Travel Nurse RN - Labor and Delivery - $2,670 per week

Job Summary

Labor and Delivery Nurse position available in a facility located in Ellsworth, Maine. The role involves providing compassionate care across all phases of labor, postpartum, and neonatal care within a level III nursery setting. The successful candidate will be experienced in managing low to high-risk obstetric patients and supporting newborns in a busy labor and delivery unit.

Job Details

• Schedule: Days shift, 12 hours per shift, minimum 36 hours per week.

Required Qualifications

• Certification in Basic Life Support (BLS), Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS), Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP)
• Minimum of 2 years of experience in labor and delivery
• Able to work comfortably with all phases of labor, postpartum, neonatal care, and invasive procedures such as epidurals and intrathecal spinal analgesia
• Experience with shoulder dystocia, epidural management, and neonatal assessments including thermoregulation, hypoglycemia, bilirubin cases, and Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS)

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working with low risk and high risk obstetric patients, including those with conditions such as pre-eclampsia, HELLP syndrome, postpartum hemorrhage

Additional Information

• The unit operates with a rooming-in model, with no dedicated nursery RN; infants are cared for by bedside nurses.
• The team includes a midwife, OB physicians, charge nurses, phlebotomists, and a respiratory therapist.
• EMR system in use is Cerner.
• Floating may be required to the Medical/Surgical or Emergency Departments for non-patient care tasks.
• Orientation includes general hospital and unit-specific training.
• No call is required; every other weekend rotation and holiday coverage as scheduled.
• Scrub color is flexible but professional.
• Parking is available free of charge.

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

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