Mother-Baby / Couplet Care / Post Partum RN
Aurora, Colorado
University of Colorado Hospital

Mother-Baby / Couplet Care / Post Partum

Job Overview

• Specialty: Registered Nurse
• Location: Aurora, Colorado
• Employment type: Travel/Contract
• Shift: Night, 3x12 hours, 19:00–7:30
• Hours per week: 36
• Contract length: 13 weeks

Required Qualifications

• Valid RN license in Colorado
• Post Partum (1 year of experience)
• Post Partum experience within the last year
• One completed travel assignment
• BLS - Basic Life Support issued by American Heart Association
• NRP - Neonatal Resuscitation Procedure issued by American Heart Association
• Associate of Science in Nursing / Associate Degree in Nursing
• Antepartum experience
• Labor and Delivery experience

Schedule / Assignment Details

• Call required per unit needs
• Weekend work required per unit needs
• Floating required within scope; may float to L&D with fetal monitoring experience
• Typical ratio: 1:3 couplets, up to 6 patients
• Unit has 32 beds

Clinical Setting

• Postpartum care for patients who do not need ICU-level care
• Newborn care for patients who do not need NICU-level care
• High-risk patient population
• Antepartum patients with fetal monitoring experience
• Late preterm infants
• Substance-exposed newborns
• Phototherapy
• Magnesium, insulin, and heparin drips
• PCA and PCEA pumps
• Breastfeeding support

Compliance / Onboarding Notes

• Up to 10 RTO days approved
• RTO not allowed during:

  • September 2–12, 2026
  • October 25–November 4, 2026
  • November 22–December 2, 2026
  • December 20, 2026–January 3, 2027
• Blue navy scrubs
• Epic charting
• Driver’s license or state ID required
• E-Verify or attestation required
• Proof of name change required if applicable
• Background check required
• Education verification required
• Physical exam required
• Fit test required
• Tdap required or declination
• TB screening required
• Measles, mumps, rubella, hepatitis B, varicella, drug testing, and COVID documentation required
• 2 references required
• Employment application and work history verification required
• Skills checklist required
• Colorado CAPS check results required