Travel Labor & Delivery Registered Nurse

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American Traveler is seeking a travel nurse RN Labor and Delivery for a travel nursing job in Dickson, Tennessee.

Job Description & Requirements\n

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• Specialty: Labor and Delivery
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• Discipline: RN
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• Start Date: 07/20/2026
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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: Jul 20, 2026
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• Length: 13 weeks
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• Openings: 1
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Description\n

American Traveler is hiring a travel RN for a Labor & Delivery position requiring charge experience, L&D clinical skills including OB emergency management, and current fetal monitoring certification.

Details\n

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• LDRP unit with 9 beds, 1 OBED bed, 4 NICU beds, and 1 OR suite
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• Patient ratios: 1:1 for active labors, inductions, and C-sections; couplet care 1:3; newborns 1:1 until stable; NICU intermediate care 1:3 (minimum 2 NICU nurses required in unit at all times)
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• No unit secretaries or techs available on the unit
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• Equipment includes CPN Central monitoring, IV pumps, infant warmers, tele-med robot for neonatologist, bili-blankets, and PCA pumps
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• Documentation systems: Meditech and CPN
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• Full-time schedule of 3 shifts per week with rotating weekends and holidays
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• Floating required facility-wide if not needed on the unit; some staff are cross-trained to float between LDRP and NICU
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• Procedures performed include C-sections, circumcisions, intra-uterine monitoring, and vacuum or forceps assisted deliveries
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• Daily patient rounding and safety rounding required
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Requirements\n

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• Active TN or Compact RN license required
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• Required certifications: BLS (AHA or ARC), NRP Advanced 9th Edition (American Academy of Pediatrics card), and intermediate or advanced AWHONN fetal monitoring certification or NCCEFM
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• Certifications must not expire within the first 30 days of the assignment start
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• Minimum 1 year of recent L&D experience required, including laboring and recovering the mother and receiving and transitioning the newborn
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• Charge nurse experience required
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• Experience with OB emergencies including shoulder dystocia and postpartum hemorrhage preferred
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• Experience with inductions using Pitocin and Cervidil required
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• Fetal monitoring education and experience required
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• US SSN and date of birth required for consideration
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• No gaps in work history of 90 days or more within the past 12 months
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• One professional reference required (two required for candidates licensed in Florida or Missouri)
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Additional Information\n

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• Facility is Joint Commission accredited with Stroke Center, Level II Trauma, and Level II NICU designations
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• Pink and/or brown scrubs are required per the unit's infant security policy
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• Candidates must reside more than 50 miles from the facility — local candidates are not eligible for this position
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American Traveler Job ID #P-731777. 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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