Elevate your Labor and Delivery career with Nomad Health. We connect skilled nurses with premier travel assignments nationwide. Sign up today or explore our full list of L&D RN jobs below to discover your next destination.
Every Labor and Delivery assignment at Nomad comes with a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, vision, malpractice insurance, and a 401(k). We also provide reimbursements for scrubs, licenses, and certifications, a $750 travel reimbursement, plus housing stipends and meal per diems. Starting your journey as a travel L&D nurse is simple: just create your Nomad account and complete your profile to apply to any labor and delivery job.
Becoming a Labor and Delivery travel nurse with Nomad allows you to rapidly expand your clinical toolkit and your bank account through diverse, short-term contracts. This career path offers more than just a job; it provides the personal liberty to explore new horizons, turning your nursing career into an engine for adventure.
Elevated Earning Potential – Travel nursing is often more lucrative than staff positions, allowing you to grow your income quickly. Because assignments are brief (generally 8 to 13 weeks), you have the leverage to constantly pursue contracts with the most competitive pay rates and desirable schedules.
Avoid Career Plateaus – By working in various hospital systems with different patient needs and obstetric specialties, you gain unique skills. Adapting to new evidence-based labor practices in different environments acts as a catalyst for your nursing career.
Freedom to Explore – The choice of your next destination is entirely yours. Whether you crave the West Coast sun, access to winter sports, or the energy of a specific city, you can target assignments that align perfectly with your lifestyle goals and wanderlust.
To become a travel labor and delivery nurse, the journey typically begins with earning a nursing degree, such as a BSN or ADN, and passing the NCLEX-RN to obtain licensure as a Registered Nurse. Following licensure, aspiring travel nurses must gain hands-on experience, typically at least one year at the bedside, to master skills like monitoring mother-baby couplets, timing contractions, and assisting during deliveries or C-sections. Many professionals also choose to advance their careers and marketability by obtaining specialized certifications, such as the Inpatient Obstetric Nursing (RNC-OB) credential, as well as essential certifications like BLS, ACLS, and NRP. Once established with the necessary experience and credentials, nurses can partner with a travel agency, like Nomad, to find assignments that fit their career goals and lifestyle.
Learn more about travel nursing as a labor and delivery nurse in Nomad's Labor and delivery travel nurse career guide.