Location: Richmond, VA

Start Date: 12-15-2025

End Date: 03-16-2026

Contract Type: Travel Contract

Shift Type: Night shifts, 7:00 PM - 7:00 AM; rotating schedule including every third weekend with 12 hours of call per 4-week schedule (12-hour night shifts)

Hours per Week: 36

Candidate Pay Rate: $53 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 hands-on labor and delivery nursing care for antepartum, intrapartum, and postpartum patients
• Manage vaginal deliveries and support C-section perioperative care alongside the team
• Perform continuous fetal monitoring and interpret tracings using GE fetal monitors
• Deliver newborn care and stabilization immediately post-delivery
• Coordinate patient care with OB providers, nursery staff, and interdisciplinary team members
• Document care accurately in Meditech EMR and ensure smooth handoffs during shift change
• Advocate for patients and support families through labor, delivery, and early postpartum education

Qualifications

• Active RN license (required)
• Minimum 2 years of labor and delivery experience (required)
• Current BLS, ACLS, NRP, and AWHONN fetal monitoring certification (required)
• Experience with LDRP settings and high birth volume units preferred
• Comfort and competence with GE fetal monitors and Meditech EMR
• Ability to manage 1:1 labor assignments and higher ratios on postpartum or nursery as needed
• Strong communication, critical thinking, and teamwork skills

Knowledge & Skills

• Labor and delivery nursing best practices
• Fetal monitoring interpretation (AWHONN standards)
• Vaginal deliveries, C-sections, and newborn stabilization
• Postpartum care and patient education
• Meditech EMR documentation and workflow
• Experience with GE fetal monitoring systems
• Ability to function in fast-paced, high-volume maternal infant units

Benefits

• Supportive team environment where your expertise is valued
• Travel assignment perks like licensure assistance and credential support
• Flexible scheduling to help you balance work and life
• Paid time off policies and professional development opportunities
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage options
• 401(k) retirement plan and life insurance offerings
• Referral bonus program and internal recognition initiatives
• Dedicated onboarding and preceptor support to get you settled quickly

Travel Perks: Explore Richmond, VA

Richmond is a charming, historic city with plenty to explore on your off days. Walk or run along the James River Park System and Belle Isle, browse indie shops and eclectic eateries in Carytown, and relax in the gardens at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden or Maymont estate. Art lovers will enjoy the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts and the Canal Walk downtown. Nearby getaways include Colonial Williamsburg and Busch Gardens for a day trip, Shenandoah National Park for hiking about 1.5 hours away, and Washington DC is roughly a 2-hour drive for museums and monuments. Richmond also has a lively brewery scene and great farm-to-table dining for satisfying post-shift meals.

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