What are the responsibilities and job description for the Travel RN - Labor & Delivery - Obstetrics position at American Traveler?
Assignment Overview
- Shift: Nights, 3x12hrs
- Hours: 36 hrs/wk
- Start Date: Sep 13, 2026
- Length: 13 weeks
- Openings: 1
Description
American Traveler is seeking an experienced RN for a 13-week Labor & Delivery / OB travel assignment in Eau Claire, WI, requiring a minimum of 2 years of L&D experience and active BLS and NRP certifications.
Details
- Acute care hospital setting with a dedicated OB/L&D unit
- LDRP-style role covering both labor and postpartum — RNs care for laboring patients, postpartum mothers, newborns, and couplets
- Unit includes 8 L&D beds, 1 OR suite for C-sections, 1 triage bed, and 12 postpartum beds
- Unit delivers approximately 100–120 births per month (1,300–1,400 per year)
- Staffing ratios follow AWHONN guidelines
- Common patient diagnoses include pre-eclampsia, gestational diabetes, postpartum hemorrhage, newborn respiratory distress, and routine pregnancy
- RNs are required to titrate drips including oxytocin, insulin, and magnesium
- RNs do not circulate in the OR or recover patients after general anesthesia
- CPAP, BiPAP, and ventilators are available on the unit for newborns and managed by separate staff
- Fetal monitoring uses GE monitors with the Fetalink EFM system; strip interpretation is supported by tele techs on another unit
- Charting is performed in Cerner (transitioning to Epic)
- 12-hour night shifts, 1900–0730
- Self-scheduling with weekend rotation every 3rd Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- No on-call or standby requirement
- Potential to float to other units as a sitter, in the same rotation as staff nurses
Requirements
- Active WI RN license or compact RN license (must be active by start date)
- Current certifications required: BLS (AHA) and NRP (Neonatal Resuscitation Program)
- Minimum 2 years of L&D experience required
- Comfort with neonatal resuscitation, labor patients, postpartum patients, couplets, and stable newborn care
- 2 professional references required: 1 supervisor reference within the last 12 months of relevant experience, and 1 peer or supervisor reference from the same specialty within the last 3 years
Additional Information
- Orientation consists of approximately 3 days: 1 day of online training, 1 day on the labor unit, and 1 day on the postpartum unit
- OB/Neonatologist is not in-house 24/7; anesthesia is available in-house 24/7
- Charge nurses may or may not take an assignment; travel RNs will not serve in the charge role
- Nurse aides and surgical techs are present on the unit
- Scrubs are provided by the facility
- Candidates who have previously worked for this health system as permanent staff must have an end date at least 6 months prior to their start date, and hospital approval is required
- Candidates residing within 80 miles of the facility are considered local, which may affect the travel pay rate
Benefits:
Health Insurance, 401K Plan