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Shift: Nights, 3x12hrs
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Hours: 36 hrs/wk
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Start Date: Sep 15, 2026
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Length: 13 weeks
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Openings: 1
American Traveler is hiring an experienced RN for a Mother-Baby/Post Partum position requiring a CA RN license, prior travel experience, and 2 years of high-volume labor and delivery nursing experience.
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Work in the Mother-Baby / Couplet Care / Post Partum unit of an acute care Magnet hospital
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Postpartum patient population including cesarean section, vaginal delivery, multiple births, and postpartum hemorrhage cases
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Newborn care population including large for gestational age, low birth weight, and newborn hypoglycemia cases
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Patient ratio of 1:4
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Night shift schedule of three 12-hour shifts from 19:00 to 07:30
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Floating required between like units and potentially between sister facilities
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Uses Epic for charting
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Active CA RN license required, compact license must be in hand at time of submission
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Current certifications: BLS and NRP required; ACLS and CLC preferred
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Minimum 2 years of RN experience required, including at least 1 year in a high-volume facility with 350+ births per month
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Prior travel nursing experience required
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Epic charting experience required
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Skills required include IV therapy, administration of blood and blood products, medication administration (antihypertensives, antiseizure, heparin, pitocin), newborn assessment and care, postpartum care and procedures, and pain management
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2 professional references covering 1 year of employment within the last 3 years required, may include Charge RNs or Leads
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Provide comprehensive nursing care to mother-baby couplets including postpartum assessment, newborn care, and discharge teaching
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Perform newborn care tasks such as circumcision site assessment, cord care, car seat education, and metabolic screening
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Support breastfeeding education, use of breast pumps, and baby-friendly protocols
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Manage postpartum complications including hemorrhage, pregnancy-induced hypertension, and cesarean section recovery
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Royal blue scrubs required for RNs
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Free parking provided on-site
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Must commit to working 3 of the 5 major holidays: Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New Year's Eve, and New Year's Day
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RTO requests must be submitted upfront at time of consideration; minimal RTO preferred to expedite process
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First-time travelers will not be considered for this position
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Former permanent staff must wait at least 3 months before returning as a travel nurse and must not reside within 50 miles of the facility
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Local candidates accepted at a lower bill rate within a 50 mile radius
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Facility can cancel one shift per two-week pay period
