Location: Sweetwater, TX

Start Date: 11-04-2025

End Date: 01-27-2026

Contract Type: Travel Contract

Shift Type: Day shift, 12-hour shifts (specific start/end times and scheduled days to be confirmed by facility schedule)

Hours per Week: 36

Candidate Pay Rate: $56 per hour

About United Health Care Staffing

At United Health Care Staffing (UHC Staffing), we believe healthcare staffing should be more than just finding a job. We are here to connect amazing professionals with opportunities that make their careers exciting, rewarding, and meaningful. With us, you're not just signing up for a contract you are joining a team that's got your back, answers your calls, and maybe even cracks a joke or two to brighten your day. Think of us as the travel buddy who handles the logistics while you focus on what you do best helping people heal.

Roles & Responsibilities

• Provide compassionate, high-quality care to antepartum, laboring, postpartum mothers and newborns in the nursery
• Perform and interpret intermediate fetal monitoring to ensure maternal and fetal well-being
• Manage labor and delivery processes including assessments, interventions and documentation
• Initiate neonatal resuscitation when needed and apply NRP and STABLE protocols
• Respond to obstetric emergencies using ACLS and BLS standards
• Collaborate with physicians, midwives and the multidisciplinary team to deliver coordinated care
• Educate patients and families about labor progress, postpartum care and newborn needs
• Maintain accurate medical records and follow facility policies and safety protocols

Qualifications

• Active RN license in state of practice or compact RN licensure as applicable
• Current ACLS and BLS certifications required
• NRP and STABLE certification required
• Demonstrated experience in Labor & Delivery, antepartum, postpartum and nursery care
• Intermediate fetal monitoring skills required
• OB circulator experience preferred
• Comfort working in a rural hospital setting and managing moderate delivery volume (approx. 20-30 deliveries/month)

Knowledge & Skills

• Strong clinical skills in labor management, postpartum care and newborn nursery procedures
• Proficiency in fetal monitoring and fetal strip interpretation (intermediate level)
• Skilled in neonatal resuscitation and stabilization techniques
• Ability to prioritize, triage and act decisively during obstetric emergencies
• Excellent patient education, communication and documentation skills
• Team-oriented mindset with collaborative problem solving

Benefits

• Competitive pay and opportunities to boost your income on a travel contract
• Generous housing stipend or housing assistance options to keep you comfortable while on assignment
• Travel reimbursement for relocation/assignment-related expenses
• Licensure assistance and reimbursement to help you get credentialed quickly
• Supportive team culture that values your skills and professional growth
• Access to continuing education and certification support
• Flexible scheduling options to help balance life and work
• Referral bonus programs and other recognition incentives

Travel Perks: Explore Sweetwater, TX

Sweetwater, Texas offers a genuine West Texas experience. Explore local community events and the famous Sweetwater Rattlesnake Roundup (seasonal), enjoy scenic drives and wide open skies perfect for stargazing, and find nearby day-trip options to Abilene for more dining, shopping and museums. Outdoor enthusiasts can take advantage of local parks and trails for weekend hikes and relaxing time off.

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