Mother-Baby / Couplet Care / Post Partum RN
Aurora, CO
GHR Healthcare - Travel Division
3x12 hrs

Travel to Aurora, Colorado, as a Mother/Baby Registered Nurse and provide compassionate postpartum, antepartum, and newborn care in a high-acuity hospital setting. This 13-week Colorado travel nursing job offers $1,980–$2,080 in estimated weekly pay, rotating 12-hour shifts, and convenient access to Denver, Rocky Mountain destinations, and Colorado’s renowned outdoor recreation.

Travel RN Job Details

• Specialty: Mother/Baby, postpartum, antepartum, and couplet-care nursing
• Location: Aurora, Colorado
• Weekly Estimated Pay: $1,980–$2,080
• Assignment Length: 13 weeks
• Start Date: November 2, 2026
• Schedule: 3 shifts per week, 36 hours per week
• Shift Duration: 12-hour rotating shifts
• Shift Options: Days, 7:00 a.m.–7:00 p.m.; nights, 7:00 p.m.–7:00 a.m.; nights-only option may be available
• Unit: 32-room Mother/Baby and postpartum unit
• Weekend Requirement: Weekend coverage based on unit needs
• Call Requirement: Approximately 1–2 call shifts per six-week schedule
• Electronic Medical Record: Epic

Mother/Baby Travel Nurse Requirements

• At least 1 year of recent Mother/Baby, postpartum, or couplet-care Registered Nurse experience
• Active Registered Nurse license in Colorado or a compact-eligible state
• Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification
• Current Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) certification
• Previous travel nursing experience required
• Antepartum nursing experience with fetal monitoring proficiency
• Experience caring for postpartum patients and newborns who do not require intensive care
• Ability to float within scope to Labor & Delivery when needed
• Epic charting experience preferred

Postpartum and Newborn Nursing Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive Registered Nurse care for postpartum mothers, couplets, antepartum patients, and newborns
• Complete maternal and newborn assessments, including fundus, lochia, perineal, incision, pain, and vital-sign assessments
• Care for high-risk patients and newborns, including late-preterm infants, infants weighing 2,000 grams or more, substance-exposed newborns, and patients receiving phototherapy
• Manage therapies and equipment such as magnesium, insulin, and heparin infusions, PCA/PCEA pumps, and fetal monitoring equipment
• Support breastfeeding, breast-pump use, newborn care, feeding, and safe-sleep education
• Provide discharge teaching for parents, including car-seat education, cord care, circumcision care, medication guidance, and follow-up instructions
• Recognize and respond to postpartum complications, including hypertension, hemorrhage, pain concerns, and changes in maternal or newborn condition
• Collaborate with providers and interdisciplinary teams to promote safe, patient-centered Mother/Baby care
• Float to Labor & Delivery within scope when assigned and apply fetal-monitoring expertise appropriately

Apply now for this Mother/Baby Registered Nurse travel contract in Aurora, Colorado, and join a collaborative postpartum and newborn care team.

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