Labor & Delivery Registered Nurse
Spearfish, SD
American Traveler
4x12 hrs, Nights

Assignment Overview

• Shift: Nights, 4x12hrs
• Hours: 48 hrs/wk
• Start Date: Jul 13, 2026
• Length: 13 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

American Traveler is hiring a travel RN for a Labor & Delivery position in Spearfish, SD, requiring an SD or Compact RN license, L&D experience, and NRP certification for 12-hour night shifts.

Details

• 8-bed Labor & Delivery unit in a hospital setting
• Patient population includes L&D, postpartum, antepartum, newborns, and infants under 28 days old
• Level 2A Nursery — nurses will care for sick babies
• Gyn-surgical and mastectomy post-op patients may be assigned; experience preferred but other staff may assist if candidate is not comfortable
• Patient ratios: 1:2 for laboring patients and 1:3–4 for couplets
• Centralized fetal monitoring in use
• Charting system: Epic
• 12-hour night shifts
• Every other weekend rotation required
• Low-census (LOC) call and LOC rotation required
• Three holidays scheduled and one on-call holiday per rotating schedule
• Floating may be required to Med/Surg in a CNA-level or helping hands capacity
• Contract options available for 36 or 48 hours per week

Requirements

• Active SD RN license or Compact RN license currently in hand
• Current certifications: BLS, ACLS, and NRP
• L&D-specific nursing experience required; candidates with only 1 year of total experience must have that experience specifically in L&D
• Strong EFM interpretation and intervention skills required
• Adult and neonatal assessment skills required
• Must reside more than 100 miles from the facility
• Two professional references dated within the past year required for consideration
• DOB and SSN required for consideration

Additional Information

• First-time travelers are welcome to apply provided they have L&D experience
• Former permanent staff must wait a full year before returning in a travel capacity
• Orientation is typically one week, adjusted based on traveler experience
• Unit support includes a 24/7 lab, a charge nurse covering all hospital units, respiratory therapy available facility-wide, a hospitalist in-house for Med/Surg, and a nursery located directly behind the nurses' station
• Hospital-provided scrubs
• Free parking available on-site
• RTO requests must be submitted before the next schedule is posted; two 'gold tickets' per year available for time-off requests