Travel Labor and Delivery RN - $2,105 per week

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

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: Labor and Delivery
• Discipline: RN
• Start Date: 09/14/2026
• 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: Sep 14, 2026
• Length: 13 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

American Traveler is hiring an experienced RN for a Labor & Delivery position requiring 3 years of experience and dual Kansas/Missouri or compact licensure for cross-facility floating.

Details

• Acute care hospital setting with 74 staffed beds in a Labor, Delivery, Recovery, Postpartum (LDRP) unit
• Cares for antepartum, intrapartum, postpartum, and mother/baby couplet patients
• Patient ratios of 1:1 to 1:3
• Facility performs fewer than 100 births per month
• Day shift schedule, 3x12 hours from 6:45am to 7:15pm
• Weekend rotation requiring 4-6 weekend shifts (Sat/Sun) plus 2 Fridays per 6-week schedule
• On-call requirement of 2 mandatory shifts per 6-week schedule
• May be required to float within scope between departments, units, and facilities as needed
• Full couplet care required
• Charge RN assignments as needed per unit
• Epic EMR required

Requirements

• Active RN license in Missouri or compact currently in hand
• Both Kansas and Missouri licensure (or compact) required in hand at time of consideration due to potential floating between facilities
• Current certifications: BLS, Fetal Heart Monitoring (FHM), and Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP)
• AWHONN Advanced and AWHONN Intermediate certifications preferred
• Minimum 3 years of RN experience required
• 2 years of recent in-specialty experience required, including a full year within the past 12 months with no employment gaps greater than 90 days
• Community hospital experience preferred
• Epic charting experience required
• Extensive L&D skill set required including IV therapy, vaginal and C-section delivery support, fetal monitoring, high-risk obstetric medication administration, and newborn/postpartum care
• Two professional references required, including one supervisor-level and one charge RN, both from within the past year
• Travel RN experience required

Additional Information

• Provide comprehensive L&D nursing care including labor management, C-section circulation and recovery, antepartum testing, and postpartum couplet care
• Special unit procedures include vaginal births, C-sections, external cephalic version, antenatal testing (NSTs, BPP by radiology), and post-op GYN care
• Navy scrubs provided by facility
• Holiday coverage required for 1 major holiday (Thanksgiving or Christmas) and 1-2 minor holidays (New Year's Day, Memorial Day, July 4th, or Labor Day)
• Free parking available
• First-time travelers are not accepted for this position
• Must reside at least 75 miles from the facility to be eligible
• Maximum of 2 RTO requests allowed, finalized at time of consideration with no additional requests after offer
• Previous BJC or Saint Luke's permanent employees must wait 1 year before returning as a traveler
• Staff with prior travel tenure require an 18-month assignment history with a 3-month break in service
• Block scheduling is not accommodated
• Travel partners are not accepted for this assignment

American Traveler Job ID #P-739970. Pay package is based on 12 hour shifts and 36 hours per week (subject to confirmation) with tax-free stipend amount to be determined. Posted job title: Travel RN - Labor & Delivery

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