Labor and Delivery RN
Albuquerque, NM
American Traveler
3x12 hrs, Days

Assignment Overview

• Shift: Days, 3x12hrs
• Hours: 36 hrs/wk
• Start Date: Dec 14, 2026
• Length: 13 weeks
• Openings: 2

Description

American Traveler is hiring an experienced Labor and Delivery RN for a 13-week assignment requiring NM or compact licensure and prior large-unit L&D experience.

Details

• Work in the Labor and Delivery unit of a Level I Trauma, teaching, acute care hospital
• Day shift schedule, 3x12 hours from 7:00 AM to 7:30 PM
• 36 or 48 hour contracts available
• 1:2 patient ratios
• Float required to antepartum and postpartum units as needed
• On-call required: 12 hrs over 4 weeks for 4x12 schedules, or 24 hrs over 4 weeks for 3x12 schedules
• Uses Cerner charting system
• Performs circulating duties and fetal heart monitoring (FHM)
• Special procedures include cerclage, version, C-section, PPTL, external and internal monitoring, AROM, medically assisted deliveries, C-hyst, neonatal palliative care, nitrous use, massive transfusion protocol, and malignant hyperthermia management

Requirements

• Active RN license, NM or compact, pending accepted at time of submission
• Current certifications: BLS, ACLS, NRP (AWHONN Advanced and AWHONN Intermediate preferred)
• RQI certifications not accepted
• Minimum 1 year of Labor and Delivery experience required
• Must have experience with 3s/4s acuity in postpartum care, baby nurse duties, and meconium deliveries
• Must have experience in a large L&D unit (12+ beds) within a large facility (400+ beds)
• Community hospital experience required
• Trauma Level II experience required; Trauma Level I and teaching hospital experience preferred
• Cerner charting experience preferred
• Skills required: neonatal care in delivery room, baby nurse/baby catching, postpartum care and procedures, fundus/lochia/perineum care, labor and delivery management, and circulating for C-section
• Lactation support and wound assessment/care skills preferred
• Non-local candidates only, with non-local driver's license required on file

Additional Information

• Purple scrubs provided
• No holiday RTO for December starts; must work Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New Year's Eve, and New Year's Day for holiday pay
• No weekend requirement guarantees currently in place for traveling staff
• RTO greater than 7 days requires approval, with a maximum of 7 days and 1 holiday preferred
• No RTO permitted during the first or last 7 days of the contract
• COVID vaccine optional, but facility requires reporting of vaccine status or submission of a declination form
• Must reside more than 100 miles from the facility to be eligible for this position
• First-time travelers accepted
• A 6-month system break is required after 1 year or 4 consecutive assignments, whichever comes first
• Former staff must have a 12-month separation before returning