Travel Labor and Delivery RN - $2,365 per week

American Traveler is seeking a travel nurse RN Labor and Delivery for a travel nursing job in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: Labor and Delivery
• Discipline: RN
• Start Date: 10/05/2026
• Duration: 26 weeks
• 36 hours per week
• Shift: 12 hours, nights
• Employment Type: Travel

Assignment Overview

• Shift: Nights, 3x12hrs
• Hours: 36 hrs/wk
• Start Date: Oct 5, 2026
• Length: 26 weeks
• Openings: 2

Description

American Traveler is hiring an experienced Labor & Delivery RN for a fast-paced, high-risk maternity unit requiring at least 2 years of high-volume L&D experience and NC or compact RN licensure.

Details

• Fast-paced, high-acuity Labor and Delivery / high-risk maternity unit with an obstetrical triage area
• Cares for obstetrical patients from under 16 weeks through intrapartum, high-risk antepartum, and postpartum stages
• Facility performs over 300 births per month with an average of 20 births per 24 hours and 30-40 admits, 40 visits, and 20 rooms per day
• Nurse-to-patient ratio of 2:1
• Double labor assignments occur daily
• Performs scheduled and unscheduled Cesarean births and rescue cervical cerclage procedures
• 12-hour night shifts (18:45-07:15), 3 shifts per week
• Every other weekend required, minimum 6 weekend shifts per 6-week schedule
• Floating required as needed within the specialty high-risk maternity unit
• No on-call requirement
• Uses Epic, Pyxis, and SBAR charting/communication systems
• Contract lengths from 13 to 26 weeks available

Requirements

• Active NC or compact RN license (pending license/certs OK for consideration)
• Minimum 2 years of Labor & Delivery experience required; 3 years preferred
• Experience in a large or high-volume L&D setting strongly preferred (>300 births/month)
• BLS, AWHONN Intermediate, and NRP certifications required; AWHONN Advanced or C-EFM preferred
• Skilled in circulating for C-sections, sterile vaginal exams, and immediate newborn care
• Experience with cardiac monitoring, dysrhythmia interpretation, and neonatal/infant arrest response
• Competent in antepartum care, OCT testing, obstetrical triage, and pain management
• IV therapy and phlebotomy skills required
• Epic charting experience required
• Two professional references from a supervisor within the past 2 years required (pending references accepted at submission, but required by start)

Additional Information

• Provides comprehensive intrapartum, antepartum, and postpartum nursing care on a high-risk maternity unit
• Performs circulating duties for C-sections and manages complex, fast-paced labor assignments
• 24-hour unit orientation provided, with weekly orientation scheduling
• Scrubs provided (blue)
• Must complete required online pre-start and annual training modules
• First-time travelers considered if they have experience in a similarly high-volume L&D setting
• Local candidates accepted within 50 miles, at a lower pay rate
• Previous Novant Health or New Hanover PERM/PRN/EP employees must wait 12 months before reapplying as travelers, with facility approval required
• Up to 7 days of RTO can be auto-approved if not falling on a holiday; no RTO permitted during the first week of assignment
• Must work 2 of 3 major holidays
• Travel pairs allowed if assigned to different units and disclosed at submission

American Traveler Job ID #P-732666. 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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