
L&D | Registered Nurse
- Agency
- GHR Healthcare
- Location
- Freeport, IL
- Job type
- Travel
- Profession
- Registered Nurse (RN)
- Industry
- Nursing & Healthcare
- Posted
- Oct 11, 2026
Pay breakdown
- Hourly
- $67.22
- Weekly
- $2,420
- Yearly (full-time)
- $125,840
- Contract length
- 13 weeks
- Start date
- October 26, 2026
This job pays about $67.22/hour — 46% above the median for Registered Nurse (RN) jobs in Illinois ($46.15/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 Illinois right now
- 1,392 open Registered Nurse (RN) jobs in Illinois from 7 agencies, 22 of them in Freeport.
- Pay in these listings: $9.66 – $99.07/hour, median $60.83/hour.
- Typical Registered Nurse (RN) pay in Illinois: $46.15/hour ($95,992/year, BLS).
- Highest median pay: AHS Staffing ($65.50/hour across 425 jobs).
Job description
Travel Labor and Delivery Registered Nurse (L&D RN) – Freeport, Illinois
Take your next travel nursing assignment to Freeport, Illinois, and make a meaningful impact caring for mothers and newborns in an acute-care Labor and Delivery setting. This 13-week Illinois travel RN opportunity is ideal for an experienced L&D nurse who is confident supporting laboring patients, assisting with Cesarean births, recovering patients after procedures, and providing couplet care. Freeport offers a welcoming small-city atmosphere in northwest Illinois, with a relaxed community setting and convenient access to local parks, dining, and regional attractions.
Travel RN Job Details
- Position: Travel Registered Nurse – Labor and Delivery/LDRP
- Location: Freeport, Illinois
- Assignment Type: Travel nursing contract
- Duration: 13 weeks
- Start Date: October 26, 2026
- End Date: January 25, 2027
- Weekly Estimated Pay: $2,360–$2,480
- Guaranteed Hours: 36 hours per week
- Shift Duration: 12-hour day shifts
- Shift Schedule: 7:00 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.; every other weekend
- Unit: Labor and Delivery with 7 L&D beds, 1 Cesarean-section operating room, 2 triage beds, and 7 postpartum beds
- Additional Scheduling: Holiday rotation and approximately 1–2 additional 12-hour call shifts per six-week period, based on staffing needs
- Charting: MEDITECH
- Orientation: Department-specific orientation of up to 3 shifts
Labor and Delivery RN Requirements
- At least 1 year of recent Labor and Delivery RN experience; LDRP experience is strongly preferred
- Active Illinois RN license required prior to submission
- Current BLS certification
- Current Neonatal Resuscitation Program certification
- Current AWHONN Intermediate or Advanced certification
- Experience caring for patients with labor, preeclampsia, hypertension, obesity, gestational diabetes, and preterm labor
- Ability to titrate Pitocin and insulin infusions
- Current clinical knowledge of fetal monitoring and electronic fetal monitoring systems
- Strong communication, prioritization, and patient-safety skills
Travel L&D RN Responsibilities
- Provide comprehensive nursing care for patients throughout labor, delivery, recovery, and postpartum phases
- Monitor maternal and fetal status and respond promptly to changes in condition
- Support vaginal and Cesarean births, including circulating in the operating room and recovering patients after procedures
- Provide immediate newborn stabilization and couplet care following delivery
- Care for patients with high-risk pregnancy conditions, including preeclampsia, hypertension, gestational diabetes, obesity, and preterm labor
- Safely administer and titrate Pitocin, insulin, and other ordered therapies
- Provide care for clean gynecologic surgical patients, including those undergoing vaginal or abdominal hysterectomy
- Collaborate with obstetric, pediatric, anesthesia, respiratory therapy, and support-service teams
- Complete accurate documentation in MEDITECH while following AWHONN standards and unit protocols
- Participate in weekend, holiday, call, and emergency coverage as scheduled
Apply now for this Travel Registered Nurse – Labor and Delivery opportunity in Freeport, Illinois.
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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