Travel RN - Labor & Delivery

Travel RN - Labor & Delivery

American Traveler

Tacoma, Washington, United States

Position ID: P-751041

Position status: Open

Assignment type: travel

Shift: Nights

Length (weeks): 15

Openings: 1

$3,203.00/week (estimated advertised weekly pay)

Description

American Traveler is hiring a Labor & Delivery RN for a night shift break nurse role requiring 2+ years of L&D experience and Epic proficiency in a high-acuity Birth Center.

Details

Birth Center unit within a Level II Trauma Center with Level IV NICU

34 L&D beds including 15 labor rooms, 12 antepartum, 4 OB ED, and 3 OR spaces

18-bed Postpartum unit

High acuity patient population including hypertension, Mg administration, C-sections (33% rate), preterm labor, insulin drips, vaginal deliveries, epidurals, inductions, PROM, multiple births, and postpartum hemorrhage

Up to 300 deliveries per month

Patient ratios per AWHONN guidelines: 1:1 active labor, 1:2 non-active laboring, 1:2-3 antepartum depending on acuity

This is a scheduled Break Nurse position, working 4x12-hour shifts for 48 hours per week

Shift schedule: 10-hour nights (1900-0730)

Weekend rotation required every other weekend, subject to variability based on need

No mandatory on-call requirements, though may pick up available open shifts

Floating required to Antepartum (within L&D) and occasionally Postpartum (4th floor), within scope and experience

Uses Epic EMR, Alaris CareFusion IV pumps, Pyxis medication dispensing, Centricity/Qx fetal surveillance monitors, CAD Solaris epidural pumps, Panda Warmers, and Coviden SCDs

Requirements

Active WA or compact RN license

Current certifications: BLS, NRP, and Intermediate Fetal Heart Monitoring (AWHONN)

Minimum 2 years of L&D RN experience required, with previous travel experience preferred; 5+ years strongly preferred

High acuity experience including labor management, delivery of high-risk OB patients, OB triage, OR circulation, cervical checks, and fetal monitoring strip interpretation

Ability to serve as second set of hands for newborn recovery and APGAR scoring as needed

Epic EMR experience required

Additional Information

Provide comprehensive labor and delivery nursing care including triage, labor management, and delivery support for high-risk OB patients

Support includes CNA staff, LPN scrub techs (NRP certified), receptionist/HUC, floating charge nurse, resource RN (pending staffing), and 24/7 RT and Laborist coverage

NICU RTs attend high-risk deliveries and respond when fetal monitoring strips indicate concern

Anesthesia coverage is scheduled during day shift and shared after 1700

Orientation includes hospital orientation plus 2 weeks on unit and 1 week of independent practice, beginning 3 weeks before residents start on the floor

Holiday coverage expected on a fair and equitable basis

RTO requests must be submitted prior to contract approval; incidental days off require discussion with CANM or Manager

Schedules are built in 6-week increments and released 2 weeks prior to the start of each schedule cycle; block schedules cannot be guaranteed

Scrubs are facility-provided and must not be worn outside the facility

Free badge-access parking available in designated areas

First-time travelers considered upon review