Registered Nurse Labor and Delivery
Location: Chattanooga, TN
Profession: Registered Nurse
Posted: 7/9/2026
Salary: $1764.00/weekly
Weekly Hours: 36
Shift: Days
Job Details
Job Title
Travel RN – Labor & Delivery
Location
Chattanooga, TN
Schedule / Job Type
Contract | Travel | 13-Week Assignment | Full-Time | Onsite | Days | 7:00 AM – 7:00 PM | 3 Shifts per Week | Projected Start: 05/25/2026
Key Responsibilities
- Provide direct patient care in a Labor & Delivery unit with 9 labor rooms, 6 triage rooms, 3 antepartum rooms, and 3 operating rooms
- Perform cervical exams, IUPC and FSE placement, IV starts with lab draws, and assist with vaginal deliveries
- Circulate and recover cesarean sections, including those performed under spinal and general anesthesia
- Maintain patient ratios of 1:1–2 for laboring patients, 1:2–3 for antepartum patients, and 1:1 for cesarean section and PACU patients
- Document accurately using Meditech and Centricity electronic health record systems
- Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team including OB techs, a dedicated charge nurse, laborist MDs, CNMs, and dedicated anesthesia providers available 24 hours a day
Required Qualifications
- Minimum 2 years of Labor & Delivery nursing experience
- Active RN license
- Current NRP (Neonatal Resuscitation Program) certification
- Current ACLS certification
- Current BLS certification
- AWHONN Intermediate Fetal Heart Monitoring certification
Preferred Experience / Skills
- One or more prior travel nursing contracts completed
- Experience with advanced obstetric tools such as Jada, fetal pillow, and Cook's catheters
- Completion of Spinning Babies or Supporting Vaginal Birth training
Why Join Us
- Join a growing community hospital with 200+ deliveries per month, recently renovated Labor & Delivery and mother-baby units featuring new state-of-the-art rooms, and the distinction of being the first hospital in the area to offer nitrous oxide therapy for pain management alongside epidural analgesia
- Work within a well-supported unit that includes 24-hour laborist and anesthesia coverage, dedicated OB techs, and a collaborative team committed to advancing patient care and outcomes
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