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: 10/19/2026
• Duration: 13 weeks
• 36 hours per week
• Shift: 12 hours, nights
• Employment Type: Travel

Assignment Overview

• Shift: Nights, 3x12hrs
• Hours: 36 hrs/wk
• Start Date: Oct 19, 2026
• Length: 13 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

American Traveler is hiring an experienced Labor & Delivery RN for a 13-week night shift assignment requiring 3 years of L&D experience and both KS and MO or compact RN licensure.

Details

• Acute care hospital setting on an LDRP (Labor, Delivery, Recovery, Postpartum) unit
• 74 staffed beds with under 100 births per month, community-level volume
• Night shift, 3x12-hour shifts, 7:00 PM to 7:00 AM
• Patient ratios of 1:1 to 1:3
• Weekend rotation of 4-6 Sat/Sun shifts plus 2 Fridays per 6-week schedule
• Holiday coverage required: 1 major holiday (Thanksgiving or Christmas) and 1-2 minor holidays
• 2 mandatory on-call shifts each 6-week schedule period
• Charge RN assignments as needed per unit
• Floating required within LDRP scope (triage, C-section circulating, antepartum, intrapartum, postpartum) and potentially between departments, units, and facilities
• Full couplet care required
• Epic charting system required
• Care includes vaginal births, C-sections, antenatal testing (NSTs, BPP by radiology), post-op GYN care, external cephalic version, and antepartum patients

Requirements

• Active RN license - both Kansas and Missouri licenses or compact license required in hand at time of consideration
• BLS and NRP certifications required; AWHONN Advanced, AWHONN Intermediate, and FHM preferred
• Minimum 3 years of L&D RN experience required, with 2 years of recent in-specialty experience within the past 12 months and no employment gaps greater than 90 days
• Community hospital experience preferred
• Travel RN experience required
• Extensive L&D skill set required including IV therapy, amnioinfusion, vaginal delivery assistance, C-section circulating, forceps/vacuum extraction, hemorrhage management, and C-section recovery
• Experience with antepartum, postpartum, and newborn care procedures including NSTs, EFM, breastfeeding support, and newborn assessments
• Experience with medication administration including Pitocin, Magnesium Sulfate, antihypertensives, prostaglandins, and Terbutaline
• Experience with fetal monitoring including internal/external monitoring, IUPC placement, and abnormal fetal heart rate recognition
• 2 professional references required, one from a supervisor or above and one from a charge RN, both from within the past year

Additional Information

• Provide comprehensive care across LDRP including triage, C-section circulating, antepartum, intrapartum, and postpartum patients with full couplet care
• Navy scrub color required
• Free parking available
• Compliance documents due 2 Fridays before start date, with 10-15 hours of onboarding modules due 1 week prior to start
• Infusion pump and glucometer training must be completed by the Sunday prior to start
• Labs must be completed within 48-72 hours of signing
• Candidates must reside at least 75 miles from the facility; local candidates not accepted
• Maximum RTO of 7 days, with all time off requests finalized at time of submission
• Returning staff must have a 3-month break in service after 18 months of tenure; former permanent employees must wait 1 year before returning as a traveler
• Travel partners not accepted
• Facility may extend an offer without an interview

American Traveler Job ID #P-749031. 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: Travel RN - Labor & Delivery

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