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

Job Summary

Labor and Delivery Department Night-shift assignment supporting high-acuity maternal and newborn care, including labor management, deliveries, cesarean births, antepartum care, postpartum recovery, and obstetric triage. The role requires strong clinical judgment, fetal monitoring skills, operating room circulation experience, and the ability to provide care for high-risk patients and newborns. Care is delivered according to Association of Women's Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses (AWHONN) guidelines in a collaborative environment.

Job Details

• Schedule: Nights, 12-hour shifts from 7:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m., with a minimum of 48 hours per week.
• Required Qualifications: At least 2 years of labor and delivery experience; experience caring for high-risk maternal patients; proficiency in labor management, delivery, obstetric triage, cervical examinations, fetal monitoring interpretation, operating room circulation for cesarean births, and newborn recovery; ability to manage high-acuity conditions, including hypertension, magnesium administration, preterm labor, insulin drips, epidurals, inductions, multiple births, and postpartum hemorrhage; Basic Life Support (BLS), Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP), and intermediate fetal heart monitoring certification through the Association of Women's Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses (AWHONN).
• Preferred Qualifications: Five or more years of labor and delivery experience and previous travel assignment experience are preferred. Charge nurse experience, strong interpersonal skills, staff education experience, rounding experience, and conflict-resolution skills are preferred for charge responsibilities.
• Float: Float rotation may be required.
• Additional Information:
  • Patient assignments follow Association of Women's Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses (AWHONN) guidelines, including one-to-one care during active labor, one-to-two care during non-active labor, and one-to-two or one-to-three care for antepartum patients based on acuity.
  • The role may support approximately 300 deliveries per month in a high-acuity maternal care setting.
  • Responsibilities include receiving and recovering newborns as needed following vaginal and cesarean births.
  • Weekend rotation occurs every other weekend but may vary based on operational needs.
  • No mandatory call requirements are expected.
  • Orientation includes daytime training, regardless of the assigned night schedule.
  • Schedule cycles are created in six-week increments and released approximately two weeks before the schedule begins.

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