Travel Labor & Delivery RN - $2,758 per week

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

• Specialty:
  Labor and Delivery
• Discipline:
  RN
• Start Date:
  
  ASAP
• Duration:
  13 weeks
• 36 hours per week
• Shift:
  12 hours, nights
• Employment Type:
  
  Travel

Assignment Overview

• Shift: Nights, 3x12hrs
• Hours:
  
  36 hrs/wk
• Start Date:
  
  Jul 14, 2026
• Length: 13 weeks
• Openings: 1

American Traveler is seeking an experienced travel RN for a Labor & Delivery position requiring at least 2 years of L&D experience, active ME or compact RN license, and night shift availability.

• Night shift position: 7:00 PM – 7:30 AM (12-hour shifts), 36 hours per week
• Labor & Delivery unit within a high-volume hospital performing approximately 1,800 deliveries per year with an on-site Level III NICU
• Unit includes 7 labor rooms, 2 OBED triage rooms, 2 triage rooms, 2 OR suites, and Pre Op/PACU within the labor room
• Postpartum/Antepartum/GYN/Mother-Baby unit consists of 25 beds adjacent to the L&D unit; L&D RNs may monitor overflow Antepartum patients
• Common patient diagnoses include PIH, GDM, pre-eclampsia, eclampsia, HELLP syndrome, shoulder dystocia, postpartum hemorrhage, multiples, fetal loss, drug addiction, and cervical ripening
• Patient ratios:
  Cervical Ripening 1:1–3, Laboring 1:1–3, Active Labor 1:1, Couplet/Postpartum/Antepartum up to 3 M/B couplets or 3 Antepartum/NICU moms
• Newborn care responsibilities may include documenting feeds, vitals, and assessments for babies when mother requires continuous surveillance (e.g., Mag x 24 hrs)
• Typically 4 scheduled events per day (C-sections, versions, etc.)
• EMR:
  Cerner with Fetal Link; IV pumps:
  Alaris;
  Medication dispensing:
  Pyxis;
  Fetal monitoring:
  Fetal Link (remote at bedside and nurses station)
• May float to Mother-Baby unit for Antepartum, Postpartum, or occasional Mother-Baby coverage (24-hour newborn labs performed by core staff)
• Weekend rotation required: at least 4 out of every 8 weekend shifts per schedule, which may be consecutive
• No on-call required; optional call shifts may be available
• Holiday rotation required

• Active ME or compact RN license required
• Current certifications required: BLS, ACLS, NRP, Intermediate or Advanced Fetal Heart Monitoring (FHM), and MOAB
• Minimum 2 years of Labor & Delivery experience required
• Must have completed at least 1 prior travel assignment at a facility of comparable size and acuity — first-time travelers will not be considered
• Required clinical skills:
  Pitocin titration, fetal scalp electrodes, cervical exams, epidural placement assistance, insulin drip management, magnesium drip management, shoulder dystocia management, circulating C-sections and/or receiving baby in OR, neonatal resuscitation, IUPC placement assistance and monitoring, lactation support, and safe skin-to-skin protocol
• Candidates must have a permanent address 100+ miles south/southwest of the facility to be eligible
• Candidates must not have previously worked at any Northern Light Health Hospital in a permanent capacity
• Two professional references within the past year required, with at least one from a supervisor, manager, director, or charge nurse (peer references not accepted)
• Copies of all current certifications required
• Driver's license required
• Full SSN required
• Flu vaccination required for employment clearance (medical exemptions considered on a case-by-case basis)

• Rooming-in model used for Mother-Baby care; lactation support provided by CLC and IBCLC staff in the labor room (facility is not Baby Friendly designated)
• Unit support includes 24/7 charge nurse coverage, CST, anesthesia, house supervisor, RT, OB provider on-call, family medicine residents with attending backup, and certified midwife coverage
• Unit secretary and Bed Flow Facilitator available on day shift only; phlebotomist available for subsequent lab draws
• Orientation consists of approximately 3 days: one day with HR/preceptor, one day of OR/PACU training, and one day with a preceptor on the night shift (for night-shift contracts)
• Scrubs provided on-site via scrub machine (Navy color); street clothes worn to and from work
• Free parking available on-site
• All RTO…