Travel Labor and Delivery Registered Nurse - Make $2161.48 to $2394.04 weekly

Aya Healthcare has an immediate opening for a Labor and Delivery Registered Nurse position in Baton Rouge, LA.

About the Role

We’ll work with you to build the healthcare career of your dreams. Whether you want a job close to home or across the country, we’ve got you covered.

Pay

$2,161 to $2,394 weekly (includes taxable wages and tax-free expense reimbursements).

Schedule

• Assignment Length: 8 weeks
• Shift: Nights, 3x 12-hour shifts (19:00 - 07:00)
• Start Date: 08/24/2026
• Openings: 1

Responsibilities & Skills

• Administration of blood & blood products
• Amnioinfusion
• Antepartum care
• Anticoagulation therapy
• Antihypertensives and antiseizure medications
• APGAR scores assessment
• Assist with circumcision and post-op site assessment
• Assist with high-risk and vaginal deliveries
• Breastfeeding and lactation support
• Car seat education
• Cesarean section (circulate and scrub)
• Couplet care
• COVID-19 care protocols
• Diabetes mellitus management
• Discharge teaching to parents
• Drawing venous blood
• Epidural anesthesia management
• Episiotomy and incisional care
• Facility births (100-200 per month)
• Foley catheter insertion and management
• Forceps and vacuum extraction assistance
• Fundus, lochia, and perineum care
• HELLP syndrome management
• Hemorrhage and shock treatment
• High-risk antepartum care
• HIV care protocols
• Infant identification and security banding
• Insulin drip management
• Isolation precautions and PPE
• Labor and delivery (LDRP)
• Magnesium sulfate therapy
• Adult cardiac arrest and asthma management
• Bladder distension assessment
• Cardiac disease in pregnancy
• Cord care
• Facility births (
• Infectious disease management
• IV conscious sedation
• Level I nursery care
• Maintain central lines (CVC/PICC)
• Malpresentations (breech/face/brow)
• Metabolic screen administration
• Neurological disease management
• Newborn hypoglycemia treatment
• Nitrous oxide administration
• Mother/baby care
• Multiple births and gestations
• Neonatal abstinence syndrome care
• Neonatal resuscitation
• Newborn assessment
• Non-stress tests (NST) and oxytocin challenge tests (OCT)
• Opioid pain management
• Pain assessment and management
• Phototherapy administration
• Pitocin (oxytocin) administration
• Placenta previa and abruptio management
• Postpartum hemorrhage care
• Pre-eclampsia and eclampsia management
• Pregnancy-induced hypertension care
• Premature rupture of membranes and preterm labor management
• Prostaglandin administration
• Radiant warmers and thermoregulation
• Recognition and treatment of abnormal fetal heart rate patterns
• C-section recovery
• Reflex checks, edema assessment, and clonus evaluation
• RH incompatibility management
• Sterile vaginal exams
• Spiral electrode placement
• Starting and maintaining IVs
• Substance abuse care protocols
• Teach circumcision care to parents
• Terbutaline administration
• Thermoregulation management
• Triage of obstetrical patients
• Tubal ligation assistance
• Use of external fetal monitoring (EFM) and internal fetal monitoring
• Use of electric/manual breast pumps
• Use of infusion pumps, drips, and IV monitoring
• Use of intrauterine pressure catheter (IUPC) placement and calibration
• Use of PCA (IV) for pain management
• Use of rapid response and code teams
• Uterine rupture management
• Vaccine administration
• Vaginal delivery assistance
• VBAC management and trial of labor
• Wound assessment and care

Requirements

• 1 year of experience as a Labor and Delivery Registered Nurse
• BLS (Basic Life Support) certification
• NRP (Neonatal Resuscitation Program) certification
• AWHONN Beginner or Intermediate certification
• Active LA state license or compact license
• Charting experience with Paragon system
• Previous charge nurse experience preferred

Facility & Unit Information

• Facility Type: Acute Care Hospital
• Facility Bed Count: 76
• Compact License Accepted: Yes
• Patient Ratios: 2 patients per nurse (nights and weekends)

Benefits

• Premium medical, dental, vision, and life insurance beginning day one of your assignment
• Insurance coverage for up to 24 days between assignments
• Generous 401(k) match
• Paid company housing (with pet accommodation) or a generous housing stipend, if eligible
• Paid sick time (1 hour accrued per 30 hours worked, in accordance with applicable laws)
• Access to unlimited continuing education units online
• Licensure, relocation, and other reimbursements, when applicable
• Expedited licensing and streamlined compliance in all 50 states
• Dedicated recruiter for career guidance and support
• 24/7 support team for assistance during assignments