Labor and Delivery RN
Chattanooga, TN
American Traveler
3x12 hrs, Nights

Assignment Overview

• Shift: Nights, 3x12hrs
• Hours: 36 hrs/wk
• Start Date: Nov 11, 2026
• Length: 13 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

American Traveler is hiring a Labor & Delivery RN for a night shift assignment requiring 2+ years of L&D experience and advanced fetal monitoring certification.

Details

• Labor and Delivery unit with 9 labor rooms, 6 triage rooms, 3 antepartum rooms, and 3 ORs
• Patient ratios of 1:1-2 laboring, 1:2-3 antepartum, and 1:1 for c-section and PACU patients
• Unit staffed with a dedicated OB tech for scrubbing c-sections and assisting vaginal deliveries, plus a dedicated charge/baby nurse for triage and transport
• Documentation systems include Meditech and Centricity
• Night shift schedule from 7:00PM to 7:00AM
• 3 shifts per week required, with 1-2 shifts required during winter holidays
• Possible occasional floating to Mother Baby unit only
• Procedures performed include cervical exams, IUPC and FSE placement, vaginal deliveries, IV starts with lab draws, and circulating/recovering cesarean sections (spinal and occasionally general anesthesia)

Requirements

• Active RN license (TN or compact)
• Minimum 2 years of L&D experience required
• Certifications required: AWHONN Intermediate Fetal Monitoring, NRP, ACLS, and BLS
• Prior travel contract experience preferred
• US Social Security Number and date of birth required for consideration (no Canadian SSN accepted)
• No employment gaps of 90 days or more within the past 12 months

Additional Information

• Community hospital setting with a monthly birth volume of 200+ deliveries
• Collaborates with a laborist program providing 24-hour MD and CNM coverage, plus dedicated anesthesia providers around the clock
• First hospital in the area to offer nitrous oxide therapy for pain management alongside epidural analgesia
• Recently renovated labor and delivery and mother-baby units, including six new state-of-the-art mother-baby rooms
• Utilizes advanced tools such as Jada, fetal pillow, and Cook's catheters
• Many nursing staff have completed Spinning Babies or Supporting Vaginal Birth training
• Dress code requires black, grey, or pink solid-colored scrubs with no patterns, sweatshirts, or t-shirts
• Must reside outside a 50-mile radius of the facility; local candidates are not accepted