Travel Nurse RN - Labor and Delivery
Wichita, KS
First Connect Health
4x12 hrs, Nights
Referral Bonus

🔥 HIGH-PAYING 48-HOUR NIGHT-SHIFT LABOR & DELIVERY (L&D) RN CONTRACT – WICHITA, KS

An immediate 13-week travel contract opening is available for an experienced Labor & Delivery Registered Nurse (RN) in Wichita, Kansas (Sedgwick County). Operating within a comprehensive regional birthing center featuring 15 dedicated labor and delivery suites, a specialized round-the-clock Obstetric Emergency Department (OB ED), dedicated C-section surgical suites, and an onsite Level III NICU, this high-compensating role features a dependable 48-hour overnight schedule (19:00 PM – 07:30 AM / 7:00 PM – 7:30 AM, four 12-hour shifts guaranteed weekly with built-in overtime). TOP-TIER 48-HOUR NIGHT PACKAGE ($3,035/WEEK)! BUILT-IN OVERTIME COMPENSATION! ZERO MANDATORY ON-CALL! HOSPITAL-LAUNDERED SCRUBS PROVIDED! ONSITE LEVEL III NICU BACKUP! LATE NOVEMBER START! The perinatal nursing team provides dynamic, patient-centered care for low-risk birthing plans and complex, high-risk maternal-fetal patients, managing triage, active labor, operative deliveries, C-section circulating/recovery, and immediate postpartum stabilization. If you are an acute labor and delivery nurse skilled in continuous electronic fetal monitoring via FetaLink, high-risk oxytocin titrations, maternal resuscitation, and C-section perioperative care looking to earn $3,035/week in Kansas, this assignment is built for you!

💰 PRE-CALCULATED PAY PACKAGE (48-Hour Week)

• Weekly Gross: $3,035.00
• Weekly Tax-Free Stipend: $1,267.00
• Hourly W2 Regular Rate: $34.00/hr (40 regular hours)
• Hourly W2 Overtime Rate: $51.00/hr (8 weekly OT hours included)
• (Local clinicians accepted at an adjusted local bill structure).

📅 SHIFT & POSITION DETAILS

• Schedule: Night shifts, 4x12-Hours (19:00 PM – 07:30 AM / 7:00 PM – 7:30 AM).
• Guaranteed Hours: 48 hours guaranteed weekly (40 regular hours + 8 overtime hours).
• Assignment Duration: 13 Weeks (November 29, 2026 – February 27, 2027).
• On-Call Requirements: NO ON-CALL REQUIRED!
• Weekend & Holiday Coverage: Every other weekend rotation; standard rotational holiday scheduling.
• Department Setting & Capacity: Inpatient Labor & Delivery Unit (Dept: Labor and Delivery 001 / 21170) located on the regional hospital birth center campus. Features 15 private LDR suites, dedicated Cesarean surgical suites, an Obstetric Emergency Department (OB ED), and immediate backup from an onsite Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.
• Uniform / Scrub Policy: Hospital-laundered surgical scrubs provided onsite.
• Floating Scope: Floats as operationally needed to like perinatal or inpatient units on the same hospital campus or to affiliate medical campuses within the Wichita metropolitan health network.
• Clinical Scope & Specialty Care:
  • Direct nursing management for active labor, spontaneous vaginal deliveries, and high-risk antepartum complications.
  • Clinical management of maternal-fetal complications: preeclampsia/eclampsia protocols (magnesium sulfate titrations), gestational diabetes, placental abnormalities, chorioamnionitis, and preterm labor.
  • Continuous electronic fetal monitoring (EFM) and uterine activity pattern interpretation via Cerner FetaLink, executing prompt intrauterine resuscitation when indicated.
  • Induction and augmentation protocols: IV Oxytocin (Pitocin) titration and cervical ripening agent administration.
  • Labor analgesia support: epidural continuous monitoring, nitrous oxide surveillance, and IV/oral analgesic titration.
  • Perioperative circulating and PACU recovery for scheduled and emergent Cesarean sections in the dedicated unit OR suites.
  • Fourth-stage postpartum recovery, active management of postpartum hemorrhage (quantified blood loss / QBL protocols, uterotonics), and immediate mother-baby skin-to-skin bonding.
  • Delivery room neonatal stabilization and immediate resuscitation adhering strictly to NRP guidelines alongside the Level III NICU team.
• EMR System: Cerner electronic health record with integrated Cerner FetaLink surveillance.

🚨 REQUISITE QUALIFICATIONS FOR SUBMISSION

• Experience: Minimum 1–2 years of dedicated acute care hospital Labor & Delivery RN clinical experience (high-risk L&D, continuous EFM, and C-section circulating experience required).
• Licensure: Active Kansas RN License or Compact/NLC Multistate License strictly in hand at submittal (with active Nursys report).
• Certifications Required at Submittal (Must all be active and attached):
  • Basic Life Support (BLS) — American Heart Association (AHA) only.
  • Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) — AHA only.
  • Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) — AAP/AHA.
  • Electronic Fetal Monitoring Certification (C-EFM or Ascension-approved Fetal Monitoring credential).
• Specialty Certifications (Listed on requisition): MOAB (Management of Aggressive Behavior) Moderate Risk certification.

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