TheraEX Staffing Services is seeking a travel nurse RN Labor and Delivery for a travel nursing job in Henderson, Nevada.
Job Description & Requirements
- Specialty: Labor and Delivery
- Discipline: RN
- Start Date: 01/12/2026
- Duration: 13 weeks
- 36 hours per week
- Shift: 12 hours, nights
- Employment Type: Travel
Charting System:
Cerner
Unit Notes
Unit L&D
# L&D Beds- 17
# OR Suites on the unit for C-Sections?- 2
# Triage beds- 4
# Postpartum beds- 16
# Births per day? Month? Year?- 250 MONTHLY
Do you follow AWHONN guidelines for ratios?-2:1 ratio normal laboring moms; 1:1 high risk labors, 4:1 couplet care: 2:1-4:1 Antepartum depending on acuity
Required Certifications (i.e., BLS, ACLS?)- BLS, ACLS, AFM, NRP
Common diagnoses/Types of patients- Level 3 high-risk facility
Experience or 'Must have' skills- Nurses must be independent and confident with vaginal exam, internal monitor placement, high risk laboring/delivery patients and antepartum patients. We circulate and recover our own C-Section patients,, and our nurses float to MB and take assignments and to other units as needed.
Are RNs required to titrate drips? -YES
Common titratable &/or set rate drips- Magnesium Sulfate, Pitocin, Insulin, and Heparin
Charge Nurse/House Supervisor? Does the charge nurse take an assignment?- Only if the nurses are at maximum capacity, and no one will come in and help.
Are there nurse aids/surgical techs on this unit?- We have Certified Surgical Techs and Secretaries as our ancillary staff.
OB/Neonatologist in house 24/7?-Yes
Anesthesia in house 24/7?- Yes
RT Equipment (vents, Cpap, BiPap, etc)- Available if needed, our patients go to the ICU if they require artificial ventilation.
Are there Tele/Monitor Techs on this unit? Are RNs required to read their own strips? What brand are the tele monitors?-No tele techs are required; RNs are required to be ACLS and AFM and able to effectively read fetal monitor strips. If anyone is on tele monitors, they are monitored remotely from the ICU.
EFM System- Cerner
Shifts & Scheduling (Do you allow self-scheduling? Block scheduling?)- We use TEAM scheduling system, and nurses submit their self scheduling request, The schedule is then balanced by a scheduling committee of NSMs
Weekend Requirements-Every other weekend
Holiday Requirements- As needed
Is there a call or standby requirement?- No
Floating Requirements?- Yes to postpartum as needed.
Scrub Color/Dress code- Navy Blue Scrubs/ We also have light blue OR scrubs for nurse use.
Unit/Department-specific orientation- Orientation to the Unit will be 3 days for travelers.
TheraEX Staffing Services Job ID #25-56855. Pay package is based on 12 hour shifts and 36 hours per week (subject to confirmation) with tax-free stipend amount to be determined. Posted job title: RN (Registered Nurse) - L&D
About TheraEX Staffing Services
TheraEx Staffing Services is a leading name in healthcare staffing solutions. We enroll talented professionals to provide temporary staff to fill the needs of healthcare facilities across the nation.
Benefits
- Dental benefits
- Vision benefits
- 401k retirement plan
- Health Care FSA
- Life insurance
- Sick pay
- Holiday Pay
- Medical benefits
