Labor & Delivery Registered Nurse
Tacoma, WA
Cross Country Nurses
4x12 hrs, Nights
Referral Bonus

Job Summary

Labor and Delivery Department night-shift position providing care for high-acuity birthing patients, including those experiencing hypertension, preterm labor, multiple births, postpartum hemorrhage, and other complex maternal health conditions. The role includes labor management, delivery support, patient triage, fetal monitoring interpretation, and collaboration with the broader care team.

Job Details

• Required Qualifications:
  • Basic Life Support (BLS) certification
  • Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) certification
  • Intermediate Fetal Heart Monitoring (FHM) certification through the Association of Womens Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses (AWHONN)
  • Labor and Delivery registered nurses must have high-acuity labor and delivery experience, including management of high-risk obstetric patients, obstetric triage, operating room circulation, cervical examinations, fetal monitoring interpretation, and newborn recovery support
  • Labor and Delivery registered nurses must have at least 2 years of experience with previous travel experience
  • Assistant nurse managers must have at least 3 years of nursing experience and charge nurse experience, with the ability to manage patient assignments, support obstetric emergency department patients, educate staff, conduct rounding, and assist with conflict resolution
  • Experience with EPIC is required
• Preferred Qualifications:
  • Five or more years of experience preferred for Labor and Delivery registered nurses
  • Strong interpersonal, staff education, and team collaboration skills preferred for assistant nurse managers
• Schedule: Night shifts consisting of 12-hour shifts, with a minimum of 48 hours per week. Shift times are generally 7:00 PM7:30 AM; assistant nurse manager shifts are generally 7:00 PM7:00 AM.
• Additional Information:
  • Patient populations include high-risk labor and delivery, hypertension, magnesium administration, cesarean births, preterm labor, insulin drips, vaginal deliveries, epidurals, inductions, antepartum care, premature rupture of membranes, multiple births, and postpartum hemorrhage.
  • Patient assignments follow Association of Womens Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses guidelines, including one patient for active labor, two patients for non-active labor, and two to three antepartum patients depending on acuity.
  • Labor and Delivery registered nurses may rotate to antepartum and occasionally postpartum assignments within scope and experience.
  • Weekend rotation is generally every other weekend and may vary based on operational needs.
  • No mandatory call requirement is expected for Labor and Delivery registered nurses. Assistant nurse managers do not have call requirements.
  • Orientation includes neonatal training and unit-based orientation. Assistant nurse managers receive six unit orientation shifts paired with a charge nurse.
  • The role requires collaboration with respiratory therapy, anesthesia, laborists, physicians, midwives, support staff, and other members of the care team.

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