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Shift: Nights, 3x12hrs
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Hours: 36 hrs/wk
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Start Date: Sep 21, 2026
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Length: 16 weeks
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Openings: 1
American Traveler is hiring a Registered Nurse - Mother/Baby for a Level III Trauma Center Birth Center requiring at least 1 year of L&D and postpartum experience.
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Birth Center unit within a Level III Trauma Center hospital totaling 375 licensed beds
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Unit includes 9 LDR, 2 OB OR, 2 OB PACU, 11 Level II NICU, 4 bed Peds, 20 bed Mother/Baby unit, 18 bed START perinatal addiction unit, and 3 OB ED beds (20 weeks and above)
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Level II Perinatal Center caring for patients 32 weeks and above
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Common diagnoses include hypertension, magnesium administration, substance abuse medication management, epidurals, and fetal monitoring
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Handles antepartum care requiring continued fetal monitoring and post-labor mother/baby transition care
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Approximately 175-200 deliveries per month
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Patient ratios follow AWHONN and NANN guidelines: 1:1 for active labor and 1:2 for non-active laboring patients
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12-hour night shifts scheduled 1900-0700 with rotating weekends every other week
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36 hours per week with a 3-week schedule cycle
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No on-call requirements
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Floating limited to areas of competency, primarily between L&D and Mother/Baby, with no floating to the START unit
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Uses Epic Stork and GE Centricity EMR systems
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Uses Alaris IV pumps and Pyxis medication dispensing system
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Support staff includes 24/7 hospitalist, laborist OBGYN, OB group, midwife and family practice group, and 24/7 respiratory therapy for high-risk deliveries
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No CNAs on the unit; phlebotomy services available and surgery techs available weekdays 0600-1500
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NICU attends deliveries at 34 weeks or less as needed
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Uses HUGS infant security system
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Active WA or compact RN license required
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Minimum 1 year of Mother/Baby or L&D experience required
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Current BLS and NRP certifications required
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Fetal monitoring certification required (AWHONN or Relia's module)
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Strong labor and delivery skills required including cervical exams, antepartum and labor care, amnio infusion, epidurals, fetal monitoring, IV insertion, and Pitocin administration
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Postpartum experience required, including couplet care and basic breastfeeding support
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Pyxis medication dispensing system experience required
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First-time travelers will be considered
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Provide direct nursing care across labor, delivery, postpartum, and couplet care for mother and baby
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Complete facility orientation including two shifts on the unit covering delivery and C-section/triage scenarios
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Complete annual core competencies (HIPAA, OSHA, etc.), medication exam, and unit competency exam prior to arrival
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Holiday coverage required for one major and one minor holiday
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RTO requests must be approved by the unit manager
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Scrubs provided by facility
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Free parking available onsite
