Travel Labor and Delivery RN

American Traveler is seeking a travel nurse RN Labor and Delivery for a travel nursing job in Kansas City, Missouri.

• Specialty:
  Labor and Delivery
• Discipline:
  RN
• Start Date:
  
  11/02/2026
• Duration:
  13 weeks
• 36 hours per week
• Shift:
  12 hours, days
• Employment Type:
  
  Travel

Assignment Overview

• Shift: Days, 3x12hrs
• Hours:
  
  36 hrs/wk
• Start Date:
  
  Nov 2, 2026
• Length: 13 weeks
• Openings: 1

American Traveler is hiring an experienced Labor & Delivery RN for a full-scope LDRP unit position requiring MO or compact RN license and 3 years of L&D experience.

• Acute care hospital setting with a 74-bed facility
• LDRP unit providing labor, delivery, recovery, and postpartum care
• Patient ratios of 1:1 to 1:3
• Day shift schedule, 3x12 hours (6:45 AM to 7:15 PM)
• Weekend rotation of 4-6 weekend shifts (Sat/Sun) plus 2 Fridays per 6-week schedule
• On-call requirement of 2 mandatory shifts per 6-week schedule period
• Charge RN assignments as needed per unit
• Expected to float within LDRP scope including triage, C-section circulating, antepartum, intrapartum, and postpartum care
• Full couplet care required
• Regular floating between departments, units, and facilities may be required
• Facility performs fewer than 100 births per month
• Epic charting system required
• Unit handles vaginal births, C-sections, antenatal testing (NSTs, BPP by radiology), post-op GYN care, external cephalic version, and antepartum patients

• Active RN license, MO or compact required; KS license also required due to floating between facilities
• Current certifications: BLS, FHM (preferred), NRP; AWHONN Advanced and AWHONN Intermediate preferred
• Minimum 3 years of L&D experience required, with recent in-specialty experience within the past 12 months and no employment gaps greater than 90 days
• Community hospital experience preferred
• Epic EMR experience required
• Skilled in IV therapy/phlebotomy including blood administration, venous blood draws, IV starts, and infusion pump use
• Proficient in labor and delivery management including amnioinfusion, vaginal delivery assistance, C-section circulating, forceps/vacuum extraction, hemorrhage/shock management, and C-section recovery
• Experience with medication administration including antihypertensives, Magnesium Sulfate, Pitocin, prostaglandins, and Terbutaline
• Skilled in neonatal care including cord sample collection and infant /security banding
• Experienced in newborn care including circumcision assistance, car seat education, cord care, discharge teaching, metabolic screening, and thermoregulation
• Proficient in antepartum care including NSTs, reflex checks, sterile vaginal exams, and external fetal monitoring
• Skilled in postpartum care including breastfeeding support, foley catheter management, fundus/lochia/perineum care, and wound care
• Experience managing postpartum complications including bladder distension, cesarean section, couplet care, multiple births, hemorrhage, and pregnancy-induced hypertension
• Experience with surgical procedures including D&C and tubal ligation
• Skilled in pain management including epidural and general anesthesia, opioids, and IV PCA use
• Proficient in fetal monitoring including recognition of abnormal fetal heart rate patterns, spiral electrode placement, and IUPC placement and calibration
• Experience with post-operative gynecology care including hysterectomy
• Two professional references required, one from a supervisor and one from a charge RN, both from the past year

• Provide comprehensive care across triage, labor, delivery, antepartum, intrapartum, and postpartum phases
• Support high-risk and low-risk obstetrical patients within a community-level LDRP model
• Navy scrubs provided by facility
• Free parking available
• Holiday coverage required for 1 major holiday…