L&D RN
Spearfish, SD
American Traveler
3x12 hrs, Nights

Assignment Overview

• Shift: Nights, 3x12hrs
• Hours: 36 hrs/wk
• Start Date: Sep 28, 2026
• Length: 13 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

American Traveler is hiring a Labor & Delivery RN for a 12-hour night shift assignment requiring dedicated L&D experience and a SD or compact RN license.

Details

• 8-bed Labor and Delivery unit
• Cares for L&D, postpartum, antepartum, newborns, and infants under 28 days old
• Level 2A nursery caring for sick babies
• Gyn-surgical/mastectomy post-op patients preferred experience
• Laboring patient ratio of 1:2 and couplet ratio of 1:3-4
• 12-hour night shift schedule, 36 hours per week
• Charts in Epic
• Centralized fetal monitoring available
• Charge nurse covers all units facility-wide
• 24/7 lab and respiratory therapy support available
• In-house hospitalist (Med/Surg) support
• Floating required to Med/Surg in a helping-hands/CNA-type role, within scope of practice
• Every other weekend rotation required
• On-call requirements based on census with rotating on-call schedule

Requirements

• Active RN license (SD or Compact) required
• Current BLS, ACLS, and NRP certifications required
• Completion of an approved nursing education program
• EFM interpretation and intervention skills required
• Adult and neonatal assessment skills required
• Prior Labor & Delivery experience required
• Candidates with only 1 year of general RN experience considered only if specific to L&D

Additional Information

• Provide nursing care across L&D, postpartum, antepartum, and newborn/nursery patients
• Primary nurse, manager, or charge nurse serves as resource nurse support
• Nursery located behind the nurses' station
• Orientation typically 1 week, based on traveler experience
• 3 scheduled holidays plus 1 on-call holiday on a rotating basis
• Time off requests limited to 2 gold tickets per year and must be submitted before the next schedule is posted
• Hospital-provided scrubs and free parking offered
• First-time travelers welcome if they have L&D experience
• Candidates must live more than 100 miles from the facility
• Permanent staff must wait one full year before returning as a traveler