Travel Nurse RN - Labor and Delivery
Ithaca, NY
First Connect Health
3x12 hrs, Nights
Referral Bonus

Labor & Delivery / Postpartum RN 

Job ID: CCA-71653 

Location: Ithaca, NY 

Department: Labor & Delivery (L&D 1155) 

Assignment Dates: 11/15/2026 – 02/13/2027 

Duration: 13 weeks 

Shift: Nights, 6:45 PM–7:15 AM 

Experience Required: 2 years 

On-Call: Yes 

Floating: Required on a rotational basis to other hospital departments 

Unit Areas: L&D, Postpartum, L&D OR/PACU, and NICU

Critical Submission Guardrails

• Specialty: Labor & Delivery experience required.
• Postpartum Experience: Preferred.
• Experience: 2 years required per requisition.
• Schedule: Night shift; scheduling depends on unit needs.
• Weekends: No maximum weekend requirement.
• Availability: Candidates with specific day-of-week scheduling restrictions will not be considered.
• Floating: Must be willing to float outside Maternal Child Health to other hospital departments on a rotational basis.
• Block Scheduling: Not guaranteed; requests may be considered.
• Time Off: RTO must be discussed at the time of offer. Additional scheduling requests are not guaranteed.
• Certifications: Not specified in the provided requisition; verify required credentials before submission.

Job Summary & Clinical Scope

• Provide direct nursing care to labor and delivery and maternal-child health patients.
• Assess maternal and family needs, recognize normal and abnormal clinical findings, and prioritize care based on patient acuity.
• Develop, implement, and evaluate individualized care plans using a patient- and family-centered approach.
• Respond to expected and unexpected clinical events using sound judgment and critical thinking.
• Coordinate care with interdisciplinary teams and connect patients and families with appropriate services.
• Maintain clinical competency and follow applicable nursing standards, policies, and procedures.

Unit Highlights

• Six labor and delivery rooms.
• Two labor triage rooms.
• Eleven postpartum rooms.
• Level II NICU with four single-family NICU rooms.
• Dedicated cesarean section operating room and PACU within the L&D suite.
• Staff are postpartum-trained and cross-trained in L&D, NICU, or both.