Travel Nurse RN - Maternal - Newborn - $2,398 per week

Slate Healthcare is seeking a travel nurse RN Maternal - Newborn for a travel nursing job in Rapid City, South Dakota.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty : Maternal - Newborn
• Discipline : RN
• Start Date : ASAP
• Duration : 13 weeks
• 36 hours per week
• Shift : 12 hours, rotating
• Employment Type : Travel

Registered Nurse - Mother-Baby / Post Partum -

Required : BLS, NRP

Preferred : Stable, CBCIf LD trained, (PREFER) : ACLS, certification in inpatient obstetrics, electronic fetal monitoring, or inpatient antepartum

Must care for couplets and GYN surgicalWould love a candidate with Level 2 nursery baby experience 24 hr testing, bilirubin babies, NAS scoring, late preterm, blood sugar babiesIV starts, phlebotomy, magnesium sulfate administration, blood administration, Insulin gtts

If LD trained : circulate C-sections, C-section recovery care, cervical checks

Completion of a nursing education program that is approved by a board of nursing; Registered Nurse (RN) - South Dakota Board of Nursing

Minimum Experience Requirement : 2 years LD experience or 2 Years Postpartum / GYN experience

Will you accept a first-time traveler? Yes

Beds : 10 LD beds; 4 OB ED (Triage beds); 4 Antepartum rooms, 2 OR

Mother / Baby : 20 beds, we do have a nursery, but we encourage our parents to room in and provide couplet care (nurse would need postpartum and newborn nursery experience)

Patient Types : We see all types of pregnant patients in our labor and delivery. We have the only Level 3 NICU in a 350-mile radius, so we accept patients with almost any kind of risk factor or complication. We care for high-risk all the way down to low-intervention laboring patients. Antepartum, OB triage / ED, postpartum, and infantsmostly postpartum patients. We can see various complications such as pre-eclampsia, HTN, moms needing magnesium sulfate infusions etc. We do occasionally care for simple post-surgical / gynecological patients ex : hysterectomy, ovarian cyst, etcPlease include any applicable area for this traveler to work Antepartum : 1 : 3, Inactive Labor : 1 : 2, Active Labor : 1 : 1, Postpartum / Couplet care : generally, 1 : 3 couplets. If needed, we flex up and take on a Nicu mom or max 1 : 4 couplets, NICU feeder / grower groups : 1 : 3, Peds : up to 1 : 5

Nurse AideIBCLC lactation nurses

Charge nursevascular access team RT, 24 / 7OB Physician team, Anesthesia / CRNA

Scrub Tech that supports LD RNs

Floating is expected of all travelers

Preferably a candidate who can float to at least one of the following : LD, NICU, Peds, PICU, needs will vary.

Slate Healthcare Job ID #d33aa48b-a1b4-43fa-bd66-302fe353a205. Pay package is based on 12 hour shifts and 36 hours per week (subject to confirmation) with tax-free stipend amount to be determined.

About Slate Healthcare

Slate Healthcare is a premier travel healthcare staffing agency, connecting healthcare professionals with thousands of opportunities at top-tier hospitals and facilities across the country.

We’re committed to supporting nurses and allied health professionals in building stable, fulfilling careers—while embracing the freedom and excitement that comes with travel. Our goal is simple : to offer flexibility, competitive pay, and personalized placements that align with each clinician’s lifestyle and career goals.

At Slate, we empower our professionals to choose when and where they work, while ensuring they receive the highest compensation possible—because we believe that exceptional care starts with empowered caregivers.