Travel Nurse RN - Labor and Delivery
Tacoma, WA
American Traveler
4x10 hrs, Nights

Assignment Overview

• Shift: Nights, 4x10hrs
• Hours: 40 hrs/wk
• Start Date: Sep 21, 2026
• Length: 16 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

American Traveler is hiring a Registered Nurse - Labor & Delivery for a 10-hour night shift break relief position requiring a WA or compact RN license and at least 2 years of L&D experience.

Details

• Works in a Birth Center with 34 L&D beds (15 labor rooms, 12 antepartum, 4 OB ED, 3 OR) and an 18-bed Postpartum unit
• Cares for a high acuity OB population including hypertension, C-sections (33% rate), preterm labor, insulin drips, vaginal deliveries, epidurals, inductions, PROM, multiple births, and postpartum hemorrhage
• Unit handles up to 300 deliveries per month
• Follows AWHONN patient ratio guidelines: 1:1 active labor, 1:2 non-active laboring, 1:2-3 antepartum depending on acuity
• 10-hour night shifts scheduled 1900-0730
• 48 hours per week
• Weekend rotation every other weekend, variable based on need
• No mandatory on-call requirements, though open shifts may be picked up
• Floats to antepartum within L&D and occasionally postpartum on the 4th floor, within scope and experience
• This is a break relief position with schedules built in 6-week increments and no guaranteed block schedule
• Uses EPIC EMR, Alaris CareFusion IV pumps, Pyxis medication dispensing, Centricity/Qx fetal monitors, CAD Solaris epidural pumps, Panda Warmers, and Coviden SCDs

Requirements

• Active WA or compact RN license required
• Current BLS, NRP, and Intermediate Fetal Heart Monitoring (AWHONN) certifications required
• Minimum 2 years of L&D RN experience required, 5+ years preferred
• High acuity experience managing and delivering high-risk OB patients required
• Ability to triage OB patients, circulate in the OR, perform cervical checks, and interpret fetal monitoring strips required
• EPIC EMR experience required
• First-time travelers considered upon review

Additional Information

• Serves as a break relief RN, acting as a second set of hands to receive and recover normal newborns as needed
• Orientation includes hospital orientation plus 2 weeks on the unit and 1 week working independently, beginning 3 weeks before resident physicians start
• Schedule transitions from Days to Nights during the final 4 weeks of the assignment
• Supported by unit staff including CNAs, LPN scrub techs (NRP certified), receptionist/HUC, a free-floating charge nurse, 24/7 respiratory therapy, and 24/7 laborist coverage
• RNs are ultimately responsible for phlebotomy on the unit
• Holiday coverage expected on a fair and equitable basis
• RTO requests must be submitted prior to contract approval
• Scrubs are provided by the facility and may not be worn outside the building
• Free badge-access parking is available