
L&D | Registered Nurse
- Agency
- GHR Healthcare
- Location
- Auburn, WA
- Job type
- Travel
- Profession
- Registered Nurse (RN)
- Industry
- Nursing & Healthcare
- Posted
- Oct 7, 2026
Pay breakdown
- Hourly
- $73.61
- Weekly
- $2,650
- Yearly (full-time)
- $137,800
- Start date
- November 2, 2026
This job pays about $73.61/hour — 23% above the median for Registered Nurse (RN) jobs in Washington ($59.71/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 Washington right now
- 1,043 open Registered Nurse (RN) jobs in Washington from 7 agencies, 12 of them in Auburn.
- Pay in these listings: $27.44 – $103/hour, median $63.28/hour.
- Typical Registered Nurse (RN) pay in Washington: $59.71/hour ($124,197/year, BLS).
- Highest median pay: Health Advocates Network ($73.00/hour across 162 jobs).
Job description
Labor & Delivery Registered Nurse (L&D RN) – Travel Nursing Contract in Auburn, WA
Join a collaborative Birth Center team as an experienced Labor and Delivery Registered Nurse (L&D RN) in Auburn, Washington. This travel nursing job is ideal for a confident nurse who provides antepartum, intrapartum, delivery, postpartum, and newborn care. Auburn offers a welcoming Pacific Northwest community with convenient access to outdoor recreation, scenic parks, and the greater Seattle area.
Travel Nursing Job Details
- Job Location: Auburn, Washington
- Weekly Estimated Pay: $2,580–$2,720
- Contract Type: 13-week travel Registered Nurse assignment
- Start Date: November 2, 2026
- End Date: January 30, 2027
- Schedule: 36 guaranteed hours per week
- Shift Duration: 12-hour night shifts
- Healthcare Setting: Birth Center with labor and delivery, postpartum, antepartum, operating room, and Level II NICU services
- Unit Overview: 20 total beds, including 12 labor and delivery beds and 8 postpartum/antepartum beds
- Call: No call requirement
- Electronic Medical Record: Epic preferred
- Travelers: First-time travel nurses are welcome to apply
Labor & Delivery Registered Nurse Requirements
- At least 2 years of recent Labor & Delivery nursing experience
- Current Registered Nurse (RN) license eligible for practice in Washington
- Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification
- Current Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) certification
- Fetal monitoring competency
- Demonstrated ability to provide nursing care throughout labor, delivery, and the postpartum period
- Comfort caring for diverse patient populations; Russian- or Spanish-language skills are preferred
Labor and Delivery Nurse Responsibilities
- Provide safe, evidence-based nursing care to antepartum, laboring, and postpartum patients
- Perform cervical examinations and assess maternal and fetal status throughout labor
- Manage fetal monitoring, intravenous therapy, Pitocin infusions, amnioinfusions, and epidural care
- Assist with and circulate Cesarean sections
- Receive and stabilize newborns, including baby catching and immediate newborn assessment
- Perform APGAR assessments and support neonatal transition
- Provide breastfeeding education and support
- Deliver comprehensive postpartum care from transition through discharge for both mother and baby
- Collaborate with providers and the interdisciplinary healthcare team to promote positive maternal and newborn outcomes
- Apply scrub skills when needed; scrub experience is a bonus
Apply now for this Labor & Delivery travel nursing opportunity in Auburn, Washington, and join a supportive Birth Center team serving mothers 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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