
Mother/Baby | Registered Nurse
- Agency
- GHR Healthcare
- Location
- Aurora, CO
- Job type
- Travel
- Profession
- Registered Nurse (RN)
- Industry
- Nursing & Healthcare
- Posted
- Oct 3, 2026
Pay breakdown
- Hourly
- $56.39
- Weekly
- $2,030
- Yearly (full-time)
- $105,560
- Contract length
- 13 weeks
- Start date
- October 26, 2026
This job pays about $56.39/hour — 17% above the median for Registered Nurse (RN) jobs in Colorado ($48.20/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 Colorado right now
- 1,016 open Registered Nurse (RN) jobs in Colorado from 7 agencies, 282 of them in Aurora.
- Pay in these listings: $7.66 – $86.89/hour, median $57.11/hour.
- Typical Registered Nurse (RN) pay in Colorado: $48.20/hour ($100,256/year, BLS).
- Highest median pay: Health Advocates Network ($64.00/hour across 249 jobs).
Job description
Mother/Baby Travel Registered Nurse (RN) – 13-Week Contract in Aurora, Colorado
Join a dedicated Mother/Baby travel nursing team in Aurora, Colorado, and provide compassionate postpartum, antepartum, and newborn care. This 13-week Registered Nurse (RN) contract offers night shifts in a 32-room unit, a collaborative care environment, typical ratios of up to 1:3 couplets, and the opportunity to care for high-risk maternal and newborn populations. Aurora is a vibrant healthcare and university community with convenient access to Denver, the Rocky Mountains, and a wide range of outdoor recreational activities.
Travel Nursing Job Details
- Weekly Estimated Pay: $1,980–$2,080
- Location: Aurora, Colorado
- Start Date: October 26, 2026
- End Date: January 25, 2027
- Contract Duration: 13 weeks
- Schedule: Three 12-hour shifts per week, approximately 36 hours
- Shift: Night shift, 7:00 p.m.–7:00 a.m.; rotating days of the week with an option for nights only
- Weekend Requirement: Weekend coverage based on unit needs
- Call Requirement: Approximately 1–2 call shifts per six-week schedule, based on unit needs
- Healthcare Setting: 32-room Mother/Baby unit with a typical ratio of up to 1:3 couplets
- Charting System: Epic
- Orientation: 72 hours
Mother/Baby Travel RN Job Requirements
- At least 1 year of recent Mother/Baby, postpartum, couplet care, or antepartum nursing experience
- Previous travel nursing experience required
- Active Registered Nurse license in Colorado or a valid compact RN license
- Current BLS certification
- Current NRP certification
- Antepartum nursing experience with fetal monitoring proficiency preferred for floating to Labor & Delivery within scope
- Experience caring for postpartum patients, newborns, late-preterm infants, and high-risk maternal-newborn populations
- Epic documentation and electronic health record experience preferred
Mother/Baby RN Responsibilities
- Provide comprehensive nursing care for postpartum patients and newborns who do not require NICU-level care
- Care for couplets, antepartum patients, late-preterm newborns, infants weighing 2,000 grams or more, and substance-exposed newborns
- Perform maternal and newborn assessments, including fundus, lochia, perineal, incision, pain, edema, reflex, and clonus assessments
- Support vaginal and cesarean delivery recovery, post-epidural care, circumcision care, and discharge education
- Administer and monitor therapies, including magnesium, insulin, heparin, Pitocin, PCA, and PCEA pumps, according to policy
- Provide breastfeeding education, breast milk collection and storage guidance, and support with electric or manual breast pumps
- Care for newborns receiving phototherapy and those requiring glucose monitoring, metabolic screening, thermoregulation, and other routine newborn care
- Use external fetal monitoring for antepartum patients and float to Labor & Delivery within scope when needed
- Maintain accurate patient documentation in Epic and collaborate with interdisciplinary support teams to promote safe, high-quality maternal and newborn care
Apply now for this Mother/Baby travel RN opportunity in Aurora, Colorado, and join a collaborative healthcare team serving 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.
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