Labor & Delivery Registered Nurse
Yakima, WA
Cross Country Nurses
3x12 hrs, Nights
Referral Bonus

Job Summary

Labor and Delivery Department position supporting antepartum, laboring, and postpartum patients in a higher-acuity neonatal care setting. The role requires strong labor support, fetal monitor strip interpretation, independent intravenous starts and laboratory draws, accurate vaginal examinations, effective communication, multitasking, and adaptability within a new unit.

Job Details

• Schedule: Night shifts are 12 hours, with a minimum of 36 hours per week.
• Required Qualifications:
  • Minimum of 2 years of experience in labor and delivery
  • Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certification
  • Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) certification
  • Ability to perform independent intravenous starts and laboratory draws from intravenous starts
  • Ability to conduct accurate vaginal examinations and interpret fetal monitor strips according to National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) guidelines
• Preferred Qualifications:
  • Advanced Life Support in Obstetrics (ALSO) certification
  • Prior operating room experience for second registered nurse responsibilities
• Additional Information:
  • Patient populations include antepartum, laboring, and postpartum patients.
  • The role may involve caring for patients requiring higher-acuity neonatal services.
  • Travelers are typically not assigned to triage.
  • Operating room circulation is not required unless prior experience is available; second registered nurse duties may be assigned when appropriate.
  • Weekend rotation occurs every other weekend as needed.
  • No mandatory call is required.
  • Scrubs are provided, and labor and delivery staff are expected to change into navy-blue scrubs onsite.
  • Expected start date: 01/11/2027.
  • Expected end date: 04/10/2027.

Benefits

The benefits of taking a travel assignment with Cross Country include:

• Private housing or generous housing allowance
• Comprehensive health insurance with prescription coverage
• Dependent health insurance with prescription coverage
• Competitive salaries
• Referral bonuses
• Travel reimbursement
• 401(k) retirement plan
• Direct deposit/free checking
• Unlimited free CE credits