 shifts per 6-week schedule
• Float requirements: Mother/Baby only, if needed

Key Responsibilities:

• Assess and monitor mothers and fetuses throughout labor, including contractions, vital signs, and fetal heart rate patterns.
• Interpret electronic fetal monitoring (EFM) and recognize signs of fetal or maternal distress.
• Provide labor support, comfort measures, and pain management, including care of patients with epidurals.
• Administer medications, IV fluids, and induction or augmentation agents as prescribed.
• Assist with vaginal and cesarean deliveries, including scrub or circulating duties as needed.
• Provide immediate newborn care, including assessment, stabilization, and assistance with resuscitation.
• Recognize and respond to obstetric emergencies such as hemorrhage, preeclampsia, and shoulder dystocia.
• Perform obstetric triage assessments as needed.
• Provide immediate postpartum care, including fundal checks, bleeding assessment, and recovery monitoring.
• Educate patients and families on labor, newborn care, breastfeeding, and postpartum recovery.
• Collaborate with obstetricians, midwives, anesthesia, neonatal staff, and other healthcare team members.
• Maintain accurate and timely documentation in the electronic medical record (EMR).
• Follow infection-control, medication-safety, and patient-safety protocols.

Requirements:

• Minimum 2 years of Labor & Delivery experience
• Obstetric triage experience preferred
• Active RN license

Required Certifications:

• BLS (Basic Life Support)
• ACLS (Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support)
• NRP (Neonatal Resuscitation Program)

Required Documents:

• Current, active RN license
• Copies of BLS, ACLS, and NRP certification cards
• Updated resume with employment history
• Skills checklist
• References
• Proof of immunizations and TB test
• Photo ID

Pay & Benefits:

Travel Pay (weekly)

• Taxable: $972
• Non-taxable: $1,267
• Gross weekly: $2,239

Local Pay (weekly)

• $2,052