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Job Opportunity: Labor and Delivery Registered Nurse (Travel/Contract)

Location: Polson, Montana
Contract Length: 13 weeks
Shift: Night (3 shifts per week, 12 hours each, 7:00 PM – 7:00 AM)
Facility Type: Critical Access Hospital
Total Beds: 22
Charting System: Epic
Parking: No fee

Job Description

Position floats between units as needed.
On-call required once per pay period (max PRN).
Weekend work required every other weekend.
Patient ratios vary: 1:1, 1:2, 1:3, 1:4, 1:6.
Special focus on Labor and Delivery Recovery (LDRP).
Must be proficient in Labor & Delivery, triage, and Postpartum care.
Recent experience of 3+ years required.
Position is for seasoned travel nurses only.

Required Qualifications

Valid Registered Nurse (RN) license in Montana
Minimum 3 years of Labor and Delivery nursing experience, including experience within the last year
3+ years of total travel nursing experience
Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) or Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN)
Postpartum nursing experience
Certifications:
- ACLS (Advanced Cardiac Life Support)
- BLS (Basic Life Support) issued by American Heart Association or Canadian Heart and Stroke Foundation
- PALS (Pediatric Advanced Life Support) issued by American Heart Association

Required Documents & Checks

Government-issued photo ID (Driver’s License or State ID).
Social Security Card (as applicable).
Background Check within 90 days covering all locations lived/worked in past 7 years; must be updated annually.
E-Verify attestation.
Education Verification (nursing degree verification required).
NURSYS license verification.
Employment Application covering at least last 5 years.
Minimum of 2 professional references covering 1 year of employment in a comparable specialty/setting.
Physical Exam within 1 year, signed by MD, NP, PA, or DO.
Immunizations and health screenings:
- TDAP (within 10 years or declination accepted)
- Negative TB test or chest X-ray within 12 months (annual updates required)
- MMR (Measles, Mumps, Rubella) vaccination or positive titer
- Hepatitis B vaccination or signed declination
- Varicella vaccination or positive titer
- Seasonal Flu vaccine or declination (required during flu season)
- COVID vaccination record preferred (declinations accepted)
Drug Screen: 9-panel within 12 months (instant acceptable).
Respirator Safety Clearance (RespSafety) for travel candidates, medically cleared annually.
Photo for badge (passport style with neutral background).
Completion of annual regulatory and specialty-specific training modules via LMS (Workramp).
Competency exams as applicable, including medication/pharmacology competency and fetal heart rate monitoring assessment or EFM certification.

Additional Requirements

Must acknowledge and comply with float policy; may be required to float to other nearby facilities.
On-call and weekend work as specified.
Must be able to work with Epic electronic health record system.
Color of scrubs: any color; OR scrubs provided.
Must meet all state-specific requirements and background checks if applicable.

Work Environment

Critical Access Hospital with 22 staffed beds.
Night shift with 36 hours per week (3 shifts of 12 hours).
Patient care ratios vary depending on unit needs.

This position is ideal for experienced Labor and Delivery RNs who have prior travel nursing experience and are comfortable working in a critical access hospital setting with variable patient ratios and floating responsibilities.