Travel Nurse RN - Labor and Delivery
Charlotte, NC
GHR Healthcare
3x12 hrs

Labor & Delivery Registered Nurse contract opportunity in Charlotte, North Carolina, with a high-acuity, high-volume women’s services team. Make a meaningful impact during some of the most important moments in patients’ lives while caring for antepartum, intrapartum, postpartum, and obstetrical triage patients, including scheduled and emergency cesarean births. Charlotte offers an engaging urban setting with excellent dining, arts, outdoor recreation, and a thriving healthcare community.

Labor & Delivery RN Contract Details

• Specialty: Labor & Delivery Registered Nurse
• Location: Charlotte, North Carolina
• Weekly Estimated Pay: $2,030–$2,130
• Start Date: October 12, 2026
• Contract Length: 26 weeks
• Shift: 12-hour nights, 6:45 p.m.–7:15 a.m.
• Shifts per Week: 3
• Hours per Week: 36
• Openings: 2
• Orientation: 24 hours
• Patient Population: Neonates, adolescents, and adults
• Patient Ratio: Approximately 2:1
• Weekend Commitment: Six weekend shifts per six-week schedule
• Call: None
• Floating: May float within the women’s services area, including high-risk obstetrics

Registered Nurse Job Requirements

• At least 2 years of recent Labor & Delivery nursing experience; 3 years is strongly preferred
• Recent experience in a high-volume Labor & Delivery unit supporting more than 300 births per month
• Experience caring for high-risk antepartum, intrapartum, and postpartum patients
• Competency with circulating for cesarean births and providing immediate newborn care
• Proficiency with sterile vaginal examinations, obstetrical triage, oxytocin challenge testing, IV therapy, pain management, and dysrhythmia interpretation
• Current BLS certification
• AWHONN Intermediate and Advanced certification
• Current NRP certification
• C-EFM may be accepted in place of AWHONN Advanced certification
• Experience with Epic electronic documentation is required
• Active North Carolina or Compact nursing license; pending licensure may be considered for submission
• Ability to work in a very fast-paced, high-acuity environment and manage multiple labor assignments
• Must be willing to float within the women’s services area as needed

Labor & Delivery RN Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive nursing care to obstetrical patients from 16 weeks’ gestation and beyond, including high-risk antepartum and postpartum patients
• Monitor labor progression, fetal and maternal status, and response to treatment
• Perform obstetrical triage, assessments, sterile vaginal examinations, and ongoing reassessments
• Care for patients undergoing scheduled and unscheduled cesarean births and rescue cervical cerclage procedures
• Circulate for cesarean procedures and support the immediate care and stabilization of newborns
• Administer medications and IV therapies, including oxytocin, while monitoring for therapeutic response and complications
• Recognize and respond promptly to obstetrical and neonatal emergencies, including fetal or infant arrest
• Document care accurately in Epic and communicate effectively with the interdisciplinary care team
• Collaborate with providers, respiratory services, pharmacy, radiology, social services, rapid response teams, and other support departments
• Maintain a safe, compassionate, and patient-centered environment during high-volume periods

Apply now for this Labor & Delivery Registered Nurse contract opportunity in Charlotte, North Carolina, and join a high-acuity women’s healthcare team.

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