What are the responsibilities and job description for the Travel RN - Labor & Delivery position at American Traveler?
Assignment Overview
- Shift: Nights, 3x12hrs
- Hours: 36 hrs/wk
- Start Date: Jun 22, 2026
- Length: 17 weeks
- Openings: 1
Description
American Traveler is seeking an experienced RN for a Labor & Delivery position at a small acute care hospital in Americus, GA, requiring at least 2 years of L&D experience and prior travel nursing experience.
Details
- Work in a 54-bed acute care hospital in Americus, GA
- LDRP unit with 10 LDRP beds, 1 C-section suite, and 4 triage beds; OR used occasionally for C-sections
- Level 2 NICU on unit; experienced travelers may float to NICU
- Patient population includes mothers 32 weeks gestation or greater without significant maternal risk factors, as well as stable antepartum patients (e.g., mag therapy, hyperemesis)
- Approximately 30–60 births per month
- Staffing ratios follow ACOG guidelines
- Unit supported by 2 LPNs and 2 OR techs who assist with C-sections, secretary duties, and discharges
- Fetal heart monitoring system: WatchChild (transition to WatchChild or OBIX within 6 months)
- Charting via MEDITECH (experience preferred)
- 12-hour night shifts, 6:45 PM – 7:00 AM
- Every other weekend required
- Travelers do not take call
- Holiday rotation shared with permanent staff
Requirements
- Active GA or Compact RN license required
- Required certifications: BLS, ACLS, NRP, and Intermediate Fetal Monitoring (EFM) or above
- Minimum 2 years of L&D specialty experience required
- At least 1 prior travel nursing contract required
- Ability to circulate for C-sections (scrubbing performed by OR techs)
- Driver's license required for consideration
- Candidates must reside at least 100 miles from the facility, as verified by the address on their driver's license
Additional Information
- Orientation averages 6 shifts, depending on familiarity with charting systems
- OB physician is in-house only when a patient is in active labor; anesthesia is in-house only for VBACs
- Respiratory therapy available 24/7; pharmacy not on-site 24/7 but accessible via a nearby affiliate and an on-call pharmacist
- Scrub dress code: forest green pants and white tops (or white pants); scrubs are not provided by the facility — travelers are responsible for their own scrubs (hospital scrubs provided for C-section cases)
- Candidates who have been employed by the facility within the last 12 months are not eligible for placement
- RTO requests are honored only if included in the initial assignment confirmation