Labor and Delivery RN
Columbus, OH
American Traveler
3x12 hrs, Nights

Assignment Overview

• Shift: Nights, 3x12hrs
• Hours: 36 hrs/wk
• Start Date: Nov 30, 2026
• Length: 13 weeks
• Openings: 3

Description

American Traveler is hiring an experienced Labor & Delivery RN for a Women & Infant Float Pool role requiring AWHONN certification and float flexibility across maternal units.

Details

• Float pool position covering Labor & Delivery, Maternal Special Care, and Postpartum units
• Night shift schedule, 3x12-hour shifts (7:00 PM to 7:30 AM)
• Call required
• Weekend coverage required
• Teaching hospital setting

Requirements

• Active OH or compact RN license required in hand at time of consideration
• Required certifications: ACLS, BLS, NRP, and AWHONN Intermediate
• Preferred certifications: AWHONN Advanced and CEFM
• Minimum 2 years of recent experience required
• Charge RN experience preferred
• Teaching hospital experience preferred
• Skilled in IV therapy, administration of blood and blood products, starting and maintaining IVs, and maintaining central lines (CVC/PICC)
• Experience with antepartum, high-risk antepartum, and postpartum care required
• Experience administering antihypertensives, antiseizure medications, heparin, insulin drips, magnesium sulfate therapy, and Pitocin
• Skilled in postpartum care including cesarean section, multiple births, postpartum hemorrhage, pregnancy-induced hypertension, and vaginal delivery recovery
• Newborn care skills including assessment, discharge teaching, infant identification, and care of large/low birth weight infants and hypoglycemia
• Experience with cardiac monitoring, dysrhythmia interpretation, and emergency care
• Knowledge of isolation precautions/PPE and vaccine administration
• Experience with NST and external fetal heart monitoring (EFM)
• Pain management experience including opioids, PCA, and post-epidural management
• Education must be from an ACEN or CCNE accredited program
• 2 professional references required, including at least 1 from a manager/director or supervisor; charge RN acceptable as second reference; no coworker references accepted

Additional Information

• Provide comprehensive nursing care across Labor & Delivery, Maternal Special Care, and Postpartum units as part of a float pool team
• Must complete Ohio fingerprinting process urgently upon signing contract due to strict compliance deadlines
• Candidates outside Ohio but within driving distance will need to travel to an Ohio fingerprinting location shortly after booking; those farther away will receive a mailed fingerprinting packet
• RTO must be submitted and built into the contract, limited to 7 days or less
• Local candidates accepted at the same rate
• Former employees eligible for travel assignment after 6 months away from the facility
• Current employees of Ohio State University hospital locations are ineligible for traveler positions
• First-time travelers not considered for this assignment