Travel L&D RN - $1,987 per week

American Traveler is seeking a travel nurse RN Labor and Delivery for a travel nursing job in Salem, Virginia.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: Labor and Delivery
• Discipline: RN
• Start Date: ASAP
• Duration: 13 weeks
• 36 hours per week
• Shift: 12 hours, days
• Employment Type: Travel

Assignment Overview

• Shift: Days, 3x12hrs
• Hours: 36 hrs/wk
• Start Date: Oct 26, 2026
• Length: 13 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

American Traveler is hiring a Labor & Delivery RN for a 13-week travel assignment requiring AWHONN and NRP certification plus prior L&D experience.

Details

• Work in a 17-bed inpatient Labor & Delivery unit with 2 triage beds
• Patient ratios of 1:1 to 1:2
• Unit secretary available on dayshift only, no techs on unit
• Uses Monica Novii, ambulatory telemetry monitors, and GE EFM equipment
• Documentation via Meditech and Centricity systems
• Schedule consists of 3 12-hour shifts per week, 7:00 AM-7:00 PM
• 4 weekend shifts required per 4-week schedule
• Must be ready for huddle at 6:45 AM
• Floating required to Mother/Baby and Postpartum units
• Unit performs ECV, C-section, vaginal deliveries, vacuum/forceps-assisted deliveries, and epidural placement

Requirements

• Active VA RN license or compact license required
• Minimum 2 years of experience required
• Current BLS and ACLS certification
• AWHONN Intermediate Fetal Monitoring or C-EFM certification required
• Current NRP certification required
• Prior Labor and Delivery experience required
• Strip interpretation skills required
• Knowledge of common OB medications and obstetrical complications/treatments
• Experience with IV insertion, lab draws, blood administration, and nitrous administration
• Knowledge of JADA and BAKRI devices
• Experience with vaginal exams and setting up delivery tables for vaginal deliveries
• Circulator experience in C-section procedures
• PACU recovery experience for spinal anesthesia
• Antepartum triage experience
• Experience assisting with epidural placement
• US Social Security Number and date of birth required for consideration
• One professional reference required (two references required for Florida and Missouri)

Additional Information

• Provide direct patient care across antepartum, labor, delivery, and recovery phases
• Assist with vaginal and cesarean deliveries, including vacuum and forceps-assisted deliveries
• Collaborate with the care team using a teamwork approach to patient care
• Follow AIDET standards with an emphasis on courtesy and respect in patient interactions
• Hospital-provided scrubs required, to be changed into and out of upon arrival and departure
• No local candidates accepted; must reside outside a 50-mile radius of the facility
• No employment gaps of 90 days or more within the past 12 months
• Facility is open to block scheduling arrangements

American Traveler Job ID #P-770459. Pay package is based on 12 hour shifts and 36.0 hours per week (subject to confirmation) with tax-free stipend amount to be determined. Posted job title: Travel RN - Labor & Delivery

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