Travel Nurse RN - Labor and Delivery
Martinsburg, WV
GHR Healthcare - PH Division
3x12 hrs

Travel Labor & Delivery Registered Nurse (L&D RN) — 13-week night shift in Martinsburg, WV at a Baby-Friendly birthing center. Join a perinatal and obstetric nursing team delivering family-centered care.

Join a dynamic and supportive birthing team as a Travel Labor & Delivery RN in Martinsburg, West Virginia! Nestled in the scenic Eastern Panhandle, Martinsburg offers a welcoming community, beautiful mountain views, and easy access to outdoor recreation, historic sites, and vibrant local culture. This is a fantastic travel nursing opportunity to advance your career in a Baby?Friendly designated facility that values family-centered, evidence-based perinatal care.

Job Details

• Position: Travel Labor & Delivery Registered Nurse (L&D RN) – Travel Contract (perinatal / obstetric nurse)
• Location: Martinsburg, WV 25401 — Eastern Panhandle, West Virginia nursing jobs
• Setting: Birthing Center / Mother Baby Unit (Acute Care) — Baby?Friendly hospital
• Contract Length: 13 weeks
• Start Date: March 7, 2026
• End Date: June 6, 2026
• Shift: 12-hour nights (7:00 PM – 7:30 AM) — night shift, 12-hour night RN
• Hours per Week: 36 guaranteed
• Weekend/Holiday: Every other weekend and holiday participation required
• Estimated Weekly Pay: $2,290–$2,410
• Orientation: 1 onboarding shift + 1 12-hour precepted shift
• Charting / Systems: Epic (EMR) and Centricity FHM (fetal monitoring)

Qualifications & Requirements

• Active RN license (West Virginia or compact privilege eligible; willing to wait for WV license if needed)
• Minimum 1 year recent Labor & Delivery or Mother Baby experience (2 years L&D preferred) — perinatal nursing experience required
• Required certifications: BLS (AHA), ACLS (AHA), NRP (Neonatal Resuscitation Program)
• C-section experience required — able to circulate and recover during operative deliveries
• Ability to cross-cover between L&D and Mother Baby units and float as needed
• Strong communication, patient education, breastfeeding support, and newborn care teaching skills
• Experience with Epic EMR and Centricity FHM preferred
• First-time travel nurses and experienced travel L&D RNs welcome — travel nursing jobs in West Virginia

Key Responsibilities

• Provide evidence-based perinatal and obstetric nursing care to laboring and postpartum patients in a 6-bed L&D suite and 11-bed postpartum unit
• Circulate and recover C-sections; manage routine and high-risk deliveries with clinical competence
• Support unscheduled OB visits in the OB Emergency Department (4-bed unit) and respond to emergent perinatal needs
• Perform fetal monitoring using Centricity FHM and document assessments in Epic accurately and timely
• Collaborate closely with in-house OB hospitalists, neonatology support, lactation consultants, and multidisciplinary teams
• Educate patients and families on newborn care, safe sleep, breastfeeding, postpartum recovery, and Baby?Friendly practices
• Maintain compliance with unit policies, Baby?Friendly Hospital Initiative, and Safe Sleep standards
• Float between L&D and Mother Baby units as needed to support staffing and patient care

Why this travel nursing role? This position offers a meaningful L&D travel nurse experience in a Baby?Friendly hospital, hands-on C-section exposure, and the chance to grow your perinatal nursing skills while enjoying Martinsburg, WV and the Eastern Panhandle.

Ready to make a difference as a Travel Labor & Delivery RN in Martinsburg, WV? Apply now to join a forward-thinking birthing team, grow your perinatal and obstetric nursing career, and enjoy rewarding travel nursing opportunities in West Virginia. Apply now or contact us to learn more about this L&D travel nurse position!

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