Mother-Baby / Couplet Care / Post Partum RN
Aurora, CO
GHR Healthcare - Travel Division
3x12 hrs
$2,218/weekOverview
- Start Date12/14/2026
- Shift Breakdown3x12 hrs
- Duration13 weeks
Pay
Description
Travel to Aurora, Colorado, as a Mother/Baby Registered Nurse and provide compassionate postpartum, antepartum, and newborn care in a high-acuity hospital setting. This 13-week Colorado travel nursing job offers $1,980–$2,080 in estimated weekly pay, rotating 12-hour shifts, and convenient access to Denver, Rocky Mountain destinations, and Colorado’s renowned outdoor recreation.
Travel RN Job Details
- Specialty: Mother/Baby, postpartum, antepartum, and couplet-care nursing
- Location: Aurora, Colorado
- Weekly Estimated Pay: $1,980–$2,080
- Assignment Length: 13 weeks
- Start Date: November 2, 2026
- Schedule: 3 shifts per week, 36 hours per week
- Shift Duration: 12-hour rotating shifts
- Shift Options: Days, 7:00 a.m.–7:00 p.m.; nights, 7:00 p.m.–7:00 a.m.; nights-only option may be available
- Unit: 32-room Mother/Baby and postpartum unit
- Weekend Requirement: Weekend coverage based on unit needs
- Call Requirement: Approximately 1–2 call shifts per six-week schedule
- Electronic Medical Record: Epic
Mother/Baby Travel Nurse Requirements
- At least 1 year of recent Mother/Baby, postpartum, or couplet-care Registered Nurse experience
- Active Registered Nurse license in Colorado or a compact-eligible state
- Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification
- Current Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) certification
- Previous travel nursing experience required
- Antepartum nursing experience with fetal monitoring proficiency
- Experience caring for postpartum patients and newborns who do not require intensive care
- Ability to float within scope to Labor & Delivery when needed
- Epic charting experience preferred
Postpartum and Newborn Nursing Responsibilities
- Provide comprehensive Registered Nurse care for postpartum mothers, couplets, antepartum patients, and newborns
- Complete maternal and newborn assessments, including fundus, lochia, perineal, incision, pain, and vital-sign assessments
- Care for high-risk patients and newborns, including late-preterm infants, infants weighing 2,000 grams or more, substance-exposed newborns, and patients receiving phototherapy
- Manage therapies and equipment such as magnesium, insulin, and heparin infusions, PCA/PCEA pumps, and fetal monitoring equipment
- Support breastfeeding, breast-pump use, newborn care, feeding, and safe-sleep education
- Provide discharge teaching for parents, including car-seat education, cord care, circumcision care, medication guidance, and follow-up instructions
- Recognize and respond to postpartum complications, including hypertension, hemorrhage, pain concerns, and changes in maternal or newborn condition
- Collaborate with providers and interdisciplinary teams to promote safe, patient-centered Mother/Baby care
- Float to Labor & Delivery within scope when assigned and apply fetal-monitoring expertise appropriately
Apply now for this Mother/Baby Registered Nurse travel contract in Aurora, Colorado, and join a collaborative postpartum and newborn care team.
Benefits401K with Matching, Healthcare, Dental and Vision
Equal OpportunityWe are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity across our organization. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.
Employer
GHR Healthcare - Travel Division
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About Aurora, CO
As a Travel Post Partum Nurse in Aurora, CO here's what you should know:- Lower cost of living compared to the national average.
- Wages generally match up with the lower cost of living.
- Average summer highs of 88°F and winter lows of 17°F.
- Options for short term rentals are available and relatively easy to find.
- Car friendliness is high, and public transportation options are available.
- Diverse population with a wide age range.
- Common health issues may include allergies due to the high pollen count.
- Aurora has a large population of travel nurses.
- Plentiful and diverse local attractions including the Aurora History Museum, the Black American West Museum, and the Children's Museum of Denver at Marsico Campus.
- Fantastic food scene with restaurants like El Taco de Mexico, Sam's No 3 Diner, and La Sandia Mexican Kitchen & Tequila Bar.
- Outdoor activities include the Aurora Reservoir for fishing, boating, swimming, and ice skating in the winter, as well as over 50 miles of beautiful hiking trails.
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