Mother/Baby | Registered Nurse

Mother/Baby Registered Nurse (RN) – Travel Nursing Contract in Aurora, Colorado

Apply now for a 13-week Mother/Baby travel RN assignment in Aurora, Colorado, providing compassionate postpartum, antepartum, and newborn care on a collaborative night-shift nursing team. Use your couplet-care expertise while caring for a diverse, high-risk maternal-child population near Denver and the scenic Rocky Mountains.

Travel RN Job Details

• Nursing Specialty: Mother/Baby, Couplet Care, Postpartum, and Maternal-Child Nursing
• Assignment Type: Travel nursing contract
• Location: Aurora, Colorado
• Weekly Estimated Pay: $1,980–$2,080
• Start Date: November 2, 2026
• Contract Duration: 13 weeks, ending February 1, 2027
• Schedule: Four 12-hour night shifts per week, approximately 7:00 p.m.–7:00 a.m.; various days of the week
• Weekly Hours: Approximately 36 hours
• Unit: 32-bed Mother/Baby unit
• Typical Patient Ratios: Approximately 1:3 couplets, or up to 6 patients
• Call and Weekends: Call coverage and weekend shifts are required according to unit needs
• Float Expectations: Float within scope; antepartum-trained nurses may float to Labor & Delivery and should have fetal monitoring experience
• Electronic Health Record: Epic

Mother/Baby Travel RN Job Requirements

• Active Registered Nurse (RN) license in Colorado or a compact RN license
• At least 1 year of recent Mother/Baby, postpartum, couplet-care, or closely related maternal-child nursing experience
• Previous travel nursing experience required
• Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification
• Current Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) certification
• Antepartum experience with fetal monitoring preferred for nurses floating to Labor & Delivery
• Experience with Epic or comparable electronic health record systems preferred
• Ability to care for postpartum adults and newborns, including late-preterm infants and infants weighing 2,000 grams or more
• Willingness to complete required orientation and assignment-specific learning modules

Mother/Baby RN Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive registered nursing care to postpartum patients, antepartum patients, and newborns who do not require intensive care
• Deliver couplet care while supporting safe transitions from delivery through discharge
• Complete maternal and newborn assessments, including fundus, lochia, perineum, incision, pain, vital signs, and infant status
• Monitor and care for high-risk patients, including those receiving magnesium, insulin, or heparin infusions
• Provide care for newborns requiring phototherapy, metabolic screening, thermoregulation, glucose monitoring, or substance-exposure observation
• Support breastfeeding, breast-pump use, milk collection and storage, and parent education
• Provide discharge teaching related to newborn care, car-seat safety, cord care, circumcision care, feeding, and postpartum recovery
• Administer medications and therapies safely, including Pitocin, anticoagulants, analgesics, PCA/PCEA therapies, and other ordered treatments
• Recognize and respond to complications such as postpartum hemorrhage, pregnancy-induced hypertension, newborn hypoglycemia, and changes in maternal or neonatal condition
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary support services and communicate effectively with patients, families, and the care team
• Float to Labor & Delivery within scope when needed, using fetal monitoring skills as appropriate

Apply now for this Mother/Baby travel nursing opportunity in Aurora, Colorado, and join a collaborative maternal-child healthcare team.

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.