Travel Nurse RN - LDRP - Labor Delivery Recovery & Postpartum
Kalispell, MT
American Traveler
3x12 hrs, Nights

Assignment Overview

• Shift: Nights, 3x12hrs
• Hours: 36 hrs/wk
• Start Date: Nov 17, 2026
• Length: 13 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

American Traveler is hiring a Registered Nurse for an LDRP position requiring 2 years of LDRP experience and a MT or compact RN license.

Details

• Work in an OB unit with 5 labor rooms, 8 postpartum rooms, 1 OB OR, and 1 triage room
• Unit averages 2-3 deliveries per day, roughly 70-80 deliveries per month
• Cares for normal term deliveries and high-risk OB patients delivering preterm as early as 23 weeks
• Patient conditions include hypertension, pre-eclampsia, eclampsia, diabetes, substance use/abuse, shoulder dystocia, multiples, antepartum monitoring, and placental issues
• Practices rooming-in/couplet care model as there is no well-baby nursery
• Patient ratios: Active Labor 1:1, Nonactive Labor 1:1-2, Couplets 1:3, Antepartum 1:2, per AWHONN guidelines
• Administers drips/IV medications including Magnesium, Pitocin, Insulin, and blood products
• Uses Meditech Centricity EMR, Baxter IV pumps, and Pyxis medication dispensing
• 12-hour night shifts, 1900-0730, arrive for report by 1855
• 36 hours per week with weekend rotation of 5 weekend shifts in a 6-week schedule (Friday/Saturday nights)
• No on-call requirements
• May float to Level III NICU and Peds with prior experience, to Logan Health Whitefish LDRP unit, or to adult floor as a sitter

Requirements

• Active RN license (MT or compact) required
• Minimum 2 years of experience required with LDRP experience specifically required
• Current BLS, ACLS, and NRP certifications required
• STABLE and EFM certifications preferred
• Skilled in IV starts, foley insertion, cervical checks, amnio infusions, interpreting fetal monitoring strips, circulating c-sections, and baby catching/receiving
• Experience with couplet care from pre-delivery through discharge, including 24-hour newborn testing
• Proficient in APGAR scoring, general breastfeeding education, and OB triage
• First-time travelers will not be considered

Additional Information

• Provide direct patient care across labor, delivery, postpartum, and antepartum settings using the couplet care model
• Charge nurse typically does not carry a patient assignment
• Support available includes phlebotomy, IV/VAT team, 24/7 respiratory therapy, 24/7 hospitalist with peds hospitalist rounding on newborns, responsive OBGYNs, midwives, anesthesia, and lactation consultants (CLCs and IBCLCs)
• OB Surg Tech assists with HUC duties as there is no dedicated receptionist/HUC role
• Orientation includes NEO plus 2-3 shifts of unit orientation, with possible additional shift at Whitefish location
• Holiday coverage required for the day before, day of, and day after assigned holiday
• Self-scheduling in 6-week increments with manager final approval
• Up to 7 days of RTO may be approved
• Scrubs are provided and free employee parking is available
• Unit culture is described as team-oriented