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Shift: Days, 3x12hrs
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Hours: 36 hrs/wk
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Start Date: Jun 15, 2026
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Length: 13 weeks
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Openings: 2
American Traveler is hiring a travel RN for a Labor & Delivery position at a Level 3 high-risk acute care facility in Nevada, requiring a minimum of 2 years of L&D experience and advanced fetal monitoring certification.
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Acute care Labor & Delivery unit with 17 L&D beds, 2 OR suites for C-sections, 4 triage beds, and 16 postpartum beds
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Level 3 high-risk facility averaging approximately 250 births per month
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Patient ratios follow AWHONN guidelines: 2:1 for normal laboring patients, 1:1 for high-risk labors, 4:1 for couplet care, and 2:1–4:1 for antepartum depending on acuity
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Common patient diagnoses include high-risk labor, antepartum, and postpartum couplet care
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RNs are required to titrate drips including Magnesium Sulfate, Pitocin, Insulin, and Heparin
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RNs circulate and recover their own C-section patients
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Charting is performed using Cerner, including the Electronic Fetal Monitoring (EFM) system
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12-hour day shifts; every other weekend required
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Floating to postpartum (Mother-Baby) and other units as needed; travelers are first to float
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No on-call or standby requirement
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Holiday coverage required on an as-needed basis
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13-week contract
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Active NV RN license (state or compact) required — pending licenses are not accepted
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Minimum 2 years of L&D experience required
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Required certifications (all must be active, no pending accepted): BLS (AHA), ACLS (AHA), AWHONN Advanced Fetal Monitoring (AFM), and NRP
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Proficiency with vaginal exams, internal monitor placement, and fetal monitor strip interpretation required
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Experience caring for high-risk laboring/delivery and antepartum patients required
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Ability to titrate IV drips independently required
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Driver's license required for consideration
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Two professional references required: one supervisor from within the last 12 months and one peer or supervisor from within the last 3 years, both including dates of employment and eligibility for rehire
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Candidates must permanently reside at least 50 miles from the facility, as determined by driver's license address
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Candidates who have been directly employed (full-time, part-time, or PRN) by any CommonSpirit, CHI, or Dignity Health facility within the past year are not eligible — candidates previously employed PRN through outside staffing firms will be considered
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Unit orientation for travelers is 3 days
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Scheduling is managed through a TEAM scheduling system with self-scheduling requests balanced by a committee
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OB, Neonatology, and Anesthesia are available in-house 24/7
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Certified Surgical Techs and unit secretaries serve as ancillary support staff
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No telemetry techs on unit; RNs are responsible for independently reading fetal monitor strips
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Dress code: navy blue scrubs; light blue OR scrubs provided for C-section use
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Navy blue scrubs required; light blue OR scrubs are available for use in the OR
