What are the responsibilities and job description for the Travel RN - Labor & Delivery position at American Traveler?
Assignment Overview
- Shift: Days, 3x12hrs
- Hours: 36 hrs/wk
- Start Date: Jul 20, 2026
- Length: 17 weeks
- Openings: 1
Description
American Traveler is seeking an experienced travel RN for a Labor & Delivery position at an acute care hospital in Georgia, requiring at least 2 years of L&D specialty experience and prior travel nursing experience.
Details
- Acute care hospital Labor & Delivery unit
- Unit consists of 12 labor beds, 5 antepartum beds, and 2 ORs, plus a 6-bed OB emergency room
- Handles 150–200 births per month, with patients ranging from routine to high-risk OB, including antepartum patients requiring extended stays prior to delivery
- Staffing ratios follow AWHONN guidelines
- Fetal heart monitoring (FHM) system: OB Trace
- EMR: MEDITECH (experience preferred)
- 12-hour day shifts, 6:45 AM – 6:45 PM
- Every other weekend required
- No on-call requirement
- Floating to postpartum as needed
- 17-week assignment
Requirements
- Active RN license for Georgia (GA license or Compact RN license required)
- Current certifications required: BLS, ACLS, NRP, and EFM (Intermediate level or above)
- Minimum 2 years of L&D specialty experience required
- Prior travel nursing experience required
- Driver's license required for consideration
Additional Information
- Procedures performed on unit include C-sections, cerclages, and tubal ligations; OR techs scrub for C-sections and attend vaginal deliveries
- Neonatology and OB hospitalist are in-house 24/7; RT and pharmacy support available 24/7
- Lactation services available in-house to support patients; designated baby-friendly hospital
- Hospital provides scrubs
- Floor-specific orientation consists of 2 shifts (approximately 16 hours)
- Holiday rotation shared with permanent staff
- Charge nurses are generally outside the staffing grid
- First-time travelers will not be considered for this position
- Candidates who have been employed by this facility within the last 12 months are not eligible
- Candidates must reside more than 72 miles from the facility to be eligible for placement
Benefits:
Health Insurance, 401K Plan