Travel Labor & Delivery RN

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American Traveler is seeking a travel nurse RN Labor and Delivery for a travel nursing job in Spearfish, South Dakota.

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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\n Assignment Overview\n

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• Shift: Nights, 4x12hrs
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• Hours: 48 hrs/wk
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• Start Date: Aug 10, 2026
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• Length: 13 weeks
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• Openings: 1
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Description\n

American Traveler is seeking an experienced RN for a Labor & Delivery position requiring BLS, ACLS, and NRP certifications, with hands-on L&D experience and the ability to care for a diverse maternal-newborn patient population including Level 2A Nursery patients.

Details\n

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• Hospital-based Labor & Delivery unit with 8 beds
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• Patient population includes L&D, postpartum, antepartum, newborns, and infants under 28 days old
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• Level 2A Nursery care required, including care for sick babies
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• Gyn-surgical and mastectomy post-op patients are part of the caseload; experience preferred but not strictly required
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• Laboring patient ratio: 1:2; couplet ratio: 1:3-4
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• Centralized fetal monitoring in use
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• Charting via Epic
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• 12-hour night shifts
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• Contract is for 36 or 48 hours per week
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• Floating may be required to med/surg in a support or CNA-level capacity, within scope of practice
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• Every other weekend rotation required
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• Low census (LOC) call is expected per census on a rotation schedule
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• Holiday coverage required: 3 holidays scheduled and 1 on-call, on a rotating schedule
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Requirements\n

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• Active SD RN license or Compact RN license (currently in hand) valid for South Dakota
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• Current BLS, ACLS, and NRP certifications required
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• Completion of a board-approved nursing education program required
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• EFM interpretation and intervention skills required
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• Adult and neonatal assessment skills required
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• Minimum 1 year of L&D-specific experience required
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• Candidates must reside more than 100 miles from the facility
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• Two professional references dated within the past year required
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• DOB and SSN required for consideration
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Additional Information\n

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• First-time travelers with L&D-specific experience are welcome to apply
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• Former permanent staff must wait a full year before returning as a traveler
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• Orientation is approximately 1 week, adjusted based on traveler experience
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• Unit support includes a charge nurse covering all units, 24/7 lab/phlebotomy services, on-call respiratory therapy, in-house hospitalist (Med/Surg), and a nursery located directly behind the nurses' station
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• No IV/VAT team on-site; no CNA dedicated to L&D (CNA available on-call facility-wide)
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• Hospital-provided scrubs
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• Free parking available
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• Candidates interested in extending through the holiday season are encouraged to note this when applying
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• RTO is managed through a ticketing system with requests submitted prior to the next schedule being posted
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American Traveler Job ID #P-732707. Pay package is based on 12 hour shifts and 48 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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