Travel Nurse RN - Labor and Delivery - $2,720 per week

Specialty: Labor and Delivery • Discipline: RN • Start Date: 09/07/2026 • Duration: 13 weeks

About the role

Labor and Delivery Nurse position available in Ellsworth, Maine. This role involves providing comprehensive care across all phases of labor, postpartum, and neonatal care within a Level III nursery setting. The candidate will collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to support low-risk and high-risk patients, including those with postpartum hemorrhage, pre-eclampsia, HELLP syndrome, bilirubin management, and neonatal abstinence syndrome. The assignment offers an exciting opportunity to work in a dynamic environment with a focus on patient-centered care.

Schedule

• Nights shift, 12 hours per shift
• Minimum of 36 hours per week
• No on-call requirements

Responsibilities

• Provide care across all phases of labor, postpartum, and neonatal care
• Manage low-risk and high-risk patients, including those with postpartum hemorrhage, pre-eclampsia, HELLP syndrome, bilirubin management, and neonatal abstinence syndrome
• Perform well baby care in a rooming-in model
• Complete STABLE certification within 30 days of start
• Float to medical-surgical or emergency department tasks as needed, with no patient assignment during float
• Use EMR system Cerner

Requirements

• Valid BLS, ACLS, and NRP certifications
• Intermediate or advanced fetal monitoring certification
• Minimum of 2 years of labor and delivery experience
• Experience with all phases of labor, postpartum, and neonatal care
• Comfortable managing high-risk conditions including postpartum hemorrhage, pre-eclampsia, HELLP, bilirubin management, and NAS babies
• Willingness to start ASAP

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with shoulder dystocia, epidural management, intrathecal spinal analgesia, nitrous oxide
• Experience with C-section neonatal care, neonatal vital signs, thermoregulation, and hypoglycemia management

Additional Information

• Unit staffed with at least 2 nurses overnight, sometimes 3
• No dedicated nursery RN; postpartum and neonatal care are combined
• Low-volume deliveries averaging 200 per year
• No infectious or telemetry patients
• Orientation includes general hospital and unit-specific training

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