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Shift: Nights, 3x12hrs
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Hours: 36 hrs/wk
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Start Date: Aug 31, 2026
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Length: 13 weeks
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Openings: 1
American Traveler is seeking an experienced RN for a Mother-Baby/Couplet Care/Post Partum night shift position requiring Epic experience, Magnesium Sulfate proficiency, and a willingness to float to L&D and NICU.
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Mother-Baby/Couplet Care/Post Partum unit in a hospital setting
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Night shift schedule: 3x12-hour shifts, 18:45–07:15
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Patient ratio of 1:3
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Level 1 Nursery and Postpartum work settings
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Epic EMR experience required
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Floating to L&D and NICU required based on patient care needs
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Active WA RN license or compact license currently in hand
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Current BLS and NRP certifications (AHA)
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Minimum 3 years of Mother-Baby/Post Partum RN experience required
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Prior travel nursing experience preferred
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Epic EMR experience required
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Magnesium Sulfate therapy experience required
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Proficiency in IV therapy, blood and blood product administration, Pitocin (oxytocin), antihypertensives, and antiseizure medications
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Skills in postpartum care including couplet care, fundus/lochia/perineum assessment, episiotomy/incision care, bladder assessment, and Foley catheter insertion
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Newborn care skills including newborn assessment, thermoregulation, phototherapy, cord care, car seat education, and discharge teaching
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Experience with cesarean section recovery, postpartum hemorrhage, pregnancy-induced hypertension, and multiple births
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Experience with neonatal conditions including low birth weight, large for gestational age, newborn hypoglycemia, and Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
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Pain management experience including opioids, PCA (IV), and pain assessment
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Provide couplet care to postpartum patients and newborns across vaginal and cesarean deliveries
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Support baby-friendly protocols including breastfeeding instruction, breast milk collection and storage, and breast engorgement management
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Administer and monitor Magnesium Sulfate therapy for pregnancy-induced hypertension and seizure prevention
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Required modules are completed during orientation and signed off by facility managers, with an average completion time of 8–12 hours
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Former employees of the facility must have been separated for at least 1 year before being considered
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Local candidates are accepted at the same rate as non-local travelers
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Travel pairs are accepted
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Maximum of 5 days RTO per assignment; all RTO must be disclosed upfront and cannot be modified after submission
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No block schedule requests will be considered
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2 professional supervisor references from within the past 2 years required for consideration, along with a full 7-year work history with all gaps explained
