Labor & Delivery RN
Elkin, NC
American Traveler
3x12 hrs, Nights

Assignment Overview

• Shift: Nights, 3x12hrs
• Hours: 36 hrs/wk
• Start Date: Sep 19, 2026
• Length: 13 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

American Traveler is hiring an experienced RN for a Labor & Delivery position requiring 2+ years of experience and NC or compact RN licensure.

Details

• Work in a rural hospital's Obstetrics/Gynecology unit with 12 beds (7 LDRP and 5 overflow)
• Average daily census of 0-6 patients
• Care for OB triage, antepartum, and postpartum patient populations
• Patient ratios of 1:1-2
• 12-hour night shift schedule (7p-7a), 36 hours per week
• Schedule cycle rotates every 6 weeks
• Weekend rotation required every 3rd weekend
• No floating required
• No on-call or call-back requirements
• Uses Epic EMR, Alaris IV pumps, Omnicell medication dispensing, GE monitors, and NOVII wireless fetal monitoring equipment

Requirements

• Active RN license (NC or compact) required
• ADN required, BSN preferred
• Minimum 2 years of experience required, with most recent experience within the last year
• Current certifications: BLS, ACLS, NRP, and Intermittent Fetal Monitoring
• Epic EMR experience required
• Last 4 digits of SSN and full DOB required for consideration
• Minimum 1 professional reference dated within the last year from a Supervisor, Manager, Director, or Charge RN

Additional Information

• Assess and care for laboring patients throughout labor and delivery
• Assess and treat OB triage patients over 20 weeks gestation
• Assess and care for newborns and postpartum couplets
• Assist NNP in treating and stabilizing newborns
• Circulate in urgent or emergent C-sections
• Unit supported by CNAs on most shifts who act as unit secretaries, patient care techs, and scrub in for emergent C-sections
• Charge nurse assigned each shift, with phlebotomy, RT, hospitalist, and telemetry monitoring support available
• 2 days of unit-based orientation provided
• Unit culture centered around strong teamwork, continuity, and safe, patient-centered care
• RTO approved if requested in advance
• No set holiday schedule, but travelers expected to assist with holiday coverage when needed
• Purple scrubs provided by facility
• Employee parking available on-site
• First-time travelers are welcome to apply
• Candidates must reside outside a 50-mile radius of the facility to be eligible
• Previous employees must be separated from any AHSE facility for at least 1 year after working a permanent position