Labor & Delivery Registered Nurse
Dickson, TN
American Traveler
3x12 hrs, Nights

Assignment Overview

• Shift: Nights, 3x12hrs
• Hours: 36 hrs/wk
• Start Date: Jul 20, 2026
• Length: 13 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

American Traveler is hiring a travel RN for a Labor & Delivery position requiring charge experience, L&D clinical skills including OB emergency management, and current fetal monitoring certification.

Details

• LDRP unit with 9 beds, 1 OBED bed, 4 NICU beds, and 1 OR suite
• Patient ratios: 1:1 for active labors, inductions, and C-sections; couplet care 1:3; newborns 1:1 until stable; NICU intermediate care 1:3 (minimum 2 NICU nurses required in unit at all times)
• No unit secretaries or techs available on the unit
• Equipment includes CPN Central monitoring, IV pumps, infant warmers, tele-med robot for neonatologist, bili-blankets, and PCA pumps
• Documentation systems: Meditech and CPN
• Full-time schedule of 3 shifts per week with rotating weekends and holidays
• Floating required facility-wide if not needed on the unit; some staff are cross-trained to float between LDRP and NICU
• Procedures performed include C-sections, circumcisions, intra-uterine monitoring, and vacuum or forceps assisted deliveries
• Daily patient rounding and safety rounding required

Requirements

• Active TN or Compact RN license required
• Required certifications: BLS (AHA or ARC), NRP Advanced 9th Edition (American Academy of Pediatrics card), and intermediate or advanced AWHONN fetal monitoring certification or NCCEFM
• Certifications must not expire within the first 30 days of the assignment start
• Minimum 1 year of recent L&D experience required, including laboring and recovering the mother and receiving and transitioning the newborn
• Charge nurse experience required
• Experience with OB emergencies including shoulder dystocia and postpartum hemorrhage preferred
• Experience with inductions using Pitocin and Cervidil required
• Fetal monitoring education and experience required
• US SSN and date of birth required for consideration
• No gaps in work history of 90 days or more within the past 12 months
• One professional reference required (two required for candidates licensed in Florida or Missouri)

Additional Information

• Facility is Joint Commission accredited with Stroke Center, Level II Trauma, and Level II NICU designations
• Pink and/or brown scrubs are required per the unit's infant security policy
• Candidates must reside more than 50 miles from the facility — local candidates are not eligible for this position