Labor and Delivery Registered Nurse
Albuquerque, NM
American Traveler
4x12 hrs, Nights

Assignment Overview

• Shift: Nights, 4x12hrs
• Hours: 48 hrs/wk
• Start Date: Aug 17, 2026
• Length: 13 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

American Traveler is seeking an experienced RN for a Labor & Delivery position at a large academic medical center in New Mexico, requiring NRP certification and experience in a high-volume L&D unit.

Details

• Night shift position, 7:00 PM – 7:30 AM, with 4x12-hour shifts available
• 36- or 48-hour contract options available
• 13-week contract with a minimum length of 10 weeks for new contracts and extensions
• Level I Trauma, acute care, teaching hospital with a children's hospital
• Labor and Delivery unit with a 1:2 nurse-to-patient ratio
• High-volume facility with over 300 births per month and 12+ bed L&D unit (400+ bed facility)
• Procedures performed include cerclage, version, C-section, PPTL, AROM, medically assisted deliveries, C-hyst, neonatal palliative care, nitrous oxide, massive transfusion protocol, and malignant hyperthermia management
• External and internal fetal monitoring utilized
• Charting via Cerner (experience preferred)
• Floating required to antepartum and postpartum units as needed
• On-call required: 12 hours per 4-week period on a 4x12 contract, or 24 hours per 4-week period on a 3x12 contract
• No guaranteed block scheduling
• Parking is provided at no cost
• Purple scrubs provided by the facility

Requirements

• Active RN license for New Mexico (NM) or Compact — NM license may be pending at time of consideration
• Current certifications required: BLS, ACLS, NRP — NRP must be in hand prior to start date; RQI certifications are not accepted
• AWHONN Advanced or Intermediate certification preferred
• Minimum 1 year of L&D nursing experience required
• Experience in a large L&D unit (12+ beds) and large facility (400+ beds) required
• Strong experience with postpartum care (3s/4s ratings), baby nurse duties, and meconium deliveries required
• Circulate for C-section and fetal heart monitoring (FHM) skills required
• Community hospital experience required; Level I Trauma and teaching hospital experience preferred
• Cerner EMR experience preferred
• Non-local driver's license required on file — candidates must reside more than 100 miles from the facility

Additional Information

• Responsibilities include labor and delivery management, obstetrical triage, fetal monitoring, postpartum care, baby nurse duties, breastfeeding/lactation support, wound assessment, and circulating for C-sections
• First-time travelers are welcome to apply
• Candidates who have worked 4 consecutive assignments or reached the one-year mark with this health system must complete a 6-month break before returning
• Former permanent staff must have a 12-month separation before being considered
• RTO exceeding 7 days requires approval; no RTO during the first 7 days or last day of the contract
• Holiday coverage is expected (1 holiday preferred)
• Weekend scheduling for travelers is not fixed — the facility cannot guarantee specific days off on weekends
• Drug screen required within 30 days of start date
• COVID vaccination is optional; however, the facility is required to report vaccine status numbers