Job Description
Encode INC is seeking a travel nurse RN Labor and Delivery for a travel nursing job in Akron, Ohio.
Job Description & Requirements
- Specialty: Labor and Delivery
- Discipline: RN
- Start Date: 10/04/2026
- Duration: 13 weeks
- 36 hours per week
- Shift: 12 hours, nights
- Employment Type: Travel
Labor & Delivery RN – Night Shift
Location: Akron, Ohio
Department: Labor & Delivery / Perinatal
Assignment Type: Long-Term Contract
Start Date: October 4, 2026
End Date: December 26, 2026
Shift: Nights | 7:00 PM – 7:30 AM
Shift Length: 12 hours
Openings: 4
Experience Required: 2+ years of recent Labor & Delivery RN experience
Position Overview
We are seeking experienced Labor & Delivery Registered Nurses (RNs) for a 12-week contract opportunity in a specialized Labor & Delivery and Perinatal unit.
The department includes a 17-bed Labor & Delivery unit with birthing tubs along with 10 perinatal beds. Contract nurses will float between Labor & Delivery and Perinatal based on patient volume and clinical needs.
The ideal candidate will have strong L&D experience and be comfortable providing care to both mothers and newborns, including neonatal assessments, medications, and IV antibiotics.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide comprehensive nursing care to patients throughout labor, delivery, and the immediate postpartum period.
- Monitor maternal and fetal status using Electronic Fetal Monitoring (EFM).
- Assist with labor management, deliveries, and obstetric emergencies.
- Provide care to patients in the Perinatal unit as assigned.
- Perform neonatal assessments and sepsis workups.
- Administer neonatal IV antibiotics and medications as required.
- Monitor patients for changes in condition and respond appropriately to clinical needs.
- Administer medications and treatments safely and accurately.
- Start and maintain IV access and perform blood draws as required.
- Maintain accurate and timely documentation using Epic.
- Collaborate with physicians, midwives, neonatal teams, and other healthcare professionals.
- Provide education and support to patients and families.
- Float between L&D and Perinatal based on staffing and patient acuity.
Unit Details
Labor & Delivery
- 17-bed L&D unit
- Birthing tubs available
- Typical nurse-to-patient ratio: 1:1–2
- High-acuity obstetric care
Perinatal
- 10 perinatal beds
- Average nurse-to-patient ratio: 1:3
- Ratios may increase to 1:4 depending on patient acuity
Required Qualifications
- Active Registered Nurse (RN) license.
- Minimum 2 years of recent Labor & Delivery experience.
- Strong experience with maternal and fetal monitoring.
- Experience with neonatal care, including neonatal workups and medication administration.
- Recent Epic experience within the last 12 months.
- Recent phlebotomy experience within the last 12 months.
- Graduate of an accredited nursing program through ACEN or CCNE.
- Ability and willingness to float between L&D and Perinatal.
- Strong clinical judgment, communication, and emergency-response skills.
Required Certifications
- BLS
- ACLS
- NRP
- PALS
- STABLE
- EFM competency/certification
All required certifications must be current and verifiable.
Assignment Requirements
- Interview required.
- Candidates must provide available interview dates and times at submission.
- RTO must be submitted with the initial application.
- Maximum 4 days of RTO permitted.
- No RTO permitted during the first two weeks of the assignment.
- Block scheduling requests are not accepted.
- Floating between L&D and Perinatal is required.
- 36 hours per week.
- Must be comfortable working in a fast-paced Labor & Delivery environment.
Credentialing & Compliance
Selected candidates may be required to complete facility-specific:
- Nursing competency and skills assessments
- EFM assessment
- Pharmacology and specialty assessments
- License and certification verification
- Education verification
- Drug screening and background checks
- Health screening and immunization requirements
- Facility onboarding and compliance documentation
Interested candidates should have an updated resume clearly highlighting recent L&D experience, neonatal care experience, Epic and phlebotomy experience, EFM experience, and all required certifications.
About Encode INC
At Encode, we empower organizations and individuals through innovative, human-centric workforce and technology solutions. With decades of experience and a proven track record, we deliver more than just healthcare staffing, we provide integrated, strategic support across industries, with particular strength in federal and government contracts.
Benefits
- 401k retirement plan
- Vision benefits
- Dental benefits
- Referral bonus
- Life insurance
- Medical benefits
Numbers & Facts
| Location | Akron, OH |
| Industry | Computer/IT Services |
| Company Size | 50 to 99 employees |
| Year Founded | 1997 |
| Website | http://www.encodeinc.com/ |
About Company
You are a smart, motivated IT professional seeking ongoing opportunities for professional and financial growth. We are Encode, Inc., an award winning Specialty Systems Integrator and IT Staff Augmentation provider. We work with a close knit community of well-proven IT professionals and a roster of Fortune 1,000 commercial as well as government clients to enable people, leverage technology and exceed expectations.
Join us…working together we improve the world. We make it safer, more efficient and less error prone.
We have close to twenty years of experience working with major vendors’ infrastructure products. We seek accomplished IT professionals to conduct needs assessments, solution architecture, product implementation, system integration, system testing, performance tuning, production support and “best practices” mentoring around a broad range of these technologies with a particular focus on messaging, security, data management, portal, ecommerce, and virtualization.
In addition to continued exposure to interesting and varied project work, Encode offers a rich compensation package that may include a variety of additional benefits (depending on circumstances) including relocation assistance, technical training, INS sponsorship, weekly travel allowance, etc.
Check out our postings and if any of our current requirements match your skillset, apply today for immediate consideration.
Our clients depend on Encode to identify, screen and retain the best technical subject matter experts available. Speak with one of our recruiters today by clicking on the APPLY button.
Skills
- Acute Careunmatched
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)unmatched
- Documentationunmatched
- Emergency Responseunmatched
- Federal Contractsunmatched
- Federal Governmentunmatched
- Government Contractsunmatched
- Health Planunmatched
- Healthcareunmatched
- Intravenous Therapiesunmatched
- Maternal-Fetal Medicineunmatched
- Medication Administrationunmatched
- Medicationsunmatched
- Neonatologyunmatched
- Nursingunmatched
- Nursing Credentialsunmatched
- Patient Careunmatched
- Perinatal Nursingunmatched
- Pharmacologyunmatched
- Phlebotomyunmatched
- Registered Nurse (RN)unmatched
- Registered Training Organisation (RTO)unmatched
- Time Managementunmatched
- Training/Teachingunmatched
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