Travel Nurse RN - OB/GYN
Kalispell, MT
OneStaff Medical
3x12 hrs, Nights

Travel RN – Labor & Delivery / LDRP

We are seeking an experienced Labor & Delivery RN with strong LDRP experience for a 36-hour-per-week travel assignment. This unit provides comprehensive maternal and newborn care, including high-risk deliveries, postpartum recovery, and couplet care.

Assignment Details

• Hours: 36 hours per week
• Shifts: Days (7:00 AM – 7:30 PM) or Nights (7:00 PM – 7:30 AM)
• Scheduling: Self-scheduling in 6-week increments, with manager approval
• Weekend Requirement: 5 weekend shifts per 6-week schedule
• On-Call: None
• Holiday Requirement: Assigned holiday rotation, including the day before, day of, and day after the holiday
• RTO: Up to 7 days may be approved
• Scrubs: Provided by facility
• Parking: Free

Unit Details

• 5 Labor Rooms, 8 Postpartum Rooms, 1 OB OR, and 1 Triage Room
• Approximately 70–80 deliveries per month
• High-risk OB patients, including preterm deliveries as early as 23 weeks
• Rooming-in model with couplet care; no well-baby nursery
• Patient Ratios:
  • Active Labor: 1:1
  • Nonactive Labor: 1:1–2
  • Couplet Care: 1:3
  • Antepartum: 1:2
• Staffing follows AWHONN guidelines
• EMR: Meditech / Centricity

Requirements

• Minimum 2 years of LDRP experience – Required
• Previous travel nursing experience required; first-time travelers not accepted
• BLS, ACLS, and NRP – Required
• STABLE and EFM certifications preferred
• Experience with high-risk OB, labor and delivery, postpartum, and newborn care
• Ability to independently manage patients throughout labor, delivery, recovery, and postpartum care

Required Clinical Skills

• Fetal monitoring and strip interpretation
• Cervical checks, IV starts, Foley insertion, and amnioinfusions
• OB triage and high-risk pregnancy management
• Circulating C-sections and newborn receiving
• APGAR scoring and newborn assessments
• Couplet care, including newborn 24-hour testing
• Breastfeeding education and postpartum patient education
• Administration of Magnesium, Pitocin, Insulin, and blood products

Floating Requirements

• May float to Level III NICU or Pediatrics if experienced, with appropriate orientation and training
• May float to adult units as a sitter
• Midshift floating is possible but uncommon

Additional Information

• Orientation: New Employee Orientation plus 2–3 unit orientation shifts, depending on experience
• Support includes charge nurse, OB surgical techs, respiratory therapy, pediatric hospitalists, OB/GYNs, midwives, anesthesia, and lactation consultants
• Collaborative, team-oriented environment