Travel Nurse RN - Labor and Delivery
Everett, WA
Voca Healthcare
4x12 hrs, Nights

1. Required qualifications

• Minimum 2 years of nursing experience according to the main job requirements.
• Labor & Delivery (L&D) experience, including management of labor, vaginal deliveries, cesarean sections, and maternal/newborn care.
• Sterile Vaginal Exam (SVE) experience — mandatory hard stop. Candidates must be able to perform SVEs.
• Epic charting experience is required.
• First-time travelers are accepted.
• Valid nursing license: A compact RN license must be in hand at submission.
• Non-local candidate: Candidates residing within 50 miles of the facility are not accepted.
• High-risk obstetric experience: Strong candidates should have experience managing high-risk pregnancies and obstetric emergencies.
• Delivery volume: Experience at a facility handling 200 or more deliveries per month is ideal. Candidates from facilities handling 100–200 deliveries per month may also be considered.

Note: The posting's general qualification section states two years of experience, while its submission instructions mention at least one year. To be safest, candidates should meet the stated two-year requirement.

2. Mandatory certifications

All required certifications are hard-stop requirements. Candidates missing any required certification should not be passed through screening.

Certification

Requirement

BLS/BCLS (Basic Life Support)

Required

ACLS (Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support)

Required

NRP (Neonatal Resuscitation Program)

Required

AWHONN Intermediate Fetal Monitoring

Required

Relias Fetal Monitoring

Accepted alternative to AWHONN Intermediate

Important: ACLS is mandatory for this position, even though some other L&D job postings list it as preferred.

AWHONN Advanced is listed as preferred, not mandatory.

3. Required clinical skills and experience

Candidates must have the clinical skills necessary to work independently in a high-risk L&D setting.

Labor and delivery

• Labor management and vaginal delivery.
• Sterile vaginal examinations (SVE).
• Electronic fetal monitoring (EFM), including recognition of abnormal fetal heart rate patterns.
• Induction and augmentation of labor using Pitocin.
• Epidural anesthesia management and pain assessment.
• Management of preterm labor and premature rupture of membranes.
• Forceps- and vacuum-assisted delivery.
• VBAC management and trial of labor after cesarean.
• Care of multiple gestations and high-risk pregnancies.

High-risk obstetrics and emergencies

• Preeclampsia and eclampsia.
• HELLP syndrome.
• Postpartum hemorrhage and maternal shock.
• Magnesium sulfate therapy.
• Pregnancy-induced hypertension.
• Administration of blood and blood products.
• Amnioinfusion and management of other obstetric complications.

Cesarean section and surgical care

• Circulating for C-sections.
• Recovery of patients following cesarean delivery.
• General and epidural anesthesia-related care.
• Foley catheter insertion and management.
• Starting and maintaining IVs.
• Postoperative maternal assessment and monitoring.

Postpartum and newborn care

• Mother-baby couplet care.
• Fundus, lochia and perineal assessments.
• Newborn assessment and resuscitation.
• APGAR scoring.
• Newborn hypoglycemia and thermoregulation.
• Breastfeeding and lactation support.
• Neonatal abstinence syndrome care.
• Parent education and discharge teaching.

4. Schedule and assignment requirements

• Shift: Night shift, four 12-hour shifts per week.
• Hours: 7:00 p.m.–7:30 a.m.
• Start date: ASAP.
• Weekend availability: Required.
• Floating: Required to postpartum and potentially nearby affiliated facilities.
• Call: Not required.
• Holiday commitment: Must work three of five holidays:
  • Thanksgiving
  • Christmas Eve
  • Christmas Day
  • New Year's Eve
  • New Year's Day
• Guaranteed hours: The clinician may be called off for one 12-hour shift per two-week period.

• Time off (RTO): All requested time off and scheduling preferences must be disclosed at submission. Requests exceeding seven days may delay the offer or require client approval.
  
  Candidate eligibility checklist

   

• At least 2 years of RN experience
• Labor & Delivery nursing experience
• Hands-on Sterile Vaginal Exam (SVE) experience
• Valid compact RN license in hand at submission
• Current BLS/BCLS certification
• Current ACLS certification
• Current NRP certification
• AWHONN Intermediate or Relias Fetal Monitoring certification
• Epic charting experience
• Experience with high-risk obstetrics and obstetric emergencies
• Able to work four 12-hour night shifts and weekends
• Willing to float to postpartum and nearby affiliated facilities
• Permanent residence more than 50 miles from the facility
• Available to work 3 of the 5 specified holidays
• Two qualifying professional references and required compliance documentation