Labor & Delivery RN
Henderson, NV
American Traveler
3x12 hrs, Days

Assignment Overview

• Shift: Days, 3x12hrs
• Hours: 36 hrs/wk
• Start Date: Jun 15, 2026
• Length: 13 weeks
• Openings: 2

Description

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.

Details

• Acute care Labor & Delivery unit with 17 L&D beds, 2 OR suites for C-sections, 4 triage beds, and 16 postpartum beds
• Level 3 high-risk facility averaging approximately 250 births per month
• 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
• Common patient diagnoses include high-risk labor, antepartum, and postpartum couplet care
• RNs are required to titrate drips including Magnesium Sulfate, Pitocin, Insulin, and Heparin
• RNs circulate and recover their own C-section patients
• Charting is performed using Cerner, including the Electronic Fetal Monitoring (EFM) system
• 12-hour day shifts; every other weekend required
• Floating to postpartum (Mother-Baby) and other units as needed; travelers are first to float
• No on-call or standby requirement
• Holiday coverage required on an as-needed basis
• 13-week contract

Requirements

• Active NV RN license (state or compact) required — pending licenses are not accepted
• Minimum 2 years of L&D experience required
• Required certifications (all must be active, no pending accepted): BLS (AHA), ACLS (AHA), AWHONN Advanced Fetal Monitoring (AFM), and NRP
• Proficiency with vaginal exams, internal monitor placement, and fetal monitor strip interpretation required
• Experience caring for high-risk laboring/delivery and antepartum patients required
• Ability to titrate IV drips independently required
• Driver's license 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

• Candidates must permanently reside at least 50 miles from the facility, as determined by driver's license address
• 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
• Unit orientation for travelers is 3 days
• Scheduling is managed through a TEAM scheduling system with self-scheduling requests balanced by a committee
• OB, Neonatology, and Anesthesia are available in-house 24/7
• Certified Surgical Techs and unit secretaries serve as ancillary support staff
• No telemetry techs on unit; RNs are responsible for independently reading fetal monitor strips
• Dress code: navy blue scrubs; light blue OR scrubs provided for C-section use
• Navy blue scrubs required; light blue OR scrubs are available for use in the OR