Labor & Delivery Registered Nurse (RN) Travel Contract – Night Shift in La Plata, MD

Labor & Delivery RN travel nursing opportunity in Southern Maryland: Bring your L&D expertise to a supportive community hospital in La Plata, Maryland. This 13-week travel nurse contract is ideal for an experienced Labor & Delivery nurse who enjoys caring for patients across the childbirth continuum, supporting safe deliveries, and collaborating with a multidisciplinary healthcare team. First-time travelers are welcome, and nurses with one year of strong, relevant experience may be considered.

Located in Southern Maryland, La Plata offers a welcoming community atmosphere, convenient access to the Washington, D.C., and Baltimore metropolitan areas, and an appealing mix of local parks, historic charm, and regional cultural attractions. Explore this Maryland travel nursing job and make a meaningful impact in maternal-child healthcare.

Travel Nursing Job Details

• Weekly Estimated Pay: $2,180-$2,290
• Specialty: Labor & Delivery Registered Nurse (RN)
• Healthcare Setting: Community hospital Labor & Delivery and Mother-Baby units
• Location: La Plata, Maryland
• Start Date: October 19, 2026
• Assignment End Date: January 18, 2027
• Contract Duration: 13 weeks
• Schedule: 3 shifts per week, 12-hour night shifts; 4×12 schedules may also be considered
• Shift Hours: 7:00 p.m. – 7:30 a.m.
• Weekly Hours: 36 hours per week on a 3×12 schedule
• Weekend Requirement: Every other weekend; approximately 2-4 weekend shifts during the contract
• Holiday Requirement: Holidays as scheduled
• Floating: Within Labor & Delivery and Mother-Baby/Postpartum areas as needed
• On-Call: Not required
• Orientation: 36 hours
• Electronic Medical Record: Epic
• Unit Highlights: Four-bed LDR, one operating room, two triage/antepartum rooms, a 12-bed Mother-Baby unit, and a Level I well-baby nursery

Labor & Delivery RN Job Requirements

• Active Maryland Registered Nurse license or compact RN license required at the time of submission
• At least 1 year of Labor & Delivery nursing experience required; 2 years preferred
• Strong experience and clinical proficiency in Labor & Delivery, postpartum, and newborn care
• BLS and ACLS from the American Heart Association
• NCC C-EFM certification required in hand at the time of submission
• NRP or AAP certification
• STABLE certification
• CPI certification
• NIH certification
• Comfort caring for neonates, adolescents, and adults
• Ability to work throughout the L&D and Mother-Baby/Postpartum departments without restrictions
• Ability to support a patient ratio of approximately 1:2
• First-time travel nurses are welcome to apply

Labor & Delivery Registered Nurse Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive nursing care to patients throughout triage, antepartum, labor, delivery, recovery, and postpartum care
• Monitor maternal and fetal status using external and internal fetal monitoring, NSTs, and related assessments
• Recognize and respond to abnormal fetal heart rate patterns and obstetric emergencies
• Assist with vaginal deliveries, cesarean sections, forceps or vacuum-assisted deliveries, and recovery of cesarean patients
• Circulate for cesarean sections and support newborn stabilization and transition to post-delivery care
• Administer and monitor medications and therapies, including oxytocin, magnesium sulfate, antihypertensives, prostaglandins, terbutaline, epidural anesthesia, and IV therapies
• Manage IV access, infusion pumps, Foley catheters, pain control, hemorrhage protocols, and postpartum complications
• Perform maternal assessments, including fundus, lochia, perineum, reflexes, edema, clonus, and postpartum recovery evaluations
• Provide newborn assessments and care, including APGAR scoring, thermoregulation, blood glucose monitoring, cord care, identification and security banding, and metabolic screening
• Support breastfeeding education, newborn care teaching, discharge preparation, and parent education
• Care for patients in the Mother-Baby unit, including postpartum, gynecologic, and women’s surgical patients as assigned
• Collaborate with physicians, midwives, respiratory services, pharmacy, radiology, social services, and other members of the care team
• Document assessments, interventions, patient response, and education accurately in Epic

Apply now for this Labor & Delivery RN travel contract in La Plata, Maryland, and join a collaborative maternal-child healthcare team in Southern Maryland.

Benefits

401K with Matching, Healthcare, Dental and Vision

Equal Opportunity

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity across our organization. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.