Labor and Delivery RN
New Haven, CT
American Traveler
3x12 hrs, Nights

Assignment Overview

• Shift: Nights, 3x12hrs
• Hours: 36 hrs/wk
• Start Date: Dec 4, 2026
• Length: 10 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

American Traveler is hiring an experienced RN for a Labor & Delivery position at a Level I Trauma Center, requiring a CT or compact RN license and 2 years of L&D experience.

Details

• Labor and Delivery unit within a short-term acute care, Level I Trauma Center hospital
• Facility averages 200-300 births per month
• Night shift schedule, 3x12-hour shifts from 19:00-07:00
• Every other weekend required
• On-call requirement of two 4-hour blocks per 6-week schedule
• No floating required outside of scope
• Open to block scheduling arrangements
• Uses Epic charting system
• Scrubs provided by facility
• 10-week contract length for winter coverage

Requirements

• Active RN license, Standard or Compact (CT license required)
• Minimum 2 years of Labor & Delivery experience required
• Current certifications: BLS required; ACLS, AWHONN Beginner, and NRP preferred
• Experience with 1:2 patient ratio
• Teaching hospital and Trauma Level I experience preferred
• Epic charting experience preferred
• Skills required include IV therapy/phlebotomy, starting and maintaining IVs, use of infusion pumps, cardiac monitoring, and interpretation of dysrhythmias
• L&D skills required include amnioinfusion, assisting with high risk and vaginal deliveries, circulating for C-sections, and managing hemorrhage/shock
• Medication administration experience required for antihypertensives, Pitocin, prostaglandins, and terbutaline
• Neonatal care skills required including APGAR scoring, ID/security banding, neonatal resuscitation, and use of radiant warmers
• Antepartum care skills required including NST, reflex checks, and use of external fetal monitoring
• Postpartum care experience required for couplet care, multiple births, and postpartum hemorrhage
• Postpartum procedure skills required including foley catheter management and fundus/lochia/perineum care
• Pain management experience required including epidural anesthesia and PCA use
• Fetal monitoring skills required including recognition of abnormal fetal heart rate patterns and use of external and internal fetal monitoring
• 1 professional reference required for consideration
• Flu vaccine required with no declinations accepted
• COVID vaccine and booster required, with exemptions only for religious or medical reasons

Additional Information

• Provide comprehensive labor, delivery, and postpartum nursing care within a high-volume, high-acuity academic medical center setting
• Candidates must reside outside a 75-mile radius of the facility, though this restriction is waived for this specific 10-week assignment
• No holiday RTO permitted during this contract
• Maximum of 5 days RTO allowed during the assignment
• Former permanent staff must have been separated from the facility for at least 2 years to be eligible as a travel candidate
• First-time travelers are welcome to apply
• Travelers are expected to participate in natural disaster or emergency response activities as needed