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: Nov 23, 2026
- Length: 13 weeks
- Openings: 1
Description
American Traveler is hiring an experienced RN for a Labor and Delivery position requiring an active IN or compact license and prior L&D experience.
Details
- Labor and Delivery unit within a Level 1 nursery and Level 1 OB/delivery hospital setting
- Night shift schedule of 3x12-hour shifts from 4:00 PM to 4:30 AM
- Staffing ratio of 1 nurse to 2 couplets
- Handles triage, circulating, and telemetry duties with nursery experience preferred
- Performs circumcisions, external versions, and C-sections
- Uses Panda warmers with built-in Neo-puff and Philips wireless fetal monitoring equipment
- Utilizes an OB Hemorrhage Cart
- Cerner charting system experience required
- 100% floating required within the hospital or to nearby affiliate hospitals for all travelers
Requirements
- Active RN license (IN or Compact) required, must be in hand prior to start date
- Current certifications: BLS, ACLS, NRP, and AWHONN Intermediate Fetal Monitoring (Advanced also accepted)
- Minimum of 18 months of RN experience required, with labor and delivery experience specifically required
- Experienced LDRP nurse preferred
- Skills required include antepartum care, sterile speculum and vaginal exams, obstetrical triage, and IV therapy/phlebotomy
- Circulating for C-section and dysrhythmia interpretation preferred
- RN must have graduated from a university accredited by ACEN or CCNE
- 2 supervisor references required
Additional Information
- Provides comprehensive labor and delivery nursing care including antepartum, intrapartum, and postpartum management
- Assists with circumcisions, external versions, and cesarean sections as part of unit responsibilities
- First-time travelers are welcome to apply
- IN residents are considered local candidates
- Up to 5 days of non-holiday RTO can be auto-approved; additional time off requires facility approval
- Must work 2 out of 3 major holidays
- Former IU Health perm or PRN employees must wait 12 months before applying as a traveler
- Travelers who have accrued 12 months of employment within IU Health must take a consecutive break to reset eligibility: 3 months for out-of-state residents and 6 months for in-state residents
Benefits:
Health Insurance, 401K Plan