Labor and Delivery (LDRP) RN
Burien, WA
American Traveler
3x12 hrs, Nights

Assignment Overview

• Shift: Nights, 3x12hrs
• Hours: 36 hrs/wk
• Start Date: Jun 1, 2026
• Length: 13 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

American Traveler is hiring a travel RN for an LDRP (Labor, Delivery, Recovery & Postpartum) position requiring a minimum of 2 years of L&D experience and the ability to float across all birth center roles including triage, postpartum, newborn care, and OR circulating.

Details

• Acute care hospital setting with a 14-bed LDRP unit where laboring patients remain in the same room throughout labor, delivery, recovery, and postpartum
• Unit also includes 2 OR suites (staffed for C-sections), 3 triage beds, and a 5-bed Level 2 Special Care Nursery for infants >1800g
• Special Care Nursery cares for infants requiring phototherapy, blood glucose management, opiate withdrawal management, antibiotics, respiratory support, and grower/feeder care
• Common patient diagnoses include multiples (twins, not triplets), VBACs, high-risk patients (HTN/hemorrhage), antepartum preterm labor, infections, and post-op GYN
• Patient ratios follow AWHONN guidelines: 1:1 for active labor and through recovery, dedicated baby nurse at every birth, up to 1:3 in the Special Care Nursery based on acuity, and 1:2-3 couplets for recovered moms
• RNs are required to titrate drips including Mag and Pitocin per physician order, and monitor epidurals post-initiation with rates set by Anesthesia
• Centricity Perinatal used for fetal heart monitoring; EPIC used for medical records — no monitor techs, RNs are responsible for interpreting their own fetal strips
• 12-hour night shifts (1900–0730), three shifts per week
• Every other weekend required (Friday/Saturday for overnights)
• First to float within the birth center only — floating roles include L&D nurse, triage, baby nurse for normal newborn transitions, postpartum (couplet care), and OR circulator; no floating outside the birth center
• Floating to the Special Care Nursery only if the candidate has Level 2 nursery experience and it is agreed upon prior to the start of the contract
• No on-call or standby requirement

Requirements

• Active WA state RN license or Compact (NLC) RN license — must be active at time of consideration; pending licenses not accepted
• Current BLS and NRP certifications required — pending certifications not accepted
• Minimum of 2 years of L&D experience required
• Triage experience required
• Level 2 nursery experience required for newborn care responsibilities
• Labor nurses must be able to circulate C-sections; scrubbing experience preferred but not required
• Experience titrating OB drips (Mag, Pitocin) and monitoring epidurals required
• A copy of a valid driver's license is required for consideration
• 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

Additional Information

• 2-day unit orientation with a preceptor
• Hospital scrubs are provided and required
• Holidays are rotated with permanent staff
• OB or certified midwife is in-house 24/7; neonatal hospitalists are on-site 24/5 and within 30 minutes at all other times
• A dedicated anesthesia team is in-house specifically for OB; a surgical tech is available 24/7 for C-sections
• A charge nurse is present on every shift overseeing the department without a patient assignment
• Small, collaborative team — candidates who are strong team players and willing to contribute across roles are encouraged to apply
• Traveler-friendly environment with a positive team culture among current staff and providers
• Candidates may not have been directly employed (full-time, part-time, or PRN) by any CommonSpirit, CHI, or Dignity facility within the past year — candidates placed PRN through outside staffing firms will be considered