Labor & Delivery Registered Nurse
Grand Island, NE
American Traveler
3x12 hrs, Nights

Assignment Overview

• Shift: Nights, 3x12hrs
• Hours: 36 hrs/wk
• Start Date: Jun 22, 2026
• Length: 13 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

American Traveler is seeking an experienced RN for a Labor & Delivery position requiring a minimum of 3 years of L&D experience and night shift availability.

Details

• Acute care hospital setting in an LDRP unit with 15 beds serving both Labor & Delivery and Postpartum patients
• Patient population includes obstetrics, postpartum, antepartum, post-surgical GYN, and pregnancies complicated by hypertension or diabetes
• Nurse-to-patient ratios follow AWHONN guidelines: 1:3 general and 1:1 for actively laboring patients
• Approximately 400 births per year
• RNs are required to titrate drips, including Pitocin, Mag, and Procardia
• Charting is performed in Epic (experience required)
• 12-hour night shifts, 6pm–7am
• Every other weekend required
• Holiday coverage required based on unit need
• No on-call or standby requirement
• Floating is extremely rare and limited to sitting or task-only assignments in critical staffing situations
• 13-week contract

Requirements

• Active NE or Compact (NLC) RN license — must be active at time of consideration; pending licenses not accepted
• Active BLS and NRP certifications required; pending certifications not accepted
• Minimum 3 years of Labor & Delivery nursing experience required
• Driver's license required — used to verify permanent residence is at least 50 miles from the facility
• 2 professional references required: one supervisor from within the last 12 months worked, and one peer or supervisor from within the last 3 years worked, including dates of employment and eligibility for rehire

Additional Information

• Orientation consists of 1 week of classroom training followed by 2–3 shifts of floor orientation
• A pass/fail open-book skills exam is administered during orientation — a minimum score of 90% is required to pass; failure results in contract termination
• The unit holds Blue Distinction+ designation for patient care with high patient experience scores and is breastfeeding-friendly
• A charge nurse is present on each shift and carries an assignment
• Artificial nails are prohibited in all patient care areas; refusal to comply will result to contract termination
• Candidates must permanently reside at least 50 miles from the facility to be eligible for this position
• Candidates may not be currently employed full time, part time, or PRN with any facility associated with CommonSpirit, including CHI and/or Dignity
• Candidates who were directly employed (full time, part time, or PRN) by any CommonSpirit, CHI, or Dignity facility within the past year are not eligible; those who worked PRN through an outside staffing firm will be considered
• RTO requests of 7 days or fewer for the 13-week contract must be submitted upfront; additional RTO will not be approved