Travel Nurse RN - Labor and Delivery
Albuquerque, NM
LanceSoft
4x12 hrs, Nights

Registered Nurse – Labor & Delivery (Travel Contract)

Location: Albuquerque, NM
Start Date: 01/26/2026
Assignment Length: 13 Weeks
Shift: Nights | 4×12s (19:00–07:30)
Hours per Week: 48
Pay Package: 

Position Summary

A high-volume Labor & Delivery unit is seeking an experienced RN for a night-shift travel assignment. Ideal candidates are comfortable in a fast-paced, high-acuity environment with strong fetal monitoring skills and the ability to support complex deliveries.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive care to laboring patients in an L&D setting
• Manage labor progression, fetal monitoring, induction therapies, and emergent interventions
• Act as circulating nurse for cesarean deliveries
• Support high-risk obstetric patients
• Float as needed to Antepartum and Postpartum (within scope)
• Participate in on-call rotation per unit expectation

Required Experience & Skills

• Minimum 1 year L&D experience in a large, high-acuity unit
• Competency in:
  • Fetal heart monitoring
  • Circulating C-sections
  • Postpartum care, baby nurse duties
  • Meconium deliveries
• Strong experience with complex obstetric/premature deliveries

Certifications & Licensing

• BLS, ACLS, NRP required
• No RQI certifications accepted
• NM license or Compact – pending license accepted at time of submission

Unit Procedures & Clinical Exposure

• Cerclage, C-section, PPTL, versions
• External and internal fetal monitoring
• AROM, medically assisted deliveries
• Massive transfusion protocol
• Neonatal palliative care
• Nitrous program
• C-hyst procedures

Scheduling & Expectations

• Nights: 4×12s (19:00–07:30)
• 36-hour and 48-hour contracts available
• On-call required:
  • 4×12 schedule → 12 hrs per 4-week period
  • 3×12 schedule → 24 hrs per 4-week period
• No specific weekend guarantee due to schedule variability
• RTO > 7 days requires approval
• Block scheduling not guaranteed
• Locals not accepted (75-mile radius rule)

Facility Details

• Level I Trauma, Children’s Hospital, Teaching environment
• ~550+ staffed beds
• Cerner charting
• Purple scrubs provided
• Free parking

Compliance Notes

• COVID vaccination required (medical & religious exemptions accepted)
• Flu vaccine required (exemptions accepted)
• Strict compliance deadlines — traveler must be available to complete onboarding promptly
• Modules billable up to 4 hours; additional time non-billable

Inquire / Submit

Abhinav Jain
Travel Nurse Recruiter