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Shift: Nights, 3x12hrs
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Hours: 36 hrs/wk
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Start Date: Jul 27, 2026
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Length: 13 weeks
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Openings: 1
American Traveler is hiring a travel RN for an OB/L&D position at an acute care hospital, requiring at least 2 years of experience and active BLS and NRP certifications.
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LDRP-style position in an acute care hospital OB unit, with labor and postpartum areas operating as separate but related units
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Unit includes 8 L&D beds, 1 OR suite for C-sections, 1 triage bed, and 12 postpartum beds
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Delivers care to approximately 100–120 births per month (1,300–1,400 per year)
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Patient population includes pre-eclampsia, gestational diabetes, postpartum hemorrhage, newborn respiratory distress, and general pregnancy cases
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RNs care for labor patients, postpartum patients, couplets, and stable newborns — RNs do not circulate in the OR or recover patients after general anesthesia
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Titration of drips required; common drips include oxytocin, insulin, and magnesium
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Staffing ratios follow AWHONN guidelines
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Charge nurses may or may not take an assignment; travelers are not assigned charge duties
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Nurse aides and surgical techs are available on the unit
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Anesthesia is in-house 24/7; OB/Neonatologist is not in-house 24/7
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CPAP, BiPAP, and ventilators are on-site and used primarily for newborns by separate dedicated staff
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GE monitors used; telemetry strips are read by tele techs on another unit
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Fetal monitoring via Fetalink EFM system
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Charting in Cerner (transitioning to Epic)
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12-hour night shifts, 7:00 PM – 7:30 AM
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Self-scheduling; every 3rd Friday, Saturday, and Sunday required
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No on-call or standby requirement
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Potential to float to other units as a sitter, in the same rotation as staff nurses
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Active WI RN license or compact RN license (must be active by start date)
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Current certifications required: BLS (AHA) and NRP
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Minimum 2 years of RN experience in OB/L&D
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Comfortable with neonatal resuscitation and NRP protocols
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Experience caring for labor patients, postpartum patients, couplets, and stable newborns
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2 professional references required for consideration: 1 supervisor reference from within the last 12 months of relevant experience, and 1 peer or supervisor reference from within the last 3 years of relevant experience
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Orientation consists of 3 days total: 1 day of online training, 1 day on the labor unit, and 1 day in postpartum
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Scrubs are provided by the facility
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Candidates who previously worked at this health system as permanent staff must have an end date at least 6 months prior to their start date
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Candidates living within 80 miles of the facility are considered local and may be eligible at a reduced travel pay rate
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The facility is transitioning from Cerner to Epic
