Travel Labor & Delivery Registered Nurse - $2,050 per week

About the Role

Labor and Delivery Registered Nurse (RN) position located in Frankfort, Kentucky. The role involves providing specialized nursing care in a Level 2 Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), Mother/Baby (MB), and Labor & Delivery (L&D) units within a hospital setting. The RN will support vaginal deliveries, cesarean sections, and labor inductions, ensuring optimal patient outcomes and safety.

Schedule

• 12-hour night shifts
• Minimum 36 hours per week
• Duration: 13 weeks, starting 08/17/2026
• Every other weekend (Friday and Saturday nights)

Responsibilities

• Providing obstetric, neonatal, and mother/baby care
• Assisting with deliveries, inductions, and use of sterile techniques
• Patient assessment and stabilization as needed

Requirements

• Valid Kentucky or Compact state nursing license
• At least 2 years of hospital-based L&D experience
• BLS, ACLS, NRP, and AWHONN certifications (mandatory)

Preferred Qualifications

• Five or more years of L&D experience
• Experience circulating for cesarean sections
• Proficiency with Alaris pumps, fetal monitors, and EMR systems such as Meditech Expanse and CPN

Unit Information

• Number of Beds: 7 L&D, 14 Mother/Baby, Level 2 NICU/NB Nursery
• Number of Staff: 58 total
• Staff Types:
  • Day shift: 6-8 RN, 1 OBT, 1 unit clerk
  • Night shift: 5-8 RN, 1 OBT, 1 unit clerk
• Patient Ratios: L&D 2:1, MB 6-8:1, NICU 1-4:1 (acuity dependent)
• Equipment: Alaris pumps, Corometrics 250 fetal monitor, Monica monitor, Ranger fluid warmer

Dress Code

Scrubs provided for infant security.

Benefits

• Private housing or generous housing allowance
• Comprehensive health insurance with prescription coverage
• Dependent health insurance with prescription coverage
• Competitive salaries
• Referral bonuses
• Travel reimbursement
• 401(k) retirement plan
• Direct deposit/free checking
• Unlimited free CE credits

Pay package is based on 12-hour shifts and 36 hours per week (subject to confirmation) with tax-free stipend amount to be determined.