Mother/Baby RN
Puyallup, WA
American Traveler
3x12 hrs, Nights

Assignment Overview

• Shift: Nights, 3x12hrs
• Hours: 36 hrs/wk
• Start Date: Sep 21, 2026
• Length: 16 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

American Traveler is hiring a Registered Nurse - Mother/Baby for a Level III Trauma Center Birth Center requiring at least 1 year of L&D and postpartum experience.

Details

• Birth Center unit within a Level III Trauma Center hospital totaling 375 licensed beds
• Unit includes 9 LDR, 2 OB OR, 2 OB PACU, 11 Level II NICU, 4 bed Peds, 20 bed Mother/Baby unit, 18 bed START perinatal addiction unit, and 3 OB ED beds (20 weeks and above)
• Level II Perinatal Center caring for patients 32 weeks and above
• Common diagnoses include hypertension, magnesium administration, substance abuse medication management, epidurals, and fetal monitoring
• Handles antepartum care requiring continued fetal monitoring and post-labor mother/baby transition care
• Approximately 175-200 deliveries per month
• Patient ratios follow AWHONN and NANN guidelines: 1:1 for active labor and 1:2 for non-active laboring patients
• 12-hour night shifts scheduled 1900-0700 with rotating weekends every other week
• 36 hours per week with a 3-week schedule cycle
• No on-call requirements
• Floating limited to areas of competency, primarily between L&D and Mother/Baby, with no floating to the START unit
• Uses Epic Stork and GE Centricity EMR systems
• Uses Alaris IV pumps and Pyxis medication dispensing system
• Support staff includes 24/7 hospitalist, laborist OBGYN, OB group, midwife and family practice group, and 24/7 respiratory therapy for high-risk deliveries
• No CNAs on the unit; phlebotomy services available and surgery techs available weekdays 0600-1500
• NICU attends deliveries at 34 weeks or less as needed
• Uses HUGS infant security system

Requirements

• Active WA or compact RN license required
• Minimum 1 year of Mother/Baby or L&D experience required
• Current BLS and NRP certifications required
• Fetal monitoring certification required (AWHONN or Relia's module)
• Strong labor and delivery skills required including cervical exams, antepartum and labor care, amnio infusion, epidurals, fetal monitoring, IV insertion, and Pitocin administration
• Postpartum experience required, including couplet care and basic breastfeeding support
• Pyxis medication dispensing system experience required
• First-time travelers will be considered

Additional Information

• Provide direct nursing care across labor, delivery, postpartum, and couplet care for mother and baby
• Complete facility orientation including two shifts on the unit covering delivery and C-section/triage scenarios
• Complete annual core competencies (HIPAA, OSHA, etc.), medication exam, and unit competency exam prior to arrival
• Holiday coverage required for one major and one minor holiday
• RTO requests must be approved by the unit manager
• Scrubs provided by facility
• Free parking available onsite