Travel Nurse RN - Labor and Delivery
Topeka, KS
KTI Health
4x12 hrs, Days, Nights

Location: Topeka, KS 66606
Job ID: 3443419
Specialty: Labor & Delivery
Unit: Post-Partum Couplet Care (5480-1302)
Start Date: October 14, 2026
Contract: 13 Weeks
Positions: 1
Shift: Day | 4×12 Hours | 6:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Weekend: Every 3rd Weekend
Weekend Requirement: 6 weekend shifts in 6 weeks
First-Time Travelers: Accepted
Local Candidates: Not accepted – 50-mile radius rule

Position Overview

Seeking an experienced Registered Nurse (RN) – Labor & Delivery for a high-risk L&D unit providing care to laboring patients, postpartum patients, and newborns.

The unit provides OB Triage, Postpartum Care, and Level II Special Care Nursery services. Nurses will care for patients with high-risk conditions, including pre-eclampsia and diabetes, for gestations 34 weeks and greater.

Minimum Qualifications

• Active RN license
• 2+ years of Labor & Delivery experience
• Previous Charge Nurse experience preferred
• First-time travelers accepted
• Travel experience not required
• Epic experience preferred
• Ability to float to Postpartum
• BLS, FHM, and NRP certifications required
• AWHONN Intermediate required
• AWHONN Advanced preferred

Required Clinical Skills

• Labor & Delivery management
• High-risk labor and delivery
• OB triage
• Vaginal deliveries
• C-section recovery and circulating
• External and internal fetal monitoring
• Recognition of abnormal fetal heart rate patterns
• IUPC placement and calibration
• Sterile vaginal examinations
• Assist with high-risk deliveries
• Magnesium sulfate therapy
• Pitocin/oxytocin administration
• Antihypertensives and anticoagulation therapy
• IV insertion, IV therapy and phlebotomy
• Blood and blood product administration
• Infusion pumps and IV monitoring
• Epidural and general anesthesia/pain management
• Postpartum hemorrhage management
• Pre-eclampsia/eclampsia
• Preterm labor and PROM
• Multiple gestations
• Placenta previa/abruption
• VBAC/TOLAC management
• Diabetes and other high-risk conditions

Postpartum & Newborn Care

• Mother/Baby and Couplet Care
• Breastfeeding and lactation support
• Fundus, lochia and perineal assessment
• Foley catheter insertion/management
• Wound assessment and care
• Cesarean and vaginal postpartum care
• Newborn assessment
• APGAR scoring
• Neonatal resuscitation
• Newborn hypoglycemia
• Phototherapy
• Thermoregulation
• Cord care
• Metabolic screening
• Discharge education for parents
• Car seat and newborn-care education
• Breast pump use and education

Unit Highlights

• High-Risk Labor & Delivery Unit
• OB Triage
• Postpartum
• Level II Special Care Nursery
• C-Sections
• External Cephalic Versions
• Care for gestations 34+ weeks
• High-risk conditions including pre-eclampsia and diabetes

Orientation: 36 hours
Float: Yes – Postpartum