Registered Nurse Labor and Delivery

Location: Charlotte NC

Onsite Flexibility: Onsite

• Position Type: Contract
• Contract Duration: 6 months
• Pay Rate: $65.00 / Hour (USD)
• Shift / Schedule: Night Shift 12-hour shifts (18:4507:15) 3x12
• Work Authorization: Applicants must be authorized to work for ANY employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time.

This is a Labor and Delivery travel nursing position supporting a high-acuity fast-paced Birthing Care Unit. The unit is described as very fast paced busier and higher acuity than might be normally expected and may not be realistic for nurses to take 48-hour contracts due to how busy it is. Double labor assignments are a daily occurrence on the unit and the unit handles more than 300 births per month. The unit accepts 1326 week contracts and will accept first-time travelers provided they have experience in a large high-volume similar setting. Local candidates are also accepted.

• Provide intrapartum and high-risk antepartum and postpartum care for obstetrical patients 16 weeks and greater.
• Care for high-risk patients under 16 weeks on the high-risk maternity unit.
• Perform screening of patients prior to admission through the obstetrical triage unit.
• Perform routine outpatient procedures such as antenatal fetal surveillance intravenous hydration and medication administration.
• Assist with scheduled and unscheduled Cesarean Births and rescue cervical cerclage.
• Circulate to OR as required (strongly preferred).
• Perform sterile vaginal exams.
• Provide competent immediate newborn care.
• Float as needed to the Special Maternity Care high-risk OB unit.
• Manage double labor assignments as a daily occurrence on the unit.
• Work every other weekend; a minimum of 6 weekend shifts per 6-week schedule.

• Ability to circulate to OR.
• Sterile vaginal exam competency.
• Competency in immediate newborn care.
• Experience with high-volume Labor and Delivery units (>300 births per month required).
• Experience with patient ratios of 2:1 and high-acuity settings (average 20 births in 24 hours 3040 admits 40 visits/day 20 rooms).
• Proficiency with PYXIS EPIC and SBAR unit systems.

• Minimum 2 years of Labor and Delivery experience required to be comfortable working on this unit as it can be challenging for less experienced nurses; 3 years preferred.
• Must have experience in a large high-volume Labor and Delivery setting with greater than 300 births per month.
• First-time travelers accepted but must have experience in a large/high-volume similar setting.

• BCLS certification required.
• AWHONN Intermediate certification required.
• NRP (Neonatal Resuscitation Program) certification required.

• Unit: Birthing Care Unit obstetrical triage Labor and Delivery high-risk antepartum and postpartum Special Maternity Care high-risk OB unit.
• Acuity: Very fast-paced higher acuity than might be normally expected; double labor assignments are a daily occurrence.
• Ratios: 2:1; average 20 births in 24 hours 3040 admits 40 visits/day 20 rooms.
• Float Requirement: Float required as needed to Special Maternity Care high-risk OB unit.
• Weekend Requirement: Every other weekend; minimum of 6 weekend shifts per 6-week schedule.
• Call Requirement: None.
• RTO (Return to Origin): RTO after booking is NOT allowed and is NOT allowed to be worked out onsite. Any call-offs or additional RTO on unit could possibly result in a contract cancellation and DNR.
• RTO Cap: 7 days maximum for AYA Auto Offer.
• Scrubs: Scrubs provided (blue).
• Flu Vaccination: Required medical/religious exemptions only.
• COVID-19: Not required.
• Unit Systems: PYXIS EPIC SBAR.

• Unit Orientation: 24.0 hours.
• RTO Policy (Critical): RTO after booking is NOT allowed and is NOT allowed to be worked out onsite. Any call-offs or additional RTO on unit could possibly result in contract cancellation and DNR (Do Not Rehire).
• Unit may not be realistic for nurses to take 48-hour contracts due to how busy it is.
• Strongly prefer RN with circulate to OR experience.
• Unit will accept 1326 week contracts.

This healthcare system is a leading not-for-profit hospital network serving patients across the Southeast United States with multiple medical centers including a major facility in Charlotte NC. The organization employs thousands of clinical professionals including registered nurses labor and delivery specialists high-risk obstetrical nurses surgical technologists and maternal-fetal medicine staff across its network of hospitals and outpatient care sites.

GTT is a minority-owned staffing firm and a subsidiary of Chenega Corporation a Native American-owned company in Alaska. We highly value diverse and inclusive workplaces and support Fortune 500 organizations across banking financial services technology life sciences biotech utilities and retail sectors throughout the U.S. and Canada.

Job Number: 26-09418

Industry: Healthcare