Labor and Delivery RN
Issaquah, WA
Travel Nurses, Inc.
3x12 hrs

Labor and Delivery Registered Nurse

• Location: Issaquah, WA
• Employment type: Travel/Contract
• Contract length: 13 or 26 weeks
• Shift: Night (4x12 hours), 19:00 to 07:30
• Hours: 12 per day, 48 per week
• Staffing ratio: 1:1-3
• Unit: 8 labor rooms and 4 triage rooms

Clinical Scope

• Patient diagnoses and services: Labor/preterm labor, OB-GYN, Pre-Op, Post-Op, Scrub, Circulate, Low Risk Antepartum, Low Risk LD, Couplet Care
• Procedures: Blood and blood product administration, cardioversion/defibrillation, cooling/warming blanket, drains, epidural pumps, PCA pumps, syringe pumps, wound vac, heparin, insulin, magnesium sulfate
• Other responsibilities: Attends all deliveries and high-risk deliveries, GYN surgeries, transition nursery

Float Scope

• Post-Partum
• Possibly L&D at another facility in the system

Required Qualifications

• Valid RN license in Washington
• 1 year of Labor and Delivery experience, with experience within the last year
• BLS issued by American Heart Association or Canadian Heart & Stroke Foundation
• NRP (Neonatal Resuscitation Procedure)
• EFM (Electronic Fetal Monitoring)
• FHM
• AWHONN Intermediate
• Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) / Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN)
• Experience with Epic

Other Details

• First-time travelers are accepted.
• Epic experience is required (software familiarity, not a credential).
• Permanent employees from other facilities in the system (not Swedish) may be eligible for a travel contract if separated for at least 3 months.
• Active compact licenses are honored.
• Up to 2 major holidays can be requested off. Travelers must work only 1 of 3 holidays: Thanksgiving, Christmas/Christmas Eve, or New Year's/New Year's Eve.
• Annual regulatory modules take about 3.5 hours.
• The campus is described as beautiful, with strong camaraderie, staff book clubs, and group dinners.

Compliance and Health Requirements

• Background: Check completed within 90 days of start, covering all locations lived or worked in the past 7 years, and updated annually. WA State Patrol search required within 90 days of start. Education verification required. EPLS/GSA/SAM and HHS/OIG checks required within 30 days of start, updated monthly.
• Identity and employment: Driver's license or state ID, Social Security card, E-Verify
• Drug screen: 9-panel drug screen within 12 months of start; instant tests are acceptable.
• Physical exam: Within 1 year of start, signed by MD, NP, PA, DO, or APRN. Must state free of infectious disease and ability to work with or without accommodation.
• TB: IGRA/TSPOT, QGold, or 2 PPDs within 12 months of start. Positive TB history requires proof and a chest X-ray.
• Tdap: Within 10 years; declination acceptable.
• MMR (measles, mumps, rubella): 2 doses at least 28 days apart, or a positive titer. Low or equivocal titers require additional doses or a signed declination.
• Hepatitis B: Signed declination, or a positive titer plus vaccination.
• Varicella: 2 doses or a positive titer, with the same low-titer options as MMR.
• Flu: Vaccine or declination required during flu season.
• COVID: Vaccination record preferred; declination not required.
• Respirator: Fit mask testing (any mask type acceptable); RespSafety clearance required annually.
• References: 2 references covering 1 year of employment within the last 3 years in a comparable specialty.
• Employment application: Must cover the last 5 years of employment.
• Skills checklist: Required for the unit, updated annually.
• Competency exam: Required as applicable.