Travel Labor and Delivery RN - $1,764 per week

GHR Healthcare is seeking a travel nurse RN Labor and Delivery for a travel nursing job in Smyrna, Tennessee.

Job Description & Requirements

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

Travel Labor & Delivery Registered Nurse (RN) – 13-Week Assignment in Smyrna, Tennessee

Apply now for a 13-week Labor & Delivery travel nursing assignment in Smyrna, Tennessee, a welcoming Rutherford County community with convenient access to the greater Nashville area. Join a collaborative L&D team supporting personalized birth experiences in a 9-bed unit with swing rooms, operating rooms, and an OB emergency department. The team emphasizes patient choice, quality maternity care, breastfeeding support, and evidence-based labor practices.

Travel Nursing Job Details

• Location: Smyrna, Tennessee
• Specialty: Labor & Delivery Nursing
• Assignment Length: 13 weeks
• Start Date: September 21, 2026
• Schedule: 36 guaranteed hours per week
• Shift Duration: 12-hour day shifts, 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
• Weekend Requirement: Four weekend shifts per month
• Weekly Estimated Pay: $1,570–$1,650
• Unit Highlights: 9 L&D beds, 3 swing rooms, 2 operating rooms, and a 3-bed OB emergency department
• Patient Ratios: Approximately 1:2
• Documentation Systems: CPN and Meditech

Labor & Delivery RN Requirements

• Valid Registered Nurse (RN) license
• At least 1 year of Labor & Delivery nursing experience
• Current ACLS, BLS, and NRP certifications
• Fetal monitoring competency
• Ability to provide compassionate, high-quality maternity care to laboring patients
• Commitment to supporting patient preferences and promoting vaginal birth opportunities when clinically appropriate
• Ability to float to mother-baby or other departments for task-based clinical support as needed
• Black bottoms with a hot pink top are required as the unit uniform
• STABLE certification and experience with Spinning Babies techniques are helpful but not required

Labor & Delivery Nurse Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive nursing care throughout labor, delivery, and the immediate postpartum period
• Support individualized birth plans and promote positive patient experiences
• Collaborate with in-house midwives, laborists, anesthesia providers, obstetric providers, neonatal practitioners, and the interdisciplinary care team
• Monitor maternal and fetal status and respond promptly to changes in condition
• Assist with vaginal and high-risk deliveries, including coordination with neonatal support when needed
• Circulate in the operating room and assist with cesarean deliveries
• Perform or assist with IUPC and FSE placement and management
• Administer and monitor magnesium sulfate therapy according to clinical protocols
• Recognize and manage postpartum hemorrhage, including use of the JADA system
• Support the appropriate use of nitrous oxide for labor analgesia
• Promote couplet care, breastfeeding, and family-centered newborn care
• Document assessments, interventions, and outcomes accurately in the electronic medical record

Apply now to join this Labor & Delivery travel nursing team in Smyrna, Tennessee, near the greater Nashville area.

Benefits

401K with Matching, Healthcare, Dental and Vision

Equal Opportunity

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity across our organization. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

GHR Healthcare Job ID #523905. Pay package is based on 12 hour shifts and 36.0 hours per week (subject to confirmation) with tax-free stipend amount to be determined. Posted job title: L&D

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