Travel Labor and Delivery RN - $3,386 per week

Bestica is seeking a travel nurse RN Labor and Delivery for a travel nursing job in Odessa, Texas.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: Labor and Delivery
• Discipline: RN
• Duration: 13 weeks
• 48 hours per week
• Shift: 12 hours, nights
• Employment Type: Travel

3471852

Travel RN – Labor & Delivery | Odessa, TX

Start Date: October 20, 2026 (ASAP)
Contract: 13 Weeks
Shift: Nights | 6:45 PM – 7:15 AM
Schedule: 4×12-hour shifts
Openings: 1
Specialty: Labor & Delivery
Patient Ratio: 1:2 experience required
Weekend Requirement: Every other weekend
Travel Experience: Required

✨ Assignment Highlights

• Work in a 17-bed Labor & Delivery unit caring for adult and neonatal patients
• Night-shift travel opportunity in Odessa, Texas
• 4×12-hour schedule with self-scheduling
• Every-other-weekend coverage
• 36 hours of orientation
• Opportunity to care for both routine and high-risk obstetric patients
• Strong focus on fetal monitoring, labor management, delivery, C-sections, and postpartum care
• COVID-19 vaccination is not required
• Flu vaccination is required, with medical/religious exemptions and declinations allowed

Clinical Responsibilities

The L&D RN will provide comprehensive care throughout the labor and delivery process, including:

• Antepartum and high-risk antepartum care
• Labor and Delivery management
• Vaginal delivery assistance
• C-section recovery and C-section circulating
• Assistance with high-risk deliveries
• Forceps and vacuum-assisted deliveries
• Maternal hemorrhage/shock management
• Postpartum and cesarean patient care
• Care for multiple births and postpartum hemorrhage
• Triage of obstetrical patients
• Fetal monitoring and recognition of abnormal fetal heart-rate patterns
• Internal and external fetal monitoring
• IUPC placement/calibration and fetal scalp electrode placement
• Sterile vaginal examinations
• NST and OCT testing
• Magnesium sulfate, Pitocin, Terbutaline, insulin drips, antihypertensive and antiseizure medication management
• Epidural/general anesthesia and pain management
• IV therapy, phlebotomy, blood administration, and IV medication/drip monitoring
• Central line maintenance and IV initiation/maintenance
• Newborn care, APGAR assessment, identification/security banding, and thermoregulation
• Breastfeeding/lactation support
• Foley catheter, fundus, lochia, perineal, and wound care

‍⚕️ Required Qualifications

• Active Texas RN license
• Minimum 2 years of L&D RN experience
• Previous Charge RN experience – Required
• Travel nursing experience – Required
• 1:2 patient ratio experience
• ACLS
• BLS
• NRP
• AWHONN Intermediate
• STABLE certification – Required
• AWHONN fetal monitoring experience
• Strong fetal monitoring and obstetric emergency management skills

Preferred/Additional Experience

Experience with the following is highly valuable:

• High-risk antepartum care
• Amnioinfusion
• Cervical cerclage
• D&C and tubal ligation
• Multiple births
• Postpartum hemorrhage
• Pregnancy-induced hypertension
• IUPC and internal fetal monitoring
• CVC/PICC maintenance
• Breastfeeding/lactation support
• Dysrhythmia interpretation

Scheduling

• 4×12-hour night shifts
• 6:45 PM – 7:15 AM
• Self-scheduling
• Every other weekend
• 6 weekend shifts per 6-week schedule
• No block scheduling
• No call requirement listed

Explore Odessa, Texas

Enjoy your days off in West Texas, with opportunities to explore local parks, outdoor recreation, and the unique culture of the Permian Basin while completing your travel assignment.

If you're an experienced L&D RN with charge experience, strong fetal monitoring skills, and the required obstetric certifications, this is an excellent opportunity to secure your next 13-week travel assignment in Texas.

3471852 Travel RN – Labor & Delivery | Odessa, TX Start Date: October 20, 2026 (ASAP) Contract: 13 Weeks Shift: Nights | 6:45 PM – 7:15 AM Schedule: 4×12-hour shifts Openings: 1 Specialty: Labor & Delivery Patient Ratio: 1:2 experience required Weekend Requirement: Every other weekend Travel Experience: Required ✨ Assignment Highlights • Work in a 17-bed Labor & Delivery unit caring for adult and neonatal patients • Night-shift travel opportunity in Odessa, Texas • 4×12-hour schedule with self-scheduling • Every-other-weekend coverage • 36 hours of orientation • Opportunity to care for both routine and high-risk obstetric patients • Strong focus on fetal monitoring, labor management, delivery, C-sections, and postpartum care • COVID-19 vaccination is not required • Flu vaccination is required, with medical/religious exemptions and declinations allowed Clinical Responsibilities The L&D RN will provide comprehensive care throughout the labor and delivery process, including: • Antepartum and high-risk antepartum care • Labor and Delivery management • Vaginal delivery assistance • C-section recovery and C-section circulating • Assistance with high-risk deliveries • Forceps and vacuum-assisted deliveries • Maternal hemorrhage/shock management • Postpartum and cesarean patient care • Care for multiple births and postpartum hemorrhage • Triage of obstetrical patients • Fetal monitoring and recognition of abnormal fetal heart-rate patterns • Internal and external fetal monitoring • IUPC placement/calibration and fetal scalp electrode placement • Sterile vaginal examinations • NST and OCT testing • Magnesium sulfate, Pitocin, Terbutaline, insulin drips, antihypertensive and antiseizure medication management • Epidural/general anesthesia and pain management • IV therapy, phlebotomy, blood administration, and IV medication/drip monitoring • Central line maintenance and IV initiation/maintenance • Newborn care, APGAR assessment, identification/security banding, and thermoregulation • Breastfeeding/lactation support • Foley catheter, fundus, lochia, perineal, and wound care ‍⚕️ Required Qualifications • Active Texas RN license • Minimum 2 years of L&D RN experience • Previous Charge RN experience – Required • Travel nursing experience – Required • 1:2 patient ratio experience • ACLS • BLS • NRP • AWHONN Intermediate • STABLE certification – Required • AWHONN fetal monitoring experience • Strong fetal monitoring and obstetric emergency management skills Preferred/Additional Experience Experience with the following is highly valuable: • High-risk antepartum care • Amnioinfusion • Cervical cerclage • D&C and tubal ligation • Multiple births • Postpartum hemorrhage • Pregnancy-induced hypertension • IUPC and internal fetal monitoring • CVC/PICC maintenance • Breastfeeding/lactation support • Dysrhythmia interpretation Scheduling • 4×12-hour night shifts • 6:45 PM – 7:15 AM • Self-scheduling • Every other weekend • 6 weekend shifts per 6-week schedule • No block scheduling • No call requirement listed Explore Odessa, Texas Enjoy your days off in West Texas, with opportunities to explore local parks, outdoor recreation, and the unique culture of the Permian Basin while completing your travel assignment. If you're an experienced L&D RN with charge experience, strong fetal monitoring skills, and the required obstetric certifications, this is an excellent opportunity to secure your next 13-week travel assignment in Texas.

About Bestica

Benefits

• Referral bonus