Travel Nurse RN - Labor and Delivery - $2,964 per week

TotalMed; Puyallup (WA); On-site; USD 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Weekly pay

Guaranteed Hours

Continuing Education

401k retirement plan

Sick pay

Wellness and fitness programs

Referral bonus

Employee assistance programs

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

Benefits start day 1

Job summary

TotalMed RN is hiring a travel nurse RN for Labor and Delivery in Puyallup, Washington. The assignment runs 16 weeks, with 36 hours per week on 12-hour night shifts in the Birth Center, and involves travel employment. Requires 2 years’ L&D experience, BLS, NRP, and fetal monitoring certification.

Responsibilities include active labor support, cervical exams, fetal monitoring, epidurals, couplet care, and NICU coordination. Travel nurses float to competent areas and follow unit protocols.

Qualifications

• RN with 2+ years of L&D experience and ability to manage labor and delivery tasks.
• Proficient in fetal monitoring, cervical exams, and intrapartum care.
• Experience with epidurals, IV medications, and couplet care workflows.

Responsibilities

• Provide care for Level II perinatal center patients during active labor.
• Perform cervical exams, monitor fetal status, and assist with deliveries.
• Administer meds, manage epidurals, and support mother/baby care post-delivery.
• Operate EPIC Stork, GE Centricity, and Pyxis systems; adhere to safety protocols.

Skills

L&D experience

Cervical exams

Fetal monitoring

IVs & meds

Epidurals

Couplet care

Pyxis experience

Tools

EPIC Stork

GE Centricity

Pyxis

Alaris

Job description

TotalMed RN is seeking a travel nurse RN Labor and Delivery for a travel nursing job in Puyallup, Washington.

Job Description & Requirements

TotalMed RN is seeking a travel nurse RN Labor and Delivery for a travel nursing job in Puyallup, Washington.

• Specialty: Labor and Delivery
• Discipline: RN
• Start Date: 11/02/2026
• Duration: 16 weeks
• 36 hours per week
• Shift: 12 hours, nights
• Employment Type: Travel

Unit: Birth Center
Manager Interviews

Experience Required: 2 years experience; Will accept first time traveler

Certs Required: BLS, NRP, fetal monitoring (AWHONN or Relia’s module)

Skills Required:
Strong L&D experience – need to do cervical exams, antepartum and labor, amnio infusion, epidurals, fetal monitoring, IVs, Pitocin
Post-partum experience: mom and baby beyond the transition period next 24 hours. Basic breastfeeding
Experience receiving and being comfortable with couplet care once mom and baby are stable
HUGS Security system, Pyxis experience

Floating: Will only float to areas where they are competent
Will not float to START unit
Traditional travelers will float between L&D and Mother/Baby

Patient Types:
Level II Perinatal Center – 32 weeks and above
Hypertension, magnesium administration, medication management for substance abuse, a high number of low-risk patients needing intermittent monitoring, epidurals, fetal monitoring, IV skillet
Antepartum care – if needing continued fetal monitoring
Post labor – stable patient and babies will transition to mother/baby. 32-34 week babies will go to NICU.
175-200 delivers in a month

Ratios: To follow AWHONN and NANN guidelines:
1:1 for active labor
1:2 for non-active laboring

Support within the Department:
No CNA’s on the unit
Surgery Techs M-F 0600-1500 (slowly phasing them out)
Phlebotomy is available
NICU attends if 34 weeks or less and if needed
RT 24/7: will attend High-risk delivery or where strips look bad
Hospitalist: 24/7
OB Group
Laborist – OBGYN 24/7
Midwife and Family Practice Group
Telemetry monitoring:

Technology/Equipment:
EMR: EPIC Stork, GE Centricity
IV pumps: Alaris
Medication dispensing: Pyxis (experience required)
Monitors:

Orientation (facility and unit):
NEO
Two shifts on the unit:
Shift 1 – Patient that will deliver
Shift 2 – C-section, triage
To be completed – annual core competencies (HIPAA, OSHA, etc.), medication exam, unit competency exam (before arrival)

Scheduling:
Weekend rotation: Every other
On call? No
Holiday Expectations: one major, one minor
Approval of RTO: to go through manager
Shift times: 0700-1900 or 1900-0700
Schedule cycle: Schedule made in 3-week increments

Other notes:
Scrub Color: Provided
Parking: Free parking

About TotalMed RN

TotalMed is a Top Ten, travel nursing and healthcare staffing agency with the mission of igniting purpose in healthcare. The organization staffs nurses, therapists, pharmacists, and other clinicians of all specialties in all 50 states. They offer local and travel jobs and match caregivers with the right organization to assist both facilities and patients. As an organization, they focus on putting highly-skilled staff into facilities to ensure adequate staffing for a better patient experience.

TotalMed specializes in recruiting and placing healthcare professionals in travel, PRN, and permanent positions across the country in Nursing and Allied Health. Throughout 2020, the organization filled roles at even the most short-staffed facilities during the most challenging time in healthcare. By matching the right travel healthcare professional with the right organization, TotalMed continues to offer a lifeline to facilities and their patients.

Benefits

• Weekly pay
• Guaranteed Hours
• Continuing Education
• 401k retirement plan
• Sick pay
• Wellness and fitness programs
• Referral bonus
• Employee assistance programs
• Medical benefits
• Dental benefits
• Vision benefits
• Benefits start day 1