Travel Mother-Baby / Couplet Care / Post Partum RN - $1,819 per week

American Traveler is seeking a travel nurse RN Post Partum for a travel nursing job in Columbus, Ohio.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: Post Partum
• Discipline: RN
• Start Date: 09/21/2026
• Duration: 13 weeks
• 36 hours per week
• Shift: 12 hours, nights
• Employment Type: Travel

Assignment Overview

• Shift: Nights, 3x12hrs
• Hours: 36 hrs/wk
• Start Date: Sep 21, 2026
• Length: 13 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

American Traveler is hiring an experienced RN for a Mother-Baby / Couplet Care / Post Partum position requiring 2 years of postpartum experience and an active OH or compact RN license.

Details

• Work in the Mother-Baby / Couplet Care / Post Partum unit of a hospital setting
• Night shift schedule: 3x12-hour shifts, 7:00 PM to 7:30 AM
• 13-week assignment length
• May float to similar acuity units
• Uses EPIC EMR system

Requirements

• Active OH or compact RN license required in hand at time of consideration
• Minimum 2 years of postpartum experience required
• BLS and NRP certifications required
• IV therapy and IV start skills required
• Labor & Delivery (L&D) experience required
• EPIC EMR experience required
• Education must be from an ACEN or CCNE accredited program
• 2 professional references required, with at least 1 from a Manager/Director or formal leadership role, and the second acceptable from a Charge RN (no coworker references accepted)

Additional Information

• Provide comprehensive postpartum and couplet care including fundus, lochia, and perineum assessment, episiotomy/incision care, and breastfeeding instruction
• Care for patients following cesarean section, vaginal delivery, multiple births, postpartum hemorrhage, and pregnancy-induced hypertension
• Provide newborn care including cord care, newborn assessment, thermoregulation, phototherapy, and discharge teaching to parents
• Administer medications including antihypertensives, Pitocin, and pain management as needed, with insulin drips and magnesium sulfate therapy preferred
• Level 1 Nursery experience preferred
• Previous travel nursing experience preferred
• First-time travelers are welcome to apply
• Local candidates are accepted at the same rate
• Former employees are eligible for a travel assignment once away from the facility for 6 months or more
• Current employees of any Ohio State University hospital location are ineligible to be hired as a traveler
• RTO must be submitted with the contract request and limited to 7 days or less
• Candidates must complete Ohio fingerprinting promptly after signing the contract, either in-person or via mailed packet depending on distance from Ohio

American Traveler Job ID #P-738776. Pay package is based on 12 hour shifts and 36 hours per week (subject to confirmation) with tax-free stipend amount to be determined. Posted job title: Travel RN - Mother Baby - Post Partum

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