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

Assignment Overview

• Shift: Nights, 3x12hrs
• Hours: 36 hrs/wk
• Start Date: Dec 1, 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 MT or compact RN licensure for 12-hour night shifts.

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 OB patients delivering as early as 23 weeks
• Common diagnoses include hypertension, pre-eclampsia, eclampsia, diabetes, substance use/abuse, 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: 1:1 active labor, 1:1-2 nonactive labor, 1:3 couplets, 1:2 antepartum, staffed per AWHONN guidelines
• EMR: Meditech Centricity
• IV Pump: Baxter, Med dispensing: Pyxis
• 12-hour night shift schedule, 36 hours per week
• Weekend rotation of 5 weekend shifts in a 6-week schedule, Friday/Saturday nights
• Night shift hours 1900-0730, arrive for report by 1855
• No on-call requirements
• Floating may be required to Level III NICU and Peds (with prior experience, oriented and trained), to Logan Health Whitefish LDRP unit on occasion, or to adult floor as a sitter

Requirements

• Active RN license (MT state or compact) currently in hand
• Minimum 2 years of experience required, with required LDRP experience
• Current certifications: BLS, ACLS, NRP
• STABLE and EFM certifications preferred
• Skills required: IV starts, foley insertion, cervical checks, amnio infusions, interpreting fetal monitoring strips, circulating c-sections, baby catching/receiving, couplet care from pre-delivery through discharge, 24h newborn testing, APGAR scoring, breastfeeding education, and OB triage
• Experience administering Magnesium, Pitocin, Insulin drips, and blood products

Additional Information

• Support team includes charge nurse (typically without patient assignment), phlebotomy, IV/VAT team, 24/7 RT, 24/7 hospitalist with peds hospitalist rounding on newborns, responsive OBGYNs and anesthesia, midwives, and lactation consultants (CLCs and IBCLCs)
• Orientation includes NEO and 2-3 shifts of unit orientation depending on comfort level, with possible 1 shift at Whitefish
• Holiday coverage requires working the day before, day of, and day after an assigned holiday
• Self-scheduling in 6-week increments with manager final approval
• Up to 7 days of RTO may be approved
• Scrubs are provided by the facility
• Free employee parking available
• Unit culture emphasizes teamwork
• First-time travelers will not be considered for this position