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: Oct 26, 2026
- Length: 13 weeks
- Openings: 1
Description
American Traveler is hiring an RN for a Labor & Delivery position requiring 2 years of L&D experience and active KY or compact RN licensure.
Details
- Work in the Labor and Delivery Unit within Women's and Newborn Services
- Unit includes 4 LDR beds and 10 postpartum beds
- Patient ratios of 3 couplets (mother/baby) and 1:1 for active labor
- Level 1 nursery, delivering infants at 35 weeks gestation and higher
- Low risk labor patient population
- Night shift schedule from 7p-7a
- Every other weekend required
- No call requirements
- Uses Meditech and Centricity EHR systems
Requirements
- Active RN license (KY or Compact) currently in hand
- Associate Degree in Nursing required
- Minimum 2 years of labor and delivery experience required
- Current certifications: NRP, Intermediate Fetal Monitoring, ACLS, and BLS (AHA certifications required)
- Mother/baby couplet care experience preferred
- Social Security number and date of birth required for consideration
Additional Information
- Provide nursing care for low risk labor and delivery patients and mother/baby couplet care
- Work in a 100-bed, Joint Commission accredited acute care facility
- Level 4 trauma designation
- Galaxy blue scrub color required
- Orientation conducted on the 1st and 3rd Monday of the month
- Permanent address cannot be within 60 miles of the facility
- Candidates cannot have worked as permanent staff at any LifePoint facility within the last 12 months
- Cannot be employed elsewhere full time
Benefits:
Health Insurance, 401K Plan