American Traveler is seeking a travel nurse RN Labor and Delivery for a travel nursing job in Rapid City, South Dakota.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: Labor and Delivery
• Discipline: RN
• Start Date: 08/03/2026
• Duration: 13 weeks
• 48 hours per week
• Shift: 12 hours, flexible
• Employment Type: Travel

Assignment Overview

• Shift: Variable, 4x12hrs
• Hours: 48 hrs/wk
• Start Date: Aug 3, 2026
• Length: 13 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

American Traveler is seeking an experienced RN for a Labor & Delivery position at a Level 3 NICU facility in Rapid City, SD, requiring a minimum of 2 years of L&D experience and an SD or compact RN license.

Details

• Hospital-based Labor & Delivery unit with 10 L&D beds, 4 OB ED/triage beds, and 4 antepartum rooms
• The facility houses the only Level 3 NICU within a 350-mile radius and accepts patients with a wide range of risk factors and complications
• Patient population includes high-risk antepartum, OB triage/ED, active and inactive labor, postpartum, and newborn (Level I and Level II nursery) patients
• Patient ratios: antepartum 1:3, inactive labor 1:2, active labor 1:1, and postpartum/couplet care 1:3
• 12-hour variable shifts with start times of 0630 or 1830; must be available to work both days and nights throughout the contract
• Every other weekend rotation required
• Holiday coverage required as needed
• Floating to postpartum/couplet care is required throughout the contract
• May be placed on low census call
• Charting system: Epic

Requirements

• Active RN license — SD Board of Nursing license or compact RN license currently in hand
• Required certifications: BLS and NRP
• Preferred certifications: ACLS, inpatient obstetrics, electronic fetal monitoring, or inpatient antepartum
• Minimum 2 years of L&D experience, preferably in a Level 3 or higher L&D unit (affiliated with a Level 3 or higher NICU)
• Experience managing high-acuity labor patients including preeclampsia, preterm labor/delivery, and antepartum patients under 35 weeks gestation
• Proficiency in IV starts, cervical checks, phlebotomy, magnesium sulfate administration, blood administration, insulin administration, circulating C-sections, and C-section recovery care
• Must be comfortable caring for couplets and normal newborn nursery patients (Level I care)
• Epic EMR experience required (manager approval needed if lacking)
• Completion of an accredited nursing education program
• 2 professional references dated within the past year required for consideration
• DOB and SSN required for consideration
• Candidates must reside more than 100 miles from the facility to be eligible

Additional Information

• Unit support includes a unit secretary, scrub tech, charge nurse, VAT team, respiratory therapy (24/7), OB physician team, and anesthesia/CRNA
• Orientation includes NEO training plus 4 days with a preceptor (3 days in L&D, 1 day in postpartum)
• Candidates comfortable with Level II nursery (lower acuity NICU) care are highly preferred
• May be expected to precept students during the assignment
• Scrubs are cobalt blue and are provided by the facility
• Free parking is available on-site
• First-time travelers are welcome to apply
• Time off requests require manager approval

American Traveler Job ID #P-729788. Pay package is based on 12 hour shifts and 48 hours per week (subject to confirmation) with tax-free stipend amount to be determined. Posted job title: Travel RN - Labor & Delivery

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