Mother/Baby | Registered Nurse

Mother/Baby Registered Nurse (RN) Travel Nurse Job – Postpartum & Couplet Care in Aurora, Colorado

Apply for a Mother/Baby travel nursing contract in Aurora, Colorado, caring for postpartum patients, antepartum patients, and newborns in a high-acuity, family-centered setting.

Join a dedicated Mother/Baby nursing team in Aurora, Colorado, a vibrant community in the Denver metropolitan area known for its outdoor recreation, cultural attractions, and easy access to the Rocky Mountains. This on-site travel RN assignment supports postpartum and newborn patients while providing meaningful education and compassionate couplet care.

Mother/Baby Travel Nurse Job Details

• Location: Aurora, Colorado, in the Denver metropolitan area
• Nursing Specialty: Mother/Baby, postpartum nursing, antepartum care, and couplet care
• Weekly Estimated Pay: $1,980–$2,080
• Schedule: Three 12-hour night shifts per week
• Shift Hours: 7:45 p.m.–7:15 a.m.
• Hours per Week: 36
• Contract Duration: 13 weeks
• Start Date: November 30, 2026
• Patient Population: Postpartum adults, antepartum patients, and newborns, including late-preterm infants and newborns weighing 2,000 grams or more
• Typical Assignment: Approximately 1:3 couplet ratios, with up to 6 individual patients
• Electronic Medical Record: Epic
• Call: Approximately 1–2 call shifts per six-week schedule, based on unit needs
• Weekend Coverage: Required according to unit scheduling needs
• Scrubs: Navy blue

Mother/Baby Registered Nurse Job Requirements

• Active Registered Nurse license in the state of practice or a valid compact RN license
• At least 1 year of recent Mother/Baby, postpartum, or couplet-care nursing experience
• Previous travel nursing experience required
• Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification
• Current Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) certification
• Antepartum experience with fetal monitoring and the ability to float to Labor & Delivery within scope of practice
• Experience caring for high-risk postpartum and newborn patients is strongly preferred
• Ability to work night shifts, weekends, and scheduled call
• Comfort with Epic documentation preferred

Postpartum and Newborn Nursing Responsibilities

• Provide safe, compassionate nursing care to postpartum patients, couplets, antepartum patients, and newborns who do not require NICU-level care.
• Perform comprehensive maternal and newborn assessments, including fundus, lochia, perineum, incision, pain, vital signs, reflexes, edema, and clonus assessments.
• Care for higher-risk patients and manage therapies such as magnesium, insulin, and heparin infusions.
• Support patients receiving PCA and PCEA pumps and provide post-epidural monitoring.
• Recognize and respond to postpartum complications, including postpartum hemorrhage, pregnancy-induced hypertension, and newborn hypoglycemia.
• Provide breastfeeding guidance, breast-pump education, breast-milk collection and storage instruction, and support for breast engorgement.
• Complete newborn care activities such as thermoregulation, cord care, metabolic screening, phototherapy, identification procedures, and assessment of late-preterm or substance-exposed newborns.
• Educate parents on discharge preparation, car-seat safety, circumcision care, infant care, and postpartum recovery.
• Administer medications, vaccines, blood products, Pitocin, and other treatments according to orders and established standards.
• Collaborate with an interdisciplinary team to coordinate care, promote patient safety, and support positive outcomes for families.
• Float to Labor & Delivery when needed and within scope, utilizing fetal monitoring skills and antepartum experience.

Apply now for this Mother/Baby RN travel nursing opportunity in Aurora, Colorado, and join a healthcare team supporting postpartum patients and newborns.

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.