Travel Labor and Delivery RN (Registered Nurse) Night Shift

Travel RN - Labor & Delivery

American Traveler

Kansas City, Missouri, United States

Position status: Open

Assignment type: travel

Shift: Nights

Length (weeks): 13

Openings: 1

$2,361.00/week (estimated advertised weekly pay)

Description

American Traveler is seeking an experienced Labor & Delivery RN for a 13-week night shift assignment in an LDRP unit requiring 3 years of specialty experience and both Kansas and Missouri or compact RN licensure in hand.

Details

• Acute care hospital setting with 74 staffed beds
• LDRP unit providing labor, delivery, recovery, and postpartum care
• Patient ratios of 1:1 to 1:3
• Night shift schedule: 3x12 hours, 7:00 PM to 7:00 AM
• Weekend rotation of 4-6 Saturday/Sunday shifts plus 2 Fridays per 6-week schedule
• Holiday coverage required: 1 major holiday (Thanksgiving or Christmas) and 1-2 minor holidays
• 2 mandatory on-call shifts per 6-week schedule
• Expected to care for any patient assignment within the LDRP unit including triage, c-section circulating, antepartum, intrapartum, and postpartum
• Full couplet care required
• Regular floating may be required between departments, units, and facilities
• Epic charting system required
• Unit handles vaginal births, c-sections, postpartum care, antenatal testing (NSTs, BPP by radiology), post-op GYN care, external cephalic version, and antepartum patients
• Facility performs fewer than 100 births per month

Requirements

• Active RN license - both Kansas and Missouri or compact license required in hand at time of consideration
• Current certifications: BLS, FHM, NRP; AWHONN Advanced and AWHONN Intermediate preferred
• Minimum 3 years of L&D experience required, with 2 years of recent specialty experience and no employment gaps greater than 90 days in the past year
• Community hospital experience preferred
• Prior travel experience as an L&D RN required
• Proficiency in IV therapy and phlebotomy including blood product administration, venous blood draws, and peripheral IV starts and maintenance
• Skilled in labor and delivery management including amnioinfusion, vaginal delivery assistance, c-section circulating, forceps/vacuum extraction, and hemorrhage/shock management
• Experience administering antihypertensives, Magnesium Sulfate, Pitocin, Prostaglandins, and Terbutaline
• Competency in antepartum care including NSTs, sterile vaginal exams, and external fetal heart monitoring
• Postpartum care skills including fundus/lochia/perineum assessment, foley catheter management, and wound care
• Experience managing postpartum complications including hemorrhage, pregnancy induced hypertension, and cesarean section recovery
• Pain management skills including epidural and PCA administration
• Fetal monitoring expertise including abnormal fetal heart rate pattern recognition, spiral electrode placement, and IUPC placement and calibration
• Newborn care skills including newborn assessment, cord care, metabolic screening, and discharge teaching
• 2 professional references required, one supervisor level or above, both from within the past year
• Social Security number required at time of consideration

Additional Information

Provide comprehensive nursing care across antepartum, intrapartum, postpartum, and newborn populations in an LDRP model

Charge RN assignments as needed per unit

Navy scrub color required

Must reside at least 75 miles from the facility to be eligible for the position

Maximum RTO of 7 days, with all time-off requests finalized at the time of consideration

No additional RTO or schedule changes permitted after offer or onsite

Previous BJC or Saint Luke's employees must wait 18 months with a 3-month break in service, or permanent employees must wait 1 year before returning as a traveler

First-time travelers will not be considered for this position

Free parking available

Hours per week: 36

Hours per shift: 12

American Traveler