Labor and Delivery RN
Kansas City, MO
American Traveler
3x12 hrs, Nights

Assignment Overview

• Shift: Nights, 3x12hrs
• Hours: 36 hrs/wk
• Start Date: Oct 5, 2026
• Length: 13 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

American Traveler is hiring an experienced RN for a Labor & Delivery position requiring 3 years of experience and MO or compact RN licensure with dual Kansas/Missouri licensure for floating.

Details

• Acute care hospital setting with 74 total staffed beds
• LDRP unit providing labor, delivery, recovery, and postpartum care
• Night shift, 3x12 hours, 7:00 PM to 7:00 AM
• Patient ratios of 1:1 to 1:3
• Weekend rotation of 4-6 weekend shifts (Sat/Sun) plus 2 Fridays per 6-week schedule
• Holiday coverage required: 1 major holiday and 1-2 minor holidays per schedule
• On-call requirement of 2 mandatory shifts per 6-week schedule
• Charge RN assignments as needed per unit
• Full couplet care required with expected floating within LDRP unit and potentially between departments, units, and facilities
• Epic charting system required
• Facility performs fewer than 100 births per month
• Unit handles vaginal births, C-sections, postpartum LDRP care, antenatal testing (NSTs, BPP by radiology), post-op GYN care, external cephalic version, and antepartum care

Requirements

• Active RN license (MO or compact) required, with both Kansas and Missouri or compact licensure in hand at time of consideration due to floating requirements
• Minimum 3 years of RN experience required, with 2 years of recent in-specialty experience including a full year within the past 12 months and no employment gaps greater than 90 days
• Community hospital experience preferred
• Required certifications: BLS, NRP
• Preferred certifications: AWHONN Advanced, AWHONN Intermediate, FHM
• Proficiency in IV therapy and phlebotomy, including blood/blood product administration, venous blood draws, peripheral IV placement, and infusion pump use
• Labor and delivery management skills including amnioinfusion, vaginal delivery assistance, C-section circulating, forceps/vacuum extraction, and hemorrhage/shock management
• Experience with medication administration including antihypertensives, magnesium sulfate, pitocin, prostaglandins, and terbutaline
• Neonatal care skills including cord sample collection and infant ID banding
• Newborn care skills including circumcision assistance, cord care, discharge teaching, newborn assessment, and phototherapy
• Antepartum care skills including NSTs, sterile vaginal exams, and external fetal heart monitoring
• Postpartum care skills including breastfeeding support, foley catheter management, fundus/lochia/perineum care, and wound care
• Experience managing postpartum patients with cesarean section, couplet care, multiple births, postpartum hemorrhage, and pregnancy-induced hypertension
• Fetal monitoring skills including recognition of abnormal fetal heart rate patterns, spiral electrode placement, internal/external fetal monitoring, and IUPC placement and calibration
• Pain management experience including epidural anesthesia, opioids, and PCA use
• Post-operative gynecology care experience (e.g., hysterectomy)
• Previous travel nursing experience required
• 2 professional references required, one from a supervisor and one from a charge RN, both from within the past year

Additional Information

• Provide comprehensive care across triage, C-section circulating, antepartum, intrapartum, and postpartum patient assignments
• Navy scrub color required
• First-time travelers are not accepted for this role
• Must reside at least 75 miles from the facility to be eligible for consideration
• No local candidates accepted regardless of bill rate
• RTO limited to a maximum of 7 days, with all time off requests finalized at time of consideration
• Returning staff must have a 3-month break in service with 18 months tenure policy; permanent employees must wait 1 year before returning as a traveler
• Block scheduling is not accommodated for this position
• Free parking available on-site