Labor & Delivery RN
Rapid City, SD
American Traveler
4x12 hrs, Flexible

Assignment Overview

• Shift: Variable, 4x12hrs
• Hours: 48 hrs/wk
• Start Date: Sep 28, 2026
• Length: 14 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

American Traveler is hiring an experienced RN for a Labor & Delivery position requiring 2 years of L&D experience in a Level 3 or higher NICU setting.

Details

• Hospital-based Labor and Delivery unit with 10 L&D beds, 4 OB ED/Triage beds, and 4 Antepartum rooms
• Only Level 3 NICU within a 350-mile radius, accepting high-risk to low-intervention laboring patients
• Cares for antepartum, OB triage/ED, postpartum, and infant patients
• Patient ratios: Antepartum 1:3, Inactive Labor 1:2, Active Labor 1:1, Postpartum/Couplet care 1:3 couplets
• Uses EPIC charting system
• 12-hour variable shifts (0630/1830), requiring flexibility to work both days and nights throughout the contract
• Weekend rotation every other weekend
• May be placed on low census call
• Floating to Postpartum/Couplet care required throughout the contract

Requirements

• Active SD or compact RN license required
• Required certifications: BLS and NRP
• ACLS, inpatient obstetrics certification, electronic fetal monitoring certification, or inpatient antepartum certification preferred
• Minimum 2 years of Labor & Delivery experience, preferably in a Level 3 or higher NICU facility
• EPIC charting experience required unless manager approval is granted
• Competency managing high acuity labor patients, including preeclampsia, preterm labor and delivery, and antepartum patients under 35 weeks gestation
• Skills required: IV starts, cervical checks, phlebotomy, magnesium sulfate administration, blood administration, insulin administration, circulating C-sections, and C-section recovery care
• Must be comfortable caring for couplets and normal newborn nursery patients (Level I care)
• Experience with lower acuity NICU patients (Level II care) highly preferred
• Completion of an approved nursing education program

Additional Information

• Unit support includes a Unit Secretary, Scrub Tech, Charge Nurse, VAT team, 24/7 RT, OB Physician team, and Anesthesia/CRNA
• Orientation includes NEO and a 4-day preceptorship (3 days in L&D, 1 day in Postpartum)
• Holiday coverage required as needed
• Time off requests require manager approval
• First-time travelers are welcome to apply
• Must reside outside a 100-mile radius of the facility to be eligible