Travel Registered Nurse - Labor And Delivery Department - Salem, MA
- Nurse-to-patient ratio 1:2 to 1:3
- 12-hour shifts
- Travel
- BLS
- ACLS
- NRP
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This assignment posts $2,589 a week, the agency's gross: a taxable hourly rate plus housing and meal stipends. Open travel labor and delivery nurse assignments post a median of $2,450 a week, the middle half $2,144 to $2,738, across 786 assignments, so this one is within the middle half of what they post. Staff pay is hourly and carries no stipends, so it is not set beside it.
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About the job
Travel assignment, 13 weeks, 12hr rotating, 36 hours a week, starting November 29, 2026.
Pay as Cross Country posts it: about $2,589 a week in all, a taxable rate of $29.72 an hour plus $1,519 a week in housing and meal stipends.
Job Summary
Lab Specialty - Rotating Schedule. The position supports Labor and Delivery and postpartum care, including circulating and newborn care responsibilities. The role primarily follows a day schedule while rotating to evening and night shifts as needed, including every other weekend coverage.
Job Details
- Required Qualifications: Current Massachusetts Registered Nurse (RN) license; Basic Life Support (BLS) certification from the American Heart Association (AHA); Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) certification; Electronic Fetal Heart Monitoring (EFM) certification renewed every two years; minimum of 3 years of experience; demonstrated skills in Labor and Delivery, postpartum care, operating room circulating, and newborn care.
- Preferred Qualifications: Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certification from the American Heart Association (AHA).
- Schedule: Rotating 12-hour shifts between 7:00 a.m.–7:30 p.m., 11:00 a.m.–11:30 p.m., and 7:00 p.m.–7:30 a.m.; primarily day shifts with rotation to evening and night shifts as needed; every other weekend coverage; minimum of 36 hours per week.
- Additional Information: Clinical responsibilities include Labor and Delivery, postpartum, newborn care, operating room circulating, recovery room care, and care for patients requiring active labor support, magnesium infusions, or epidurals. The Labor and Delivery unit supports approximately 15–25 mothers, babies, and laboring patients per day, with typical nurse-to-patient ratios of 1:2–3 for evaluations, 1:1 for active labor, and 1:3–4 for postpartum care. Straight day shifts are not available.
- Assignment Period: 11/29/2026 through 02/27/2027.
Benefits
The benefits of taking a travel assignment with Cross Country include:
- Private housing or generous housing allowance
- Comprehensive health insurance with prescription coverage
- Dependent health insurance with prescription coverage
- Competitive salaries
- Referral bonuses
- Travel reimbursement
- 401(k) retirement plan
- Direct deposit/free checking
- Unlimited free CE credits
From Cross Country Healthcare's job posting, checked 9 Nov 2026. The employer's own page is the final word on requirements and availability.
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About Cross Country Healthcare
National healthcare staffing company in Boca Raton, Florida, placing travel nurses, allied professionals and therapists, with local contract and per diem work too. Source: Cross Country, Travel FAQs
Based in Boca Raton, FLHires in 51 statesPay on its listings: 0.6% of its open jobs state an hourly rate
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