About This Role
This travel nursing opportunity is for an experienced and compassionate Registered Nurse specializing in Labor & Delivery. The role involves providing comprehensive care to mothers and newborns throughout labor, delivery, immediate recovery, and postpartum care, including working in an operating room setting and performing newborn care responsibilities.
Responsibilities
- Provide comprehensive nursing care to mothers throughout labor, delivery, recovery, and the postpartum period
- Monitor maternal vital signs, fetal well-being, and patient responses throughout the childbirth process
- Administer medications and treatments according to physician orders and established nursing protocols
- Coach and support patients during labor, helping them understand procedures and manage discomfort
- Assist physicians and other healthcare professionals during labor and delivery
- Provide immediate care and support to newborns following delivery
- Perform newborn nursing responsibilities, including acting as the Baby RN when assigned
- Be comfortable assisting with procedures in the operating room
- Educate patients and families on postpartum recovery, newborn care, and infant safety
- Assess patients, identify potential complications, and promptly communicate changes in clinical condition
- Collaborate with physicians and the multidisciplinary healthcare team to support safe, high-quality patient care
- Maintain accurate patient records and comply with applicable nursing standards and facility policies
Requirements
- Current and valid Registered Nurse (RN) license applicable to the assignment
- Minimum 2 years of Labor & Delivery nursing experience
- Previous travel nursing experience in Labor & Delivery
- Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification
- Current Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certification
- Current Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) certification
- Ability to provide two professional references
- Comfort working in an OR setting and providing newborn care
- Strong clinical assessment, communication, and critical-thinking skills
- Ability to work night shifts in a fast-paced healthcare environment
Important Details
- Schedule: Night Shift, 7:00 PM–7:30 AM
- Hours: 36 hours per week
- Contract duration: Approximately 13 weeks
- Department: Labor & Delivery
- Work setting: On-site
- Employment type: Contract – Travel Nursing