Travel Labor & Delivery Registered Nurse (RN) – 13-Week Contract in Exeter, NH

Join a collaborative maternal-child care team as a Travel Labor & Delivery Registered Nurse on a 13-week nursing contract in Exeter, New Hampshire. This on-site travel nursing opportunity offers the chance to care for patients in a Level II maternity setting with a Level I nursery, supporting approximately 600 deliveries annually. Exeter is a welcoming Seacoast community known for its historic downtown, scenic New England surroundings, and convenient access to Portsmouth, area beaches, and Boston.

Travel Nursing Job Details

• Weekly Estimated Pay: $2,620-$2,760
• Nursing Specialty: Labor & Delivery / Obstetrics / Maternal-Child Health
• Healthcare Setting: Level II maternity unit with Level I nursery
• Location: Exeter, New Hampshire
• Start Date: November 2, 2026
• End Date: January 30, 2027
• Contract Duration: 13 weeks
• Schedule: 36 hours per week
• Shift: 12-hour rotating shifts, primarily nights with potential rotation to days
• Weekend Rotation: Required; scheduling is completed in six-week blocks
• Call: May be required based on census and unit needs
• Orientation: Two days
• Unit Highlights: Approximately 19-bed Labor & Delivery, postpartum/mother-baby, and pediatric services; cesarean delivery operating room located on the unit

Labor & Delivery RN Job Requirements

• Registered Nurse with at least 1 year of recent Labor & Delivery or OB nursing experience
• Experience caring for postpartum, mother-baby, newborn, and pediatric patients
• Active New Hampshire or compact-state RN license
• BLS and ACLS certifications from the American Heart Association
• NRP certification
• Epic experience required
• Experience circulating for cesarean sections required; scrub experience is a plus but not required
• C-EFM certification preferred
• Ability to work rotating 12-hour shifts, nights, weekend rotations, and potential call
• Comfort working with patients from 35 weeks’ gestation through postpartum, newborn, and age-appropriate pediatric care

Labor & Delivery RN Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive nursing care to laboring, postpartum, newborn, and pediatric patients
• Support vaginal and cesarean deliveries in accordance with unit protocols and evidence-based maternal-child health standards
• Monitor maternal and fetal status using fetal monitoring systems and promptly escalate changes
• Assist with cesarean section procedures as the circulating Registered Nurse
• Perform postpartum assessments, newborn care, medication administration, and patient education
• Complete IV placement, phlebotomy, epidural catheter removal after delivery, and other unit-specific clinical tasks
• Use RN bedside ultrasound for fetal presentation assessment when indicated
• Manage epidural pumps, PCA pumps, IV pumps, glucometers, and medication dispensing technology safely
• Collaborate with providers and the interdisciplinary healthcare team to promote safe, high-quality patient care
• Maintain accurate documentation in Epic and follow established Labor & Delivery and maternal-child health protocols

Apply now for this Labor & Delivery travel nursing opportunity in Exeter, New Hampshire, and join a dedicated maternal-child healthcare team.

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.