Travel Nurse RN - Labor and Delivery
Albuquerque, NM
First Connect Health
4x12 hrs, Days
Referral Bonus

🔥 PREMIUM DAY-SHIFT L&D RN CONTRACT – HIGH-GROSS AUTO-OFFER OPPORTUNITY

First Connect Health has an immediate 13-week travel opening for a compassionate Labor and Delivery (L&D) Registered Nurse (RN) in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Operating within the specialized care networks at Ardent Health Services Lovelace Women's Hospital, this position features a stable daytime routine with premium Southwestern tax-free stipends. If you are looking for an assignment that offers a direct auto-offer pathway, high weekly gross earnings, and flexible scheduling options, this contract is built for you!

Please note: First-time travel nurses are warmly welcomed on this unit if they possess a strong clinical critical care background and meet the baseline structural guidelines!

💰 PRE-CALCULATED PAY PACKAGE

• Weekly Gross: $2,816.00
• Weekly Tax-Free Stipend: $1,568.00
• Hourly W2 Rate: $24.00/hr
• Overtime Rate: $36.00/hr

📅 SHIFT & POSITION DETAILS

• Schedule: Day shifts, 4x12-Hours (07:00 AM - 19:30 PM). Block scheduling formatting is not available.
• Guaranteed Hours: 40 regular hours plus 8 overtime hours scheduled weekly for the 48-hour option.
• Weekend Requirements: Structured scheduling rotation covering 4 to 6 weekend shifts per 6-week scheduling block.
• On-Call Demands: No regular mandatory on-call shifts are required under this contract profile.
• Nurse-to-Patient Ratios: Outstanding, highly stable 1:2 care mappings maintained consistently across days, nights, and weekends.
• Unit Environment & Infrastructure: Specialized maternal-child health infrastructure featuring 15 dedicated rooms and 15 beds, supporting an active clinical pacing of 100–200 facility births per month.
• Clinical Scope & Procedures: Comprehensive intraoperative and obstetrical care management across Labor & Delivery, Antepartum care, and Triage settings. Core obligations encompass assisting with standard vaginal and high-risk deliveries, performing sterile vaginal exams, circulating for C-sections, and recovering post-op C-section patients.
• Technical Skills & Infusions: High proficiency in External Fetal Monitoring (EFM) execution, IV therapy/phlebotomy, isolation precautions/PPE, and maintenance of central lines (CVC/PICC). Proactive medication management covers anticoagulation therapy, continuous IV insulin drips, and high-risk antihypertensives.
• Dress Code: Uniform scrub attire is provided directly by the facility.

🚨 REQUISITE QUALIFICATIONS FOR SUBMISSION

• Experience: Minimum 2 years of active acute care experience as an L&D RN is strictly required (this threshold must exclude any new graduate orientation timelines). Preferably looking for seasoned clinicians with 3 or more years of specialty experience.
• Licensure: Valid New Mexico State Nursing License or an active Multi-State Compact RN License. Pending license status is accepted at the time of initial submittal, provided it is fully active in hand prior to the official contract start date.
• Certifications Required: Current American Heart Association (AHA) Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS), Basic Life Support (BLS), and NRP provider certifications are mandatory. Must also hold an active AWHONN Intermediate credential. AWHONN Advanced certification is highly preferred. (Pending certification card processing is acceptable at submission).

✨ WORK WITH FIRST CONNECT HEALTH

Avoid administrative processing delays on broad public job boards. Apply directly to this posting to lock in your file with our specialized maternal-child health recruitment team. We guarantee 100% upfront financial transparency, immediate document checklist mapping, and fast-track your profile straight to the account manager for prioritized presentation!

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