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 Espanola, New Mexico.

Job Description & Requirements\n

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• Specialty: Labor and Delivery
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• Discipline: RN
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• Start Date: 08/03/2026
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• Duration: 13 weeks
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• 36 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, 3x12hrs
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• Hours: 36 hrs/wk
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• Start Date: Aug 3, 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 Family Birthing Center (FBC) / Labor & Delivery position in Española, NM, requiring at least 2 years of L&D experience and active NM or Compact RN licensure.

Details\n

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• Work setting is a Women's Care unit providing antepartum, intrapartum, and postpartum/newborn care in a hospital environment
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• 12-hour night shifts, 1900–0730, three days per week (36 hours/week)
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• Floating between departments and/or local locations within 20 miles is required
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• EMR: Epic — experience preferred but on-site training is available
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Requirements\n

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• Active NM or Compact State RN license required
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• Required certifications: BLS (must be issued by AHA, AHSI, or American Red Cross), NRP, and AWHONN Intermediate or Advanced Fetal Monitoring
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• Minimum 2 years of current L&D/FBC experience required
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• ADN or ASN degree required (minimum)
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• Proficiency with L&D medications including Pitocin, misoprostol, methergine, hemabate, mag sulfate, terbutaline, labetalol, nifedipine, hydralazine, and insulin
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• Skills in newborn care required, including stabilization, medication administration, hearing screens, IV starts, lab draws, phototherapy, hypoglycemia care, and care of opiate withdrawal newborns
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• Must reside more than 50 miles from the facility to be eligible for this position
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Additional Information\n

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• Antepartum responsibilities include triage assessment for patients >20 weeks, obstetric triage acuity tool use, fetal evaluation, and evaluation for conditions such as preeclampsia, PTL, PPROM, vaginal bleeding, and acute/critical conditions
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• Intrapartum responsibilities include labor assessment and care, fetal evaluation, preparation for vaginal and cesarean deliveries, medication administration, and immediate newborn stabilization
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• Postpartum/newborn responsibilities include assessment and care of post-vaginal and post-cesarean patients, newborn medication administration, circumcision assistance, stabilization of critically ill newborns for transport, and phototherapy management
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• STABLE certification is preferred
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• Candidates who were previously employed by Presbyterian Health Services must wait one year before being considered as a traveler
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American Traveler Job ID #P-726394. 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 - Labor & Delivery

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