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Travel RN – Labor & Delivery / LDRP We are seeking an experienced Labor & Delivery RN with strong LDRP experience for a 36-hour-per-week travel assignment. This unit provides comprehensive maternal and newborn care, including high-risk deliveries, postpartum recovery, and couplet care. Assignment Details Hours: 36 hours per week Shifts: Days (7:00 AM – 7:30 PM) or Nights (7:00 PM – 7:30 AM) Scheduling: Self-scheduling in 6-week increments, with manager approval Weekend Requirement: 5 weekend shifts per 6-week schedule On-Call: None Holiday Requirement: Assigned holiday rotation, including the day before, day of, and day after the holiday RTO: Up to 7 days may be approved Scrubs: Provided by facility Parking: Free Unit Details 5 Labor Rooms, 8 Postpartum Rooms, 1 OB OR, and 1 Triage Room Approximately 70–80 deliveries per month High-risk OB patients, including preterm deliveries as early as 23 weeks Rooming-in model with couplet care; no well-baby nursery Patient Ratios: Active Labor: 1:1 Nonactive Labor: 1:1–2 Couplet Care: 1:3 Antepartum: 1:2 Staffing follows AWHONN guidelines EMR: Meditech / Centricity Requirements Minimum 2 years of LDRP experience – Required Previous travel nursing experience required; first-time travelers not accepted BLS, ACLS, and NRP – Required STABLE and EFM certifications preferred Experience with high-risk OB, labor and delivery, postpartum, and newborn care Ability to independently manage patients throughout labor, delivery, recovery, and postpartum care Required Clinical Skills Fetal monitoring and strip interpretation Cervical checks, IV starts, Foley insertion, and amnioinfusions OB triage and high-risk pregnancy management Circulating C-sections and newborn receiving APGAR scoring and newborn assessments Couplet care, including newborn 24-hour testing Breastfeeding education and postpartum patient education Administration of Magnesium, Pitocin, Insulin, and blood products Floating Requirements May float to Level III NICU or Pediatrics if experienced, with appropriate orientation and training May float to adult units as a sitter Midshift floating is possible but uncommon Additional Information Orientation: New Employee Orientation plus 2–3 unit orientation shifts, depending on experience Support includes charge nurse, OB surgical techs, respiratory therapy, pediatric hospitalists, OB/GYNs, midwives, anesthesia, and lactation consultants Collaborative, team-oriented environment