Travel Nurse RN - Labor and Delivery
Auburn, WA
Care Career
3x12 hrs, Nights
Referral Bonus

Labor & Delivery RN – Travel Contract

Job Title: Registered Nurse – Labor & Delivery
Specialty: Labor & Delivery (L&D)
Shift: 12-Hour Nights
Contract Length: 13 Weeks
Start Date: 12/14/2026

Position Overview

We are seeking an experienced Labor & Delivery Registered Nurse (L&D RN) to provide comprehensive care to laboring, antepartum, postpartum, and high-risk obstetric patients.

The ideal candidate will have strong Labor & Delivery experience and be comfortable managing patients throughout the labor and delivery process, including fetal monitoring, cervical examinations, epidurals, Pitocin administration, amnioinfusions, C-sections, and newborn care.
 

First-time travelers are welcome to apply.
 

Key Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive nursing care to antepartum, laboring, and postpartum patients.
• Perform cervical examinations and assess labor progression.
• Manage spontaneous and induced labor.
• Administer and monitor Pitocin and IV medications.
• Manage and monitor epidurals.
• Perform continuous and intermittent fetal monitoring.
• Perform amnioinfusions.
• Circulate C-sections and assist the surgical team as needed.
• Participate in baby catching/receiving.
• Perform newborn assessments and APGAR scoring.
• Provide immediate postpartum care to mothers and newborns.
• Support breastfeeding and provide patient/family education.
• Monitor patients for complications and intervene appropriately.
• Collaborate with physicians, NPs, anesthesiology, and other members of the care team.
• Provide postpartum care from transition through discharge when needed.

Required Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years of Labor & Delivery RN experience.
• Strong recent L&D experience required.
• Must be comfortable with or have exposure to postpartum (PP) care.
• Must be competent in:
  • Cervical examinations
  • Antepartum care
  • Labor management
  • Fetal monitoring
  • Epidurals
  • IV therapy
  • Pitocin administration
  • Amnioinfusions
  • C-section circulation
  • Baby catching/receiving
  • APGAR assessment
• Postpartum experience strongly preferred.
• Breastfeeding knowledge required.
• First-time travelers are accepted.

Required Certifications

• BLS
• NRP
• Fetal Monitoring certification

Preferred Skills & Experience

• Epic EMR experience strongly preferred.
• Previous scrub experience is a bonus.
• Experience caring for high-risk obstetric patients.
• Strong postpartum experience from transition through discharge.
• Multilingual skills, particularly Russian or Spanish, are preferred.

Unit Information

• 20 total beds
  • 12 Labor & Delivery beds
  • 8 Postpartum/Antepartum beds
• 3 OB/ED rooms
• 2 Operating Rooms
• 6-bed Level II NICU
• Scrub Tech available on site.
• Scrub-trained RNs may occasionally be utilized for sick-call coverage.
• NP available on call.
• No call requirement for the traveler.

Schedule

Shift: 12-hour nights
Guaranteed Hours: 36 hours/week
Call: None

Scrubs

Teal scrubs are provided.

EMR

Epic – strong experience preferred.

Additional Information

The unit serves a diverse patient population, including a significant Russian- and Spanish-speaking population. Multilingual candidates are encouraged to apply.

Candidates should be confident working independently in a busy Labor & Delivery environment and be prepared to care for both mothers and newborns across the continuum from antepartum through postpartum discharge.

Apply today for this Labor & Delivery RN travel opportunity!