Labor and Delivery RN
Charlotte, NC
American Traveler
3x12 hrs, Nights

Assignment Overview

• Shift: Nights, 3x12hrs
• Hours: 36 hrs/wk
• Start Date: Aug 24, 2026
• Length: 13 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

American Traveler is hiring a night shift RN for a fast-paced, high-risk Labor and Delivery unit requiring 2+ years of experience in a high-volume (>300 births/month) setting.

Details

• Work in a high-risk Labor and Delivery unit within a Birthing Care Unit setting
• Care for obstetrical patients 16 weeks and greater for intrapartum, high-risk antepartum, and postpartum care, as well as select high-risk patients under 16 weeks
• Unit includes an obstetrical triage area for pre-admission screening and outpatient procedures such as antenatal fetal surveillance, IV hydration, and medication administration
• Scheduled and unscheduled Cesarean births and rescue cervical cerclage procedures performed
• Patient ratio of 2:1 with an average of 20 births per 24 hours, 30-40 admits, 40 visits/day, and 20 rooms
• Double labor assignments are a daily occurrence
• Night shift schedule: 3x12 hour shifts, 18:45-07:15
• Every other weekend required, minimum of 6 weekend shifts per 6-week schedule
• Floating required as needed within the high-risk maternity unit
• No call requirements
• Uses Epic, Pyxis, and SBAR charting systems
• Contract lengths of 13-26 weeks accepted

Requirements

• Active RN license (NC or Compact) required, pending license acceptable at submission
• Current certifications: BLS, NRP, and AWHONN Intermediate required, AWHONN Advanced and C-EFM preferred in lieu of AWHONN
• Minimum 2 years of RN experience required, 3 years preferred
• Experience in a high-volume unit with over 300 births per month required
• Circulate for C-section experience strongly preferred
• Competency in sterile vaginal exams and immediate newborn care required
• Epic charting experience required
• First-time travelers considered, but must have experience in a large, high-volume similar setting
• Skills required: labor and delivery management, cardiac monitoring, interpretation of dysrhythmias, infant/neonatal arrest response, isolation precautions/PPE, antepartum care and procedures, oxytocin challenge tests, triage of obstetrical patients, pain assessment and management, and IV therapy/phlebotomy

Additional Information

• Unit is described as difficult and fast-paced with higher acuity than typically expected
• 48-hour per week contracts may not be realistic given the pace of the unit
• Unit orientation is 24 hours in duration
• Blue scrubs are provided
• Must work 2 of the 3 major holidays
• RTO of 7 days or less can be auto-approved as long as it does not fall on a holiday, additional RTO requires facility approval
• No RTO allowed during the first week of the assignment due to orientation
• No additional RTO allowed after booking, and it cannot be worked out onsite
• Travel pairs are allowed if placed on different units and disclosed at submission
• Local candidates within 50 miles are accepted at a lower rate
• Former Novant Health or New Hanover PERM/PRN/EP employees must wait 12 months before applying and require facility approval
• Current travel or per diem clinicians at the facility must choose between travel or per diem status, as both are not eligible simultaneously