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 unit position requiring 2 years of LDRP experience and a current 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
• Patient population includes normal term deliveries and high-risk OBs delivering as early as 23 weeks
• Common diagnoses include hypertension, pre-eclampsia, eclampsia, diabetes, substance use/abuse, shoulder dystocia, multiples, antepartum monitoring, and placental issues
• Practices rooming-in model/couplet care as there is no well-baby nursery
• Patient ratios: 1:1 active labor, 1:1-2 nonactive labor, 1:3 couplets, 1:2 antepartum, per AWHONN guidelines
• 12-hour night shifts, 1900-0730, arrive for report by 1855
• Weekend rotation of 5 weekend shifts in a 6-week schedule, Friday/Saturday nights
• No on-call requirements
• Self-scheduling in 6-week increments with manager final approval
• EMR: Meditech Centricity
• IV Pump: Baxter, Med dispensing: Pyxis
• Floating possible 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 or Compact) required
• BLS, ACLS, and NRP certifications required
• STABLE and EFM certifications preferred
• Minimum 2 years of LDRP experience required
• 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 newborn 24-hour testing
• Experience with APGAR scoring and general breastfeeding education
• Experience with OB triage
• Experience administering Magnesium, Pitocin, Insulin drips, and blood products
• Experience documenting in Meditech Centricity preferred

Additional Information

• Provide comprehensive labor, delivery, postpartum, and antepartum nursing care
• Charge nurse support available, typically without a patient assignment
• Unit supported by 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)
• Scrubs provided by facility
• Free employee parking available
• Unit culture described as team-oriented
• Holiday coverage requires working the day before, day of, and day after assigned holiday
• Up to 7 days of RTO may be approved
• First-time travelers will not be considered for this position