Travel Nurse RN - Labor and Delivery - $3,539 per week

Talent4Health is seeking a travel nurse RN Labor and Delivery for a travel nursing job in Nampa, Idaho.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: Labor and Delivery
• Discipline: RN
• Start Date: 06/15/2026
• Duration: 13 weeks
• 48 hours per week
• Shift: 12 hours, nights
• Employment Type: Travel

Guaranteed Hours

48 hours per week

Required Certifications

ACLS, BLS Certification, NRP (Neonatal Resuscitation Program), Stable RN /ID compact license

Shift Notes

7p-7a, weekends as needed, first to float

Required Experience:

✔ 3 years of L&D experience required
✔ Mother/Baby experience Must have mother baby experience- prefer 1 year,
✔ Okay with a first-time traveler

 

 

Candidate MUST be able to independently:

• Attend deliveries
• Complete 1 hour of newborn care
• Work triage
• Circulate C-sections
• Provide postpartum couplet care
• Manage magnesium patients

Unit Notes

Department: LDRP | RN Unit Overview# of LDRP Beds:

14 LDRP beds – patients stay in the same room throughout Labor, Delivery, Recovery, and Postpartum.
(No room transfers between stages of care.)

# of OR Suites on the unit for C-Sections:

2 OR suites – RNs will circulate and recover C-section patients.

# of Triage Beds:

4 triage beds – travelers will be expected to staff triage assignments.

Birth Volume:

• 90 births/month
• 1200 births/year

(Moderate delivery volume facility.)

Staffing & Ratios

Do you follow AWHONN guidelines for ratios?

✔ Follow AWHONN Staffing Standards

• 1:1 labor assignments
• May pair 2 cervical ripening patients
• Postpartum: 1:3 couplet care
• Triage: 1:3 ratio
• If triage increases to 4 patients, a Resource Nurse is utilized

Required Certifications

✔ NPR
✔ BLS
✔ ACLS
✔ STABLE

(All certifications must be active before start date.)

Patient Population / Common Diagnoses

Common patient types include:

• 32 week gestation and greater
• HTN patients receiving magnesium
• BACs / TOLACs
• Gestational diabetes
• Some antepartum patients

Additional Notes:

• Community includes many home birth midwives
• Patients often present for medical intervention and pain control
• Facility serves a very diverse population

Facility DOES NOT take:

❌ Placenta previa
❌ Placenta accreta

 

Preferred:

⭐ Charge Nurse experience

Drips

Are RNs required to titrate drips?

✔ Yes

Common drips include:

• Pitocin Protocol
• Magnesium Protocol
• Insulin drips (occasionally)

Charge Nurse / Support Staff

Unit Support Structure:

✔ Admin Supervisor on every shift
✔ Dedicated Charge RN
✔ Resource RN
✔ Triage RN

Important Notes:

• Charge RNs do NOT take patient assignments
• Resource & Triage RNs may begin shift without patients but become busy quickly
• Resource nurse assists with:
  • Break coverage
  • Deliveries (“baby catcher”)
  • Newborn stabilization
  • Physical assessments
  • Care during first 2 hours of life
  • Second medication sign-off

Support Staff

Nurse Aids / Surgical Techs:

✔ 1 CST per shift
✔ 1 CNA scheduled per shift

⚠ However, if there is a HUC sick call, the CNA may cover that role, meaning CNA support may not always be available.

Provider Coverage

OB/Neonatologist Coverage:

✔ OB Hospitalist 24/7
✔ Neonatal NP 24/7

Anesthesia Coverage:

✔ In-house anesthesia 24/7

Respiratory Therapy:

✔ RT available for troubleshooting

Telemetry / Monitoring

Tele/Monitor Techs:

• No tele techs on unit
• Tele capability exists but is rarely used
• Patients typically transferred to higher level of care if needed

EFM System:

✔ Centricity

Scheduling

Shift Times:

✔ 7:00 – 7:00

Charge & Resource Shift Times:

• 0645-1845
• 1845-0645

Scheduling Notes:

• First schedule = travelers fill unit needs
• Future schedules may allow preferences
• Travelers scheduled around core staff needs

⚠ Block scheduling is NOT guaranteed
⚠ Cannot work 6 shifts in a row

Weekend & Holiday Requirements

Weekend Requirement:

✔ No minimum requirement
✔ Based on unit needs

Holiday Requirement:

✔ No set holiday requirement for travelers
✔ May work holidays depending on staffing needs during contract

Call Requirement

✔ No call required

Floating Requirements

Travelers may float to:

• St. Luke’s Meridian
• St. Luke’s Nampa
• St. Luke’s Boise

Float Areas:

• L&D
• Postpartum
• Antepartum
• Sitter assignments

⚠ Must float within primary skill set when needed.

Dress Code

Scrubs:

✔ Hospital-issued scrubs only

⚠ Required to change into and out of scrubs at beginning/end of shift.

Orientation

Orientation Includes:**

✔ 4 shifts on unit

Orientation covers:

• C-section circulation
• Labor
• Postpartum

Additional Requirement:

✔ Compliance and EPIC Curio assignments must be completed before start date.

 

 About Talent4Health

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