RN LD
La Plata, Maryland
Staffing partner
- Eligibility
- Acute CareLabor and DeliveryMedical/SurgicalNursing Management/Admin
- Shift
- Days
- Unit
- L&D
Posted Apr 24 · Not open to new grads
What the listing says
Role
- Schedule
- Days
- Term
- Travel
- Setting
- Hospital
- Accepts
- RN
- Experience
- 2+ years
- Staffing partner
- TNAA Healthcare
Ratio not posted. Ask in the interview.
Pay
- Against the board
- In range for MD travel roles
MD travel postings that state pay run $1,710/week to $2,470/week, the middle half $1,910/week to $2,230/week, across 45 postings.
About this role
We're looking for Labor and Delivery RNs for an immediate travel nurse opening in La Plata, MD. The right RN should have 3 years' recent acute care experience. Read below for more requirements.
L&D Travel Nurses provide care and support for women before, during and after delivery of a baby. L&D RNs must ensure that the medical as well as emotional needs of their patients are met at all times throughout the birthing process. As an L&D RN, you'll be responsible for assisting physicians when epidurals or pain medications are administered, episiotomies are performed, or when the patient requires preparation for a cesarean delivery.
As an L&D Travel Nurse, you should be prepared to perform the following tasks: Stay with and monitor patient throughout labor. Monitor contractions and help patients with breathing techniques. Check cervix periodically to monitor progression/lack of dilation.
Ensure beds are kept clean and dry; clean up bodily fluids expelled before and after birthing process. Aid physician with drapes, gloves, gowns, delivery instruments, etc. Immediate care of newborn. L&D Travel Nurses should be able to stand and walk for long periods of time, as well as bend, lean and stoop without difficulty.
RNs should be able to easily lift 20 pounds. Moving or lifting of patients may require lifting of up to 50 pounds at times. Because of the fast-paced environment, L&D RNs must possess good skills for coping with stress and be able to relate to people of all ages and backgrounds.
Requirements*: BLS, ACLS, EFM, NIH, CPI, NRP, 2 Years
- Additional certifications may be required before beginning an assignment.
Pay: $2,112.37
Sourced from TNAA Healthcare’s careers page.
“Requirements*: BLS, ACLS, EFM, NIH, CPI, NRP, 2 Years * Additional certifications may be required before beginning an assignment. Pay: $2,112.37 We're looking for Labor and” · from this posting
Requirements
- RN
- RN
- BLS
- ACLS
- EFM
- NIH
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- CPI
- NRP
- 2 Years
Place
- City
- La Plata, Maryland
- Median rent
- $1,559/mo
- Local household income
- $121,208/yr
- State price level
- 5% above the national average
rent and tenant-paid utilities · Census ACS 2024
all local households, not nurse pay · Census ACS 2024
Maryland index 105.0, where 100 is the national average.
La Plata is a quiet Southern Maryland town about an hour from Washington, D.C., offering a slower suburban pace with easy access to the Potomac River and Patuxent River shorelines. A solid choice for nurses who want small-town calm with city amenities within reach.
Cost figures from U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · 2024 Regional Price Parities · Census ACS 2024.
How this role fits you
About the employer
On your path
Labor & Delivery is a specialty you move into. Waitlists are common; med surg keeps you moving.
Worth asking
We can’t answer these from the listing we have. Good ones to ask a recruiter or in the interview.
- Can you walk me through base pay range and differentials?
- What should I expect for weekly hours, weekend, holiday, call, and rotation?
- What orientation, preceptor time, and ongoing unit support are included?
- How are patient load, floating, and staffing support handled day to day?