Travel Nurse RN - LDRP - Labor Delivery Recovery & Postpartum
Ithaca, NY
First Connect Health
3x12 hrs, Nights
Referral Bonus

🔥 36-HOUR NIGHT-SHIFT LABOR & DELIVERY / POSTPARTUM RN CONTRACT – ITHACA, NY

An immediate 13-week travel contract opening is available for an experienced Labor & Delivery / Postpartum Registered Nurse (RN) in Ithaca, New York (Tompkins County / Finger Lakes region). Operating within an advanced Maternal Child Health birthplace center featuring 6 labor & delivery suites, 2 triage suites, 11 postpartum rooms, a dedicated C-section OR/PACU suite, and Level II NICU care, this position features a steady 3x12 overnight schedule (18:45 PM – 07:15 AM / 6:45 PM – 7:15 AM, 36 hours guaranteed weekly). HIGH NEW YORK TAX-FREE STIPEND ($1,575/WK)! COMPREHENSIVE BIRTHPLACE SETTING! NO MANDATORY STANDBY ON-CALL! IMMEDIATE NOVEMBER START! The perinatal nursing team delivers patient- and family-centered care across triage, active labor, delivery, intraoperative C-section circulating/recovery, couplet care, and Level II nursery stabilization. If you are a perinatal nurse skilled in continuous electronic fetal monitoring (EFM), high-risk labor management, neonatal resuscitation, and postpartum couplet care looking to earn $2,475/week in New York, this assignment is built for you!

💰 PRE-CALCULATED PAY PACKAGE

• Weekly Gross: $2,475.00
• Weekly Tax-Free Stipend: $1,575.00
• Hourly W2 Rate: $25.00/hr (36 regular hours)
• Overtime Rate: $37.50/hr
• (Local clinicians within 50 miles accepted at an adjusted local bill structure).

📅 SHIFT & POSITION DETAILS

• Schedule: Night shifts, 3x12-Hours (18:45 PM – 07:15 AM / 6:45 PM – 7:15 AM).
• Guaranteed Hours: 36 regular hours guaranteed weekly.
• Assignment Duration: 13 Weeks (November 29, 2026 – February 27, 2027).
• On-Call Requirements: NO ON-CALL REQUIRED!
• Weekend & Scheduling Flexibility: Self-scheduling/unit-based scheduling with no set weekend maximum. Candidates must have open schedule availability (candidates requiring specific fixed days off during the week cannot be accommodated; block scheduling considered upon request but not guaranteed).
• Department Setting & Capacity: Comprehensive Maternal Child Health Birthplace (Unit: L&D 1155) consisting of:
  • 6 Labor and Delivery suites & 2 Labor Triage beds
  • 11 Postpartum rooms (mother-baby couplet care)
  • Dedicated Cesarean Section OR & PACU within the L&D suite
  • Level II Neonatal Intensive Care Unit with 4 private single-family NICU rooms
• Floating Scope: Cross-trained within Maternal Child Health (L&D, Postpartum, L&D OR/PACU, Level II NICU). Floating outside MCH to other acute inpatient hospital units is assigned on a standard rotational basis as operationally required.
• Clinical Scope & Specialty Responsibilities:
  • Assessment and direct clinical management of low- and high-risk antepartum, intrapartum, and postpartum patients adhering to AWHONN, ACOG, and AORN standards.
  • Continuous and intermittent electronic fetal monitoring (EFM), uterine contraction surveillance, and advanced strip interpretation.
  • Triage, induction/augmentation protocols (Pitocin titration), cervical ripening, epidural management, and active labor support.
  • Scrubbing/circulating and PACU phase recovery for scheduled and emergent Cesarean sections.
  • Immediate newborn stabilization, APGAR scoring, neonatal resuscitation (NRP), and couplet care.
  • Postpartum recovery: fundal/lochia assessments, post-epidural/spinal recovery, pain management, lactation support, and discharge education.
• EMR System: Epic charting system.

🚨 REQUISITE QUALIFICATIONS FOR SUBMISSION

• Experience: Minimum 2 years of dedicated acute care Labor & Delivery RN clinical experience (postpartum / mother-baby couplet care experience preferred).
• Licensure: Active New York State Registered Nurse License strictly in hand at submittal (with Nursys verification).
• Certifications Required at Submittal (Must be attached):
  • Basic Life Support (BLS) — AHA only.
  • Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) — AAP/AHA.
  • Fetal Heart Monitoring certification (AWHONN Intermediate or Advanced FHM).

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