Labor & Delivery RN
Saint Louis, MO
American Traveler
3x12 hrs, Days

Assignment Overview

• Shift: Days, 3x12hrs
• Hours: 36 hrs/wk
• Start Date: Jul 13, 2026
• Length: 13 weeks
• Openings: 5

Description

American Traveler is hiring a travel RN for a Labor & Delivery position at a high-volume, high-acuity hospital in St. Louis, MO, requiring a minimum of 2 years of recent L&D experience and active MO or compact RN license.

Details

• Labor & Delivery unit in an acute care hospital setting with a Level 3 NICU and approximately 8,000 deliveries per year
• Night shift: 7:00 PM – 7:30 AM, 3x12-hour shifts per week
• Patient ratio is 1:2 on L&D; 3–4 patients on Antepartum L&B
• Rotating weekend shifts required
• Rotating holiday coverage required
• Floating between Labor & Delivery and Antepartum as needed
• No on-call requirements
• EMR: Epic
• 13-week contract

Requirements

• Active MO RN license or compact RN license required
• Required certifications: BLS and NRP
• EFM training and Intermediate AWHONN Fetal Heart Monitoring (FHM) preferred
• Minimum 2 years of recent Labor & Delivery / Labor & Birth experience in an acute care hospital setting
• Demonstrated ability to independently manage laboring patients, including high-risk obstetric cases
• Strong skills in fetal monitoring and interpretation, labor support, medication administration, IV therapy, and OB emergencies
• Experience in a team-based, high-acuity environment
• Excellent communication, critical thinking, and time management skills
• U.S. Social Security Number required; Canadian SINs are not accepted
• No employment gaps of 90 or more days within the past 12 months

Additional Information

• Provides comprehensive nursing care to laboring, delivering, and immediate postpartum patients in a fast-paced, high-acuity setting
• Collaborates closely with OB providers, anesthesia, NICU, and interdisciplinary teams to ensure safe, evidence-based, patient-centered care
• Must be comfortable floating between L&D and Antepartum and managing varying patient ratios
• Black scrubs required
• Flu vaccination is required for all travelers from November 1 through April 1; exemptions must be client-approved
• Candidates living within 50 miles of the facility are eligible but are subject to a reduced bill rate
• Local candidates within 50 miles are limited to 3 consecutive 13-week contracts before requiring a minimum 1-year separation or a transfer to a facility outside the 50-mile radius
• Up to 5 days of requested time off (RTO) is allowed but must be made up during the assignment
• Certifications must not expire within the first 30 days of the assignment unless documented renewal is scheduled