Labor and Delivery Registered Nurse
Knoxville, TN
Access Healthcare
3x12 hrs, Nights

Job Opportunity: Registered Nurse (Travel/Contract)

Location: Knoxville, Tennessee
Specialty: Registered Nurse
Unit: Labor & Delivery
Employment Type: Travel/Contract
Contract Length: 13 weeks

Job Details

• Shift & Schedule:

  • On-Call: 36 hours every 6 weeks
  • Weekend Requirement: Every other weekend or 2 weekends per month
• Nurse-Patient Ratio: 1:2 in Labor & Delivery unit
• Float Requirement: Yes
• Holiday Time Off: Requests for time off during holidays (Valentine's Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year’s Day) will not be accommodated. Holiday time off requests can be addressed onsite after arrival.

Required Certifications

• ACLS (Advanced Cardiac Life Support) - AHA or ARC accepted
• AWHONN Intermediate (or NCC for Electronic Fetal Monitoring)
• BLS (Basic Life Support) - AHA or ARC accepted
• NIHSS (NIH Stroke Scale Certification)
• NRP (Neonatal Resuscitation Program)
• EFM (Electronic Fetal Monitoring) - Intermediate or Advanced AWHONN or NCC required for L&D, OBGYN, Mother & Baby units

Note: Certifications must be actual uploaded certificates (screenshots/photos not accepted) and may not expire within 45 days of assignment start date. Renewals must be uploaded 5 days prior to expiration.

Experience Requirements

• Specialty Experience: Not explicitly stated; assume minimum 2 years typical for Labor & Delivery RNs unless otherwise specified by recruiter. (No explicit years given in data.)
• Prior Travel Experience: Not required (no mention of prior travel experience requirement).

Compliance & Documentation Requirements

Background Checks

• Must be completed within 45 days of start and updated annually
• Includes 7-year SSN trace with complete address history, alias verification, national and state sex offender checks, criminal searches, abuse registry, OFAC, FACIS III, federal criminal extended search, and international/statewide searches as applicable
• Alias Name Attestation required if any alias names differ from candidate’s legal name

Licenses & Verifications

• State nursing license verification within 30 days of start (TN license must have certification letter merged)
• NURSYS verification within 30 days of start
• Must have active, unexpired nursing license(s) with no gaps over 30 days in work history

Health & Immunizations

• Physical exam within 12 months prior to start, signed by MD, DO, NP, APRN, or PA (DC not accepted)
• Negative TB test (QGold or Skin Test) within 1 year; T-spots not accepted
• TB questionnaire required
• Immunizations/vaccinations or positive titers required for:

  • MMR (Measles, Mumps, Rubella) - 2 vaccines or positive titer
  • Hepatitis B (vaccine series, titer, or declination)
  • Varicella (2 vaccines or positive titer)
• Flu vaccine required for starts on or after 9/8/2025; exemptions only for approved medical or religious reasons (declinations not accepted)

Drug Testing

• Required within 45 days of start; panel includes amphetamines, barbiturates, benzodiazepines, buprenorphine, cocaine, MDMA, fentanyl, marijuana, methadone, methamphetamine, opiates, oxycodone, phencyclidine
• MRO signature required on drug screen report
• Only one dilute drug screen accepted

Competency Exams

• Medication Test/Pharmacology Competency Exam (required)
• Color Blind Testing (Ishihara test or online, required within 12 months)
• Dysrhythmia/EKG Competency Exam (required for all RNs except L&D, Psych, LTC, Mother-Baby/Couplet Care/Post Partum, Transitional Care)
• Core Competency Exams Part I, II, III (required annually, minimum 80% pass rate)

Skills Checklist

• Unit-specific skills checklist within the last year, updated annually

Additional Notes

• Photo for badge required (passport style, solid background, no filters or facial piercings)
• Onboarding attestation and review of facility-specific onboarding documents required
• Two supervisory references required, completed within 3 years of start date
• Employment application with 7-year work history and no unexplained gaps over 30 days required

This position is ideal for experienced Labor & Delivery RNs who meet the certification and compliance requirements and are comfortable with travel assignments and floating within the unit.