LDRP RN
Kalispell, MT
American Traveler
3x12 hrs, Nights

Assignment Overview

• Shift: Nights, 3x12hrs
• Hours: 36 hrs/wk
• Start Date: Nov 24, 2026
• Length: 13 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

American Traveler is hiring an experienced RN for an LDRP position requiring 2 years of LDRP experience and a compact or MT RN license, working 12-hour night shifts.

Details

• Unit includes 5 labor rooms, 8 postpartum rooms, 1 OB OR, and 1 triage room
• Average of 2-3 deliveries per day, roughly 70-80 deliveries per month
• Cares for normal term deliveries and high-risk OB patients delivering as early as 23 weeks
• Common diagnoses include hypertension, pre-eclampsia, eclampsia, diabetes, substance use, shoulder dystocia, multiples, antepartum monitoring, women's surgeries, 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, staffed per AWHONN guidelines
• Administers drips/IV meds including Magnesium, Pitocin, Insulin, and blood products
• Uses Meditech Centricity EMR, Baxter IV pumps, and Pyxis medication dispensing system
• 12-hour night shift schedule (1900-0730), self-scheduling in 6-week increments
• Weekend rotation of 5 weekend shifts (Friday/Saturday nights) within a 6-week schedule
• No on-call requirements
• May float to Level III NICU/Peds (with prior experience and orientation), Logan Health Whitefish LDRP unit, or adult floor as a sitter

Requirements

• Active RN license (MT state or compact) required
• Minimum 2 years of LDRP experience 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, breastfeeding education, and OB triage

Additional Information

• Work alongside a charge nurse (typically without a patient assignment), phlebotomy, IV/VAT team, 24/7 RT, 24/7 hospitalist coverage including peds hospitalist, responsive OBGYNs, midwives, anesthesia, and lactation consultants (CLCs and IBCLCs)
• Unit orientation includes NEO plus 2-3 shifts of unit-specific training, with possible additional shift at Whitefish location
• Assigned to a holiday group requiring coverage the day before, day of, and day after the assigned holiday
• Up to 7 days of RTO may be approved
• Scrubs provided and free employee parking available
• Unit culture described as team-oriented
• First-time travelers will not be considered for this position