Travel Labor and Delivery RN - $2,361 per week

American Traveler is seeking a travel nurse RN Labor and Delivery for a travel nursing job in Lee's Summit, Missouri.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: Labor and Delivery
• Discipline: RN
• Start Date: 11/23/2026
• 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: Nov 23, 2026
• Length: 13 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

American Traveler is hiring an experienced RN for a Labor & Delivery position requiring 3+ years of L&D experience and MO or compact RN licensure.

Details

• Work in a combined L&D and postpartum unit with 28 rooms and 33 beds
• Average daily census of 7-10 patients
• Day shift schedule, 3x12-hour shifts from 6:45am-7:15pm
• Nurse-to-patient ratio typically 1:1, may be 1:2 or 1:3 for antepartum/cervical ripening based on acuity
• Unit includes 11 labor rooms and 5 triage rooms; agency staff not required to work OB triage
• Postpartum unit has 15 rooms plus 2 flex rooms for labor or postpartum patients
• Facility performs 100-300 births per month
• Required to work 4-5 weekend shifts per 6-week schedule, including minimum 2 Sunday night shifts and 2 Friday day shifts per 6-week period
• On-call requirement of 2 shifts per 6-week schedule period
• Floating required to postpartum unit for couplet care or postpartum-only care
• May float within scope between departments, units, and facilities as needed

Requirements

• Active RN license (Missouri or Compact) required in hand at time of consideration
• Both Kansas and Missouri or compact license required in hand due to potential floating requirements
• Minimum 3 years of L&D experience required
• Current certifications: BLS, Fetal Heart Monitoring (FHM), NRP
• AWHONN Advanced, Intermediate, or Beginner certification preferred
• Epic charting experience required
• Community hospital experience preferred
• Prior travel experience required
• Experience with antepartum, low-risk, and high-risk L&D care required
• Skilled in sterile vaginal exams, triage of obstetrical patients, and use of external fetal heart monitoring required
• Experience managing conditions such as pre-eclampsia, HELLP syndrome, preterm labor, PROM, and malpresentations required
• Experience with VBAC management, IUPC placement/calibration, and spiral electrode placement required
• Skilled in administration of blood products, IV therapy, and use of infusion pumps required
• Experience with medications including Pitocin, Magnesium Sulfate, antihypertensives, and antiseizure drugs required
• Experience assisting with vaginal deliveries, high-risk deliveries, and circulating for C-sections required
• LDRP experience preferred; LD/LDR experience will be considered

Additional Information

• Provide direct patient care across antepartum, intrapartum, and postpartum units
• PeriWatch fetal monitoring application and Phillips Avalon fetal monitors used on unit
• Postpartum and post-operative GYN patients are cared for on this unit; medical overflow patients are cared for by separate med/surg staff
• Candidates must reside at least 75 miles from the facility to be eligible
• Maximum of 7 days RTO permitted
• First-time travelers are not accepted for this role
• Previous permanent employees of BJC or Saint Luke's must wait 1 year before returning as a traveler
• Staff with prior assignments at this facility must have a 3-month break in service with 18 months tenure history
• Pending license candidates may be considered

American Traveler Job ID #P-764768. 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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