Travel RN - Labor & Delivery - LDRP

Assignment Overview

• Shift: Nights, 3x12hrs
• Hours: 36 hrs/wk
• Start Date: Jul 6, 2026
• Length: 13 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

American Traveler is hiring a travel RN for an LDRP (Labor, Delivery, Recovery & Postpartum) position in Colorado, requiring at least 1 year of LDRP experience and night shift availability with weekend commitments.

Details

• 12-bed LDRP unit with 1 C-section room in an acute care hospital (Trauma Level III)
• Patient population includes antepartum, intrapartum, postpartum, and couplet care
• Staffing ratios follow AWHONN guidelines: 1:1 for laboring patients, 1:2-3 for couplets
• Approximately 300 births per year
• RNs are required to titrate Pitocin and Magnesium drips
• Charting is done in Epic (experience required)
• 12-hour night shifts (7p–7a)
• 6–9 weekend shifts required per 6-week schedule
• Schedule is set by unit leadership for 6-week blocks; travelers are expected to remain flexible to fill scheduling gaps
• All time-off requests must be submitted before the assignment begins
• May occasionally be asked to participate in the holiday rotation
• Low-census call is rarely required
• Floating is uncommon, but in extreme circumstances travelers may float within Zone 3 facilities
• The unit occasionally takes overflow mastectomy patients; orientation to these patients is provided

Requirements

• Active CO RN license or Compact (NLC) license currently in hand — pending licenses are not accepted
• Current certifications required: BLS (AHA), AWHONN Intermediate or Advanced Fetal Monitoring (or C-EFM), and NRP
• Minimum 2 years of RN experience required
• Minimum 1 year of LDRP experience within the last 3 years required
• Must be comfortable with antepartum, intrapartum, and postpartum patient care
• Triage experience required
• Must be comfortable circulating and recovering C-sections
• Candidates must reside at least 60 miles from the facility (driver's license used to verify permanent address)
• Two professional references required: one supervisor from within the last 12 months and one peer or supervisor from within the last 3 years, each including dates of employment and eligibility for rehire
• Driver's license required for consideration
• Prior travel nursing experience preferred
• BSN not required

Additional Information

• Unit orientation consists of 1–3 preceptored shifts
• Clinicians must be physically present in state during the week of orientation, even if initial modules are completed remotely
• Blue hospital scrubs are provided
• Candidates who have been directly employed (full-time, part-time, or PRN) by any CommonSpirit, CHI, or Dignity Health facility within the past year are not eligible — candidates employed PRN through outside staffing firms will be considered
• Travelers are expected to secure housing that supports floating within their assigned zone if needed
• First-time travelers are not explicitly preferred — prior travel experience is preferred by the facility