Travel RN - Mother Baby - Post Partum

Assignment Overview

• Shift: Days, 3x12hrs
• Hours: 36 hrs/wk
• Start Date: Nov 16, 2026
• Length: 13 weeks
• Openings: 2

Description

American Traveler is hiring an experienced Mother-Baby/Postpartum RN with couplet care expertise for a community hospital setting requiring prior travel experience.

Details

• Work in the Mother-Baby / Couplet Care / Postpartum unit of a community hospital
• Day shift schedule, 3x12-hour shifts from 7:00 to 19:00
• Weekend shifts required as needed by the department
• Patient ratio of 1:7
• EPIC charting experience preferred

Requirements

• Active TX or compact RN license required, in-hand before start
• Current certifications: BLS required, ACLS, NRP, and STABLE preferred
• Minimum 2 years of recent RN experience required
• Prior travel nursing experience required
• Community hospital experience required
• Teaching hospital experience preferred
• Skilled in IV therapy, administration of blood and blood products, starting and maintaining IVs, and maintaining central lines (CVC/PICC) preferred
• Experience with antepartum, postpartum, and Level 1 Nursery care
• Competency in medication administration including antihypertensives, antiseizure medications, heparin, magnesium sulfate therapy, and Pitocin
• Skilled in newborn care including cord care, newborn assessment, phototherapy, thermoregulation, and discharge teaching
• Experience with postpartum care including fundus/lochia/perineum care, breastfeeding instruction, and care of cesarean section, multiple births, and postpartum hemorrhage patients
• Experience with pain management including opioids, PCA, and post-epidural management
• Knowledge of isolation precautions/PPE, phlebotomy, and vaccine administration

Additional Information

• Provide comprehensive couplet care to mother-baby patients including antepartum, postpartum, and newborn nursery care
• Perform newborn care tasks such as circumcision site assessment, car seat education, metabolic screening, and neonatal abstinence syndrome care
• Support patients with pregnancy-induced hypertension, vaginal delivery, and cesarean section recovery
• Facility conducts its own mandatory drug screen upon arrival, including marijuana testing, with any positive result resulting in automatic cancellation
• Candidates should avoid any products, including CBD, that could result in a positive drug screen
• Must reside outside a 50-mile radius of the facility, as local candidates are not accepted