Travel LDRP Registered Nurse

American Traveler is seeking a travel nurse RN LDRP - Labor Delivery Recovery & Postpartum for a travel nursing job in Fort Morgan, Colorado.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: LDRP - Labor Delivery Recovery & Postpartum
• Discipline: RN
• Start Date: 07/06/2026
• Duration: 16 weeks
• 36 hours per week
• Shift: 12 hours, nights
• Employment Type: Travel

Assignment Overview

• Shift: Nights, 3x12hrs
• Hours: 36 hrs/wk
• Start Date: Jul 6, 2026
• Length: 16 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

American Traveler is hiring a travel RN for an LDRP (Labor, Delivery, Recovery & Postpartum) position at a rural acute care hospital in Colorado, requiring at least 1 year of L&D experience and active AWHONN Intermediate Fetal Monitoring certification.

Details

• Rural acute care hospital setting with a combined L&D, postpartum, and mother-baby unit
• Unit consists of 4 LDRP beds, 1 C-section OR suite, 2 triage beds, and 3 postpartum beds
• Low-volume unit averaging 0–2 births per day (~200 per year)
• Patient population includes laboring women, newborns, and gynecological surgical patients
• Titration of drips required; Pitocin is the most common titratable drip
• Charge nurse takes a patient assignment as one of two nurses on shift; no nurse aides or surgical techs on the unit
• OB physicians are on-call and not in-house — 20-minute response time after hours
• Anesthesia is in-house during regular business hours and on-call after hours with a 20-minute response time
• RT is requested for deliveries but not always available; pediatrician on-call may attend in their place
• Respiratory equipment available includes bubble CPAP, CPAP, and nasal cannula
• EFM system: OBIX
• EMR: Epic
• 12-hour night shifts, 6p–6a
• Every other weekend required (Friday, Saturday, and Sunday rotation)
• Half of winter holidays required
• No on-call or standby requirement
• Floating to med/surg as a helping hand is required on rare occasions (traveler is first to float)

Requirements

• Active CO RN license or Compact (NLC) RN license — must be active at time of consideration; pending licenses not accepted
• Minimum 1 year of L&D experience required
• Must be trained and experienced in the LDRP care model
• Must be able to triage and function as a baby catcher/transition nurse
• Required certifications (all must be active; AHA-issued): BLS, ACLS, NRP, and AWHONN Intermediate Fetal Monitoring — pending certifications not accepted
• Epic EMR experience
• 2 professional references required: one supervisor from within the last 12 months worked, and one peer or supervisor from within the last 3 years worked — both must include dates of employment and eligibility for rehire
• Valid driver's license required

Additional Information

• Candidates must permanently reside more than 60 miles from the facility; driver's license is used to verify permanent address
• Candidates may not have been directly employed (full-time, part-time, or PRN) by any CommonSpirit, CHI, or Dignity Health facility within the past year — candidates who worked PRN through outside staffing firms will be considered
• Circulting C-sections or managing post-op GYN patients is not required for this role
• Unit orientation is 3 days; clinicians must be on-site in Colorado for the orientation week even if initial modules are completed remotely
• Ratios follow AWHONN guidelines as closely as possible given the rural hospital setting
• No scrub color requirement; scrubs are not provided by the facility
• Half of winter holidays are required

American Traveler Job ID #P-717834. 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 - LDRP

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