Registered Nurse / Labor And Delivery Department
Job Description
Job Summary:
Labor and Delivery Nurse specializing in the Labor and Delivery department in the healthcare industry. This role involves providing comprehensive care to antepartum, intrapartum, and postpartum patients, including managing labor, delivery, and recovery processes. The position requires collaboration with a team of healthcare professionals to ensure optimal patient outcomes in a dynamic clinical environment.
Job Details:
- Schedule: Night shifts, 12 hours per shift, with a minimum of 36 hours per week
- Required Qualifications: Candidates must have current certification in Basic Life Support (BLS) and Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP), relevant nursing licensure, and a minimum of one year of clinical experience in Labor and Delivery or related maternal health unit. Experience with labor management, circulating cesarean sections, and adherence to AWHONN guidelines is essential. Location requirements as per licensure and clinical credentials are expected.
- Preferred Qualifications: Prior experience managing Pitocin, C-section delivery, and recovery procedures in a maternal health setting. Knowledge of GE fetal monitoring, EMR systems such as CPN Meditech, and on-call schedule flexibility are advantageous.
- Float: Float to mother-baby unit may be required as a resource during busy periods, but focused care on labor and delivery is prioritized.
- Additional Information: This role involves managing a high-volume unit with a team of 54 staff members, including nurses, OB technicians, and healthcare support staff. The unit emphasizes teamwork, patient-centered care, and adherence to patient safety guidelines. The position is for one full-time nurse supporting vaginal deliveries, cesarean sections, and triage procedures.
Benefits
The benefits of taking a travel assignment with Cross Country include:
- 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
Speciality
Other
Experience
RN
Position Type
Travel
Lewisville, TX
2026-09-14
Agency Info
Cross Country Nurses
As one of the leading suppliers of travel healthcare professionals and a Best of Staffing® Talent Award winner, Cross Country Nurses offers thousands of opportunities for healthcare professionals across the country. We have relationships with more than 2,500 healthcare facilities nationwide and offer excellent compensation and one of the most comprehensive benefits packages in the industry. Have the freedom to decide where you want to work and take your career where you want it to go when you travel with us.




