Labor and Delivery RN
Winfield, KS
American Traveler
3x12 hrs, Nights

Assignment Overview

• Shift: Nights, 3x12hrs
• Hours: 36 hrs/wk
• Start Date: Oct 26, 2026
• Length: 13 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

American Traveler is hiring a Labor & Delivery RN for a critical access hospital, requiring at least 2 years of L&D experience and prior travel assignment history.

Details

• Critical access hospital setting within the Labor and Delivery unit
• Facility performs fewer than 100 births per month
• Works Antepartum, L&D, LDRP, Mother/Baby, and Postpartum care areas
• Night shift schedule of 3x12 hours (19:00-7:00)
• Every third weekend required
• Floating to other units may be required
• Centricity EMR experience preferred

Requirements

• Active KS or compact RN license required at time of submission (no pending licenses)
• Required certifications: ACLS, BLS, and NRP
• Minimum of 2 years of Labor & Delivery experience required
• Previous charge nurse experience preferred
• Previous travel nursing experience required
• Skilled in sterile speculum exams, sterile vaginal exams, NST, reflex checks, and EFM
• Experience with IV therapy, medication administration, and use of infusion pumps
• Experience assisting with vaginal deliveries, forceps/vacuum extractions, and C-section recovery
• Experience with high-risk pregnancy, hemorrhage/shock management, and amnioinfusion
• Knowledge of neonatal and newborn care including APGAR scoring, thermoregulation, and newborn assessments
• Experience with postpartum care including couplet care, multiple births, and postpartum hemorrhage management
• Community hospital experience preferred

Additional Information

• Provide comprehensive care across antepartum, labor and delivery, postpartum, and newborn care areas
• Manage high-risk and vaginal deliveries, C-sections, and surgical cases such as cervical cerclage
• Perform neonatal care in the delivery room including radiant warmer use and ID/security banding
• Administer medications such as Pitocin, magnesium sulfate, antihypertensives, and terbutaline
• Support breastfeeding and lactation, and provide discharge teaching to new parents
• Manage fetal monitoring including recognition of abnormal fetal heart rate patterns and IUPC placement
• Provide pain management support including epidural anesthesia care
• Local candidates accepted at the same pay rate
• No radius restriction for eligibility
• Block scheduling considered case by case with manager approval