Labor and Delivery (L&D) Nurse

Who you'd be caring for

Laboring patients through delivery, including high-risk antepartum and emergency cesarean.

What the shift actually looks like

Continuous fetal monitoring, labour support, and the capacity to move to an emergency caesarean in minutes. One-to-one in active labour, but the unit can go from quiet to fully committed without warning.

What you need to hold

Typically required

BLS, ACLS, NRP; fetal monitoring certification; EFM required

Typical ratio

Typically 1:1 in active labor

What to ask before you accept

Delivery volume, whether they circulate for caesareans, high-risk and VBAC policy, and anaesthesia availability.

We put those questions to the facility at intake so you get a straight answer before you commit, not after your first shift.

Why this role is in demand

Fetal monitoring competency and cesarean circulating are the two skills most often missing when a candidate looks qualified on paper. For you, that is leverage — the narrower the skill set, the smaller the pool you are competing against and the better the assignments you get offered.

Travel, per diem or permanent?

Travel pays the most and moves you every 8–26 weeks. Local contract gets you contract rates without relocating. Per diem lets you pick up shifts around your own schedule. Permanent when you want to settle, build seniority and stop packing.

Working with us

We tell you the rate, the unit and the shift pattern before you commit, and we ask permission before every single submittal — you will never find out you were put forward somewhere after the fact. One recruiter handles you from the first call through to your last shift.

Placement is always free to you. Our fee is paid by the facility. Join the network and we will only call you when something genuinely fits.