
L&D | Registered Nurse
- Agency
- GHR Healthcare
- Location
- Cape Coral, FL
- Job type
- Travel
- Profession
- Registered Nurse (RN)
- Industry
- Nursing & Healthcare
- Posted
- Oct 28, 2026
Pay breakdown
- Hourly
- $51.94
- Weekly
- $1,870
- Yearly (full-time)
- $97,240
- Contract length
- 13 weeks
- Start date
- November 20, 2026
This job pays about $51.94/hour — 28% above the median for Registered Nurse (RN) jobs in Florida ($40.48/hour). The total includes tax-free housing and meal stipends, which staff jobs don't pay, so take-home pay is usually higher than the hourly figure suggests.
Estimated from the weekly pay in the listing, 36 hours a week; yearly = 52 weeks. Median wage: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025.
Registered Nurse (RN) jobs in Florida right now
- 900 open Registered Nurse (RN) jobs in Florida from 6 agencies, 20 of them in Cape Coral.
- Pay in these listings: $19.64 – $69.22/hour, median $52.11/hour.
- Typical Registered Nurse (RN) pay in Florida: $40.48/hour ($84,198/year, BLS).
- Highest median pay: AHS Staffing ($55.88/hour across 192 jobs).
Job description
Travel Registered Nurse (RN) – Labor & Delivery | Cape Coral, Florida
Position Overview
We are seeking an experienced Labor & Delivery Registered Nurse (RN) for a 13-week travel nursing assignment in Cape Coral, Florida. This onsite travel nurse opportunity supports an OB Maternal Level II and Nursery Level I service within a 24-bed family birth unit. Join a collaborative healthcare team providing compassionate, evidence-based maternity care to laboring patients, postpartum families, and newborns. Cape Coral offers a sunny coastal setting with beautiful waterways, outdoor recreation, and a welcoming Southwest Florida community.
Travel Nurse Job Details
- Estimated Weekly Pay: $1,870–$1,970
- Location: Cape Coral, Florida
- Assignment Type: Travel nursing contract
- Contract Duration: 13 weeks
- Start Date: November 20, 2026
- End Date: February 20, 2027
- Schedule: 12-hour night shifts, 3 shifts per week
- Guaranteed Hours: 36 hours per week
- Call: Required; approximately 12 hours during one calendar month
- Documentation System: Epic
- Work Setting: On-site OB Maternal Level II and Nursery Level I
Labor & Delivery RN Job Requirements
- At least 2 years of recent Labor, Delivery, Recovery, and Postpartum (LDRP) nursing experience
- Current Registered Nurse license eligible for practice in Florida
- Current BLS, ACLS, and NRP certifications
- Ability to provide maternity and newborn care in a 24-bed family birth unit
- Comfort working night shifts and participating in the required call schedule
- Willingness to float to other units or affiliated campuses as needed
- Degree accreditation documentation or at least 5 years of qualifying nursing experience
- Strong communication, adaptability, and commitment to patient-centered labor and delivery care
Labor & Delivery Registered Nurse Responsibilities
- Provide comprehensive nursing care throughout labor, delivery, recovery, and postpartum care
- Monitor maternal and fetal status and promptly communicate changes to the interdisciplinary care team
- Support patients and families through labor, delivery, newborn transition, and recovery
- Care for postpartum patients while maintaining typical assignment ratios of approximately 3–4 patients
- Care for laboring patients with typical ratios ranging from 1:1 to 2:1 based on acuity
- Collaborate with obstetric, neonatal, and interdisciplinary teams to promote safe patient outcomes
- Accurately document assessments, interventions, medications, and patient progress in Epic
- Float to other appropriate units or affiliated campuses when required, functioning to the standards expected of core staff
Apply now for this Labor & Delivery travel nursing opportunity in Cape Coral, Florida, and join a dedicated maternity care team in Southwest Florida.
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.
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