Travel Labor & Delivery Registered Nurse (L&D RN) – Tacoma, WA

Travel Labor & Delivery RN job in Tacoma, Washington: Join a high-acuity Birth Center team and provide expert mother-baby care in a fast-paced Labor & Delivery travel nursing role.

Join a high-acuity Labor & Delivery team in Tacoma, Washington, where you’ll support mothers and babies during one of life’s most meaningful moments. This travel nursing opportunity is based in a fast-paced Birth Center environment with a strong clinical team, comprehensive unit support, and the opportunity to care for a wide variety of complex obstetric patients. Tacoma offers the best of the Pacific Northwest, with a vibrant waterfront feel, access to city amenities, and beautiful natural surroundings.

Overview

This Labor & Delivery Registered Nurse role is ideal for a confident, adaptable RN who thrives in an acute care setting and enjoys providing compassionate, expert-level obstetric care. You’ll be part of a high-volume labor and delivery unit that manages labor support, OB triage, delivery, OR circulation, and postpartum transition for both mother and newborn.

Job Details

• Position: Travel Labor & Delivery Registered Nurse
• Setting: Birth Center / Labor & Delivery
• Location: Tacoma, WA 98405
• Schedule: 12-hour night shifts
• Shifts per week: 4 x 12-hour shifts
• Weekly Hours: 48 hours per week guaranteed
• Contract Length: 15 weeks
• Estimated Weekly Pay: $2,580-$2,720
• Start Date: October 5, 2026
• End Date: January 16, 2027
• Unit Type: High-acuity Labor & Delivery / Birth Center
• Schedule Notes: Every-other-weekend rotation, with holiday coverage as needed

Job Requirements

• Active Registered Nurse license
• Minimum of 1 year of Labor & Delivery nursing experience required
• High-acuity OB experience strongly preferred
• Experience with labor management, delivery care, and triage of obstetric patients
• Ability to circulate in the OR and assist with C-sections
• Skilled in cervical checks and interpreting fetal monitoring strips
• Experience recovering birthing patients and newborns after vaginal and surgical deliveries
• Current BLS certification
• NRP certification
• Intermediate Fetal Heart Monitoring certification (AWHONN)
• EPIC experience required
• Strong communication, teamwork, and critical-thinking skills

Responsibilities

• Provide safe, compassionate care to laboring, antepartum, and postpartum patients
• Manage high-acuity obstetric cases including hypertension, magnesium administration, preterm labor, inductions, and postpartum hemorrhage
• Support vaginal deliveries and C-sections, including recovery of mother and baby
• Perform OB triage, fetal monitoring, and thorough patient assessments
• Assist in the OR and support newborn transition when needed
• Collaborate closely with physicians, anesthesia, respiratory therapy, and unit support staff
• Deliver care in accordance with AWHONN patient ratio guidelines and unit protocols
• Maintain accurate documentation in EPIC and uphold unit standards for quality and safety

Apply now for this Tacoma, WA travel Labor & Delivery RN job and join a dedicated healthcare team supporting mothers, babies, and families.

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.