Travel Nurse RN - Manager, Labor and Delivery
Austin, TX
LeaderStat
5x8 hrs
Referral Bonus

Location: Austin, Texas, United States
Industry: Acute Care
Schedule: Nights (Interim/Temporary Assignment)
Pay: Up to $3,496.60 weekly

Overview

This interim leadership role provides night-shift operational and clinical oversight for a Labor & Delivery unit within an acute care setting. The manager ensures safe, high-quality maternal-newborn care, supports staff performance, maintains regulatory readiness, and partners with multidisciplinary teams to meet unit goals while covering an interim need.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead night-shift operations for Labor & Delivery, including triage, intrapartum care, recovery, and coordination with postpartum/NICU as needed.
• Ensure appropriate staffing, assignments, and break coverage; respond to surges, emergencies, and high-acuity events.
• Provide clinical leadership during deliveries, obstetric emergencies, and rapid responses; escalate per policy and collaborate with providers and anesthesia.
• Coach, mentor, and evaluate staff; address performance, attendance, and conduct concerns in alignment with policy.
• Promote patient safety, evidence-based practice, infection prevention, and medication safety.
• Oversee documentation standards, patient flow, bed management collaboration, and patient experience initiatives.
• Support quality metrics (e.g., hemorrhage, hypertension, C-section reduction, skin-to-skin, breastfeeding) and participate in audits and root-cause analyses.
• Maintain readiness for accreditation and regulatory compliance (e.g., The Joint Commission, CMS) and facilitate staff education.
• Coordinate with on-call leadership and provide shift reports, staffing updates, and issue escalation.

Required Qualifications

• Active, unrestricted Texas RN license (or compact license eligible to practice in Texas).
• Minimum 3–5 years of recent Labor & Delivery acute care RN experience.
• Minimum 1–2 years of leadership experience (charge nurse, supervisor, assistant manager, or manager) in Women’s Services/L&D.
• Current BLS and ACLS; NRP required; certification in fetal monitoring (e.g., AWHONN Intermediate/Advanced) required.
• Demonstrated competence with obstetric emergencies (e.g., hemorrhage, shoulder dystocia, eclampsia) and high-risk labor management.
• Strong knowledge of staffing, throughput, quality improvement, and regulatory standards in an acute care environment.
• Proficiency with EHR systems and standard office applications; ability to produce clear reports and handoffs.
• Ability to work night shifts, weekends/holidays as needed, and support an interim assignment start with minimal ramp-up.

Preferred Qualifications

• BSN required; MSN or healthcare leadership degree preferred.
• Nursing leadership certification (e.g., CNML) preferred.
• Experience with shared governance, staffing productivity tools, and labor management.

Work Environment & Physical Requirements

• Fast-paced acute care environment with frequent standing/walking and the ability to assist with patient handling.
• May be exposed to infectious diseases, bloodborne pathogens, and emergency situations; PPE required per policy.