Travel Nurse RN - Labor and Delivery

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Talent4Health is seeking a travel nurse RN Labor and Delivery for a travel nursing job in Mountain Home,, Idaho.

Job Description & Requirements\n

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• Specialty: Labor and Delivery
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• Discipline: RN
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• Start Date: 08/10/2026
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• Duration: 13 weeks
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• 48 hours per week
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• Shift: 12 hours, nights
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• Employment Type: Travel
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Required Certifications

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ACLS (AHA or ARC), AWHONN Intermediate Fetal Monitoring, BLS (AHA or ARC), NRP (Neonatal Resuscitation Program), PALS RN id/compact

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Shift Notes

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7p-7a, weekends as needed, first to flaot

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Women's Services – L&D/PP/MB (LDRP) | Elmore Hospital

Unit Overview\n

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• Annual Deliveries: ~200 births/year
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• Level of Care: Level I Maternal & Newborn Care
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• Patient Population:\n
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  • Well mothers and well newborns
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  • Spontaneous labor
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  • Inductions
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  • Cesarean sections
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  • L&D triage
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  • Routine non-stress tests (NSTs)
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  • Inpatient/outpatient newborn hearing screens
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Unit Layout\n

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• Labor Rooms: 1
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• LDRP Room: 1
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• L&D Triage Beds: 2
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• Postpartum Beds: 2
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• C-Sections: Performed in the main OR\n
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  • L&D RN attends as baby nurse only
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  • Does not circulate
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Staffing & Ratios\n

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• AWHONN Ratios:\n
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  • Labor: 1:1
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  • Couplet Care: 1:3
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• Typically 2 RNs per shift
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• Labor nurse follows the patient through delivery and postpartum as a couplet assignment
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• Charge RN on every shift
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• Nursing supervisors available 11 of every 14 shifts
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• CAP (Certified Nursing Assistant) shared with Med/Surg
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Required Certifications\n

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• BLS
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• ACLS
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• PALS
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• NRP
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• STABLE
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Experience Requirements\n

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• Minimum 1 year experience in:\n
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  • Labor & Delivery
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  • Postpartum
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  • Newborn Nursery
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  • OB Triage
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• First-time travelers accepted
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• Preferred: Med/Surg experience and willingness to float
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Medications & Drips\n

RNs titrate drips: Yes

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Common drips:

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• Oxytocin
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• Magnesium sulfate
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Providers & SupportObstetrics\n

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• OB physicians are on call
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• If oxytocin exceeds 20 mU/min, provider must be readily available
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Anesthesia\n

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• CRNAs on call
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• 30-minute callback time
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• Staff report they have never waited the full 30 minutes
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Respiratory\n

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• CPAP available
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Monitoring\n

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• Electronic Fetal Monitoring (EFM): Centricity
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• No monitor technicians
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• Bedside RN interprets fetal monitoring strips
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• Resources available for interpretation assistance
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• Telemetry available if needed
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Scheduling\n

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• 12-hour shifts (7:00–7:00)
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• Traveler schedules managed by leadership
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• Grouped scheduling whenever possible
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• Scheduling preferences are usually accommodated
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Weekend Requirement\n

Minimum 5 weekend shifts every 6-week schedule

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• Days: Saturday and/or Sunday
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• Nights: Friday and Saturday
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• Additional weekends may be required based on staffing
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Holiday Requirement\n

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• Required based on unit needs
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Call\n

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• No call or standby requirement
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Floating\n

Required.

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If Women's Services census is zero, nurses may float to Med/Surg for tasking such as:

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• Answering call lights
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• Passing water
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• Answering phones
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• General support duties
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Orientation\n

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• 2 days of unit-specific orientation
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• POCT training
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• Epic training
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Dress Code\n

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• No designated scrub color
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• Clean, professional scrubs
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• Hospital scrubs may be worn if preferred
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