Travel Labor & Delivery RN (L&D)
About The Position
We are seeking an experienced Labor & Delivery Registered Nurse (L&D RN) for a 26-week travel assignment in Spokane, Washington. This position is ideal for an RN with at least 2 years of recent Labor & Delivery experience who is comfortable caring for both routine and high-risk obstetric patients in a fast-paced acute-care hospital environment. The RN will provide hands-on care throughout labor, delivery, and immediate postpartum recovery while working closely with physicians, anesthesia providers, neonatal teams, and other members of the interdisciplinary care team. Candidates should have strong experience with high-risk L&D, fetal monitoring, antepartum care, inductions, augmentation of labor, VBAC/TOLAC, pre-eclampsia, diabetes in pregnancy, multiple gestations, and maternal emergencies.
Requirements
- Minimum 2 years of Labor & Delivery RN experience
- Recent acute-care hospital experience
- Experience independently managing actively laboring patients
- High-risk Labor & Delivery experience
- Experience with electronic fetal monitoring
- Antepartum care experience
- Experience with induction and augmentation of labor
- Experience caring for patients with pre-eclampsia
- Experience caring for diabetic obstetric patients
- Experience with multiple gestation pregnancies
- Experience with VBAC/TOLAC
- Experience recognizing and responding to maternal emergencies
- Active Registered Nurse license meeting Washington practice requirements
- BLS
- ACLS
- NRP
- AWHONN Intermediate Fetal Monitoring
- FHM / Fetal Heart Monitoring certification or competency as required by the facility
Nice To Haves
- Previous travel nursing experience
- Experience working in a large acute-care hospital
- Experience in a high-volume Labor & Delivery department
- Experience with high-risk obstetric patients
- Epic charting experience
- Experience working with NICU or neonatal care teams
- Strong understanding of maternal-fetal assessment and obstetric emergency response
Responsibilities
- Provide direct nursing care to patients throughout labor, delivery, and immediate postpartum recovery.
- Perform ongoing maternal and fetal assessments.
- Monitor fetal heart rate patterns and uterine activity.
- Recognize abnormal fetal monitoring results and escalate concerns appropriately.
- Manage patients in active labor.
- Care for patients undergoing induction and augmentation of labor.
- Provide nursing care for high-risk obstetric patients.
- Care for antepartum patients and patients with pregnancy-related complications.
- Support and monitor patients undergoing VBAC/TOLAC.
- Care for patients with pre-eclampsia, diabetes, and multiple gestation pregnancies.
- Assist physicians and providers during vaginal deliveries and obstetric procedures.
- Prepare patients for cesarean delivery when required.
- Respond quickly to maternal and fetal emergencies.
- Administer medications, IV fluids, and other ordered treatments.
- Provide education and emotional support to patients and families.
- Document assessments, interventions, medications, and patient progress accurately in Epic.
- Participate in shift handoffs and interdisciplinary communication.
- Follow hospital policies, infection-control standards, and patient-safety protocols.
- Float to appropriate units when required based on staffing and patient-care needs.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
