Labor and Delivery RN
Issaquah, WA
American Traveler
3x12 hrs, Days

Assignment Overview

• Shift: Days, 3x12hrs
• Hours: 36 hrs/wk
• Start Date: Sep 14, 2026
• Length: 26 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

American Traveler is hiring a Labor and Delivery RN for a teaching hospital setting requiring 2+ years of L&D experience and Epic proficiency.

Details

• Work in the Labor and Delivery unit of a teaching hospital with 200-300 births per month
• Unit includes 8 labor rooms and 4 triage rooms
• Patient population includes labor and preterm labor, high-risk antepartum, and low-risk antepartum/L&D cases
• Responsibilities include circulating, OB-GYN care, pre-op/post-op care, scrub duties, and couplet care
• Attends all deliveries including high-risk deliveries and assists with GYN surgeries
• Staffing ratio ranges from 1:1 to 1:3
• Day shift schedule, 3x12 hours from 7:00 AM to 7:30 PM
• Floating required to Post-Partum and possibly to L&D at a sister facility
• Uses Epic EMR
• Performs special procedures including blood/blood product administration, epidural and PCA pump management, cardioversion/defibrillation, and IUPC placement/calibration

Requirements

• Active WA or compact RN license required in hand at time of submission
• Minimum 2 years of Labor and Delivery experience required
• Epic EMR experience required
• Required certifications: BLS, FHM, NRP, AWHONN Intermediate
• ACLS certification preferred
• Skills required include IV therapy/phlebotomy, blood and blood product administration, central line maintenance, anticoagulation and antihypertensive therapy, insulin drip management, and magnesium sulfate therapy
• Labor and delivery management skills including assisting with high-risk deliveries, circulating and recovering C-sections, and performing sterile vaginal exams
• Pain management skills including epidural anesthesia support and use of IV PCA
• Two supervisory references covering 1 year of employment within the last 3 years in a comparable specialty/setting required
• First-time travelers accepted with minimum 2 years of experience

Additional Information

• Provide comprehensive labor and delivery nursing care including antepartum, intrapartum, and postpartum management
• Perform obstetrical triage, fetal monitoring, and wound assessment/care
• Follow isolation precautions and PPE protocols
• Must commit to working 3 of the 5 major holidays (Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New Year's Eve, New Year's Day)
• Local candidates accepted at the same bill rate
• Candidates must reside outside a 50-mile radius of the facility to qualify for travel rate unless applying as a local candidate
• Former permanent staff must wait at least 3 months before returning as a travel employee and must be located outside a 50-mile radius of the facility
• Travelers are expected to float between sister facilities within the health system as needed
• All RTO and scheduling requests must be submitted upfront during the application process, as post-offer requests may not be accommodated