Registered Nurse Mother Baby/Postpartum

Job Title

Travel RN – Mother Baby / Nursery (Night Shift)

Location

Salem, VA | Acute Care – Maternity Care Center

Schedule / Job Type

Contract | Travel | 13 Weeks | Nights, 7:00 PM – 7:00 AM | Projected Start: October 12, 2026 | 4 weekend shifts per 4-week schedule (Friday/Saturday nights)

Key Responsibilities

• Provide couplet care (mother and newborn) with a patient ratio of 3 couplets per nurse
• Assist with Labor and Delivery, including active labor management, Pitocin administration, and epidural monitoring at a 1:1 ratio
• Support cesarean sections in circulator, first assist, or scrub roles as applicable
• Perform OBED triage, inductions, and postpartum and newborn care
• Collaborate with charge nurses, birth response staff, and midwives on the night shift team
• Document patient care using Centricity Perinatal and Meditech EMR systems

Required Qualifications

• Active RN license valid in Virginia (or compact eligibility)
• Minimum 2 years of OB/Mother Baby experience
• BLS certification required
• ACLS certification required
• NRP (Neonatal Resuscitation Program) certification required
• AWHONN certification required

Preferred Experience / Skills

• Cesarean section experience as circulator, first assist, or scrub technician
• Familiarity with Corometrics fetal monitoring equipment
• Experience with OBED triage and induction management
• Energetic, self-directed personality well-suited to a fast-paced maternity environment

Why Join Us

• Scrubs are provided by the facility, with floating limited to within the unit only — no cross-facility floating required
• No on-call requirement for travel staff, with the potential for additional shift opportunities