Travel Nurse RN - Labor and Delivery

Job Description & Requirements

Total Med RN is seeking a travel nurse RN Labor and Delivery for a travel nursing job in Rapid City, South Dakota.

• Specialty:
  Labor and Delivery
• Discipline:
  RN
• Start Date:
  
  09/28/2026
• Duration:
  15 weeks
• 48 hours per week
• Shift:
  12 hours, days, rotating
• Employment Type:
  
  Travel

General Information:

• Beds: 10 L&D beds; 4 OB ED (Triage beds); 4 Antepartum rooms
• Will you accept a first-time traveler? Yes

2 years L&D experience, preferably level 3 or higher Labor and Delivery unit (i.e. an L&D that has a level 3 or higher NICU)

• Required:
  
  BLS, NRP
• Preferred: ACLS, certification in inpatient obstetrics, electronic fetal monitoring, or inpatient antepartum

• Must have manager approval to offer if candidate lacks any of the following:
  EPIC charting experience
• Level 3 or higher L&D experience and competency to manage high acuity labor patients, to include but not limited to - preeclampsia, preterm labor and delivery, management of laboring and antepartum patients less than 35 weeks gestation
• IV starts, cervical checks, phlebotomy, magnesium sulfate, blood administration, insulin, circulate C-sections, C-section recovery care
• Hard Stop:
  Must care for couplets and be comfortable caring for normal newborn nursery patients (Level I care).
• Highly prefer candidate comfortable with lower acuity NICU patient (Level II care)

We see all types of pregnant patients in our labor and delivery. We have the only Level 3 NICU in a 350-mile radius, so we accept patients with almost any kind of risk factor or complication. We care for high-risk all the way down to low-intervention laboring patients. Antepartum, OB triage/ED, postpartum, and infants

• Antepartum: 1:3
• Inactive Labor: 1:2
• Active Labor: 1:1
• Postpartum/Couplet care: 1:3 couplets

• Unit Secretary
• Scrub Tech that supports L&D RNs
• Charge nurse
• VAT team is available if needed
• RT, 24/7
• OB Physician team
• Anesthesia/CRNA

EPIC

Will be required to work Postpartum/Couplet care throughout the contract
Would love a candidate with Level 2 nursery baby experience

NEO
4 days with preceptor – 3 in L&D and 1 in PP

• Shift Times: 12-hour shifts, 0630/1830, variable shifts, must work Nights/Days throughout contract
• Weekend rotation: every other
• Could be placed on low census call
• Holiday Expectations: holidays as needed
• Approval of time off:
  Manager Approval

• Could be expected to precept students
• Scrub Color:
  Cobalt Blue – provided by hospital
• Free Parking:
  Yes

Total Med is a Top Ten, travel nursing and healthcare staffing agency with the mission of igniting purpose in healthcare. The organization staffs nurses, therapists, pharmacists, and other clinicians of all specialties in all 50 states. They offer local and travel jobs and match caregivers with the right organization to assist both facilities and patients. As an organization, they focus on putting highly-skilled staff into facilities to ensure adequate staffing for a better patient experience.

Total Med specializes in recruiting and placing healthcare professionals in travel, PRN, and permanent positions across the country in Nursing and Allied Health. Throughout 2020, the organization filled roles at even the most short-staffed facilities during the most challenging time in healthcare. By matching the right travel healthcare professional with the right organization, Total Med continues to offer a lifeline to facilities and their patients.

• Weekly pay
• Guaranteed Hours
• Continuing Education
• 401k retirement plan
• Sick pay
• Wellness and fitness programs
• Referral bonus
• Employee assistance programs
• Medical benefits
• Dental benefits
• Vision benefits
• Benefits start day 1