Travel Nurse RN - Manager, Labor and Delivery - $3,497 per week

LeaderStat is seeking a travel nurse RN Manager, Labor and Delivery for a travel nursing job in Austin, Texas.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: Labor and Delivery
• Discipline: RN
• Start Date: 06/15/2026
• Duration: 13 weeks
• 40 hours per week
• Shift: 8 hours
• Employment Type: Travel

Location: Austin, Texas, United States
Industry: Acute Care
Schedule: Nights (Interim/Temporary Assignment)
Pay: Up to $3,496.60 weekly

Overview

This interim leadership role provides night-shift operational and clinical oversight for a Labor & Delivery unit within an acute care setting. The manager ensures safe, high-quality maternal-newborn care, supports staff performance, maintains regulatory readiness, and partners with multidisciplinary teams to meet unit goals while covering an interim need.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead night-shift operations for Labor & Delivery, including triage, intrapartum care, recovery, and coordination with postpartum/NICU as needed.
• Ensure appropriate staffing, assignments, and break coverage; respond to surges, emergencies, and high-acuity events.
• Provide clinical leadership during deliveries, obstetric emergencies, and rapid responses; escalate per policy and collaborate with providers and anesthesia.
• Coach, mentor, and evaluate staff; address performance, attendance, and conduct concerns in alignment with policy.
• Promote patient safety, evidence-based practice, infection prevention, and medication safety.
• Oversee documentation standards, patient flow, bed management collaboration, and patient experience initiatives.
• Support quality metrics (e.g., hemorrhage, hypertension, C-section reduction, skin-to-skin, breastfeeding) and participate in audits and root-cause analyses.
• Maintain readiness for accreditation and regulatory compliance (e.g., The Joint Commission, CMS) and facilitate staff education.
• Coordinate with on-call leadership and provide shift reports, staffing updates, and issue escalation.

Required Qualifications

• Active, unrestricted Texas RN license (or compact license eligible to practice in Texas).
• Minimum 3–5 years of recent Labor & Delivery acute care RN experience.
• Minimum 1–2 years of leadership experience (charge nurse, supervisor, assistant manager, or manager) in Women’s Services/L&D.
• Current BLS and ACLS; NRP required; certification in fetal monitoring (e.g., AWHONN Intermediate/Advanced) required.
• Demonstrated competence with obstetric emergencies (e.g., hemorrhage, shoulder dystocia, eclampsia) and high-risk labor management.
• Strong knowledge of staffing, throughput, quality improvement, and regulatory standards in an acute care environment.
• Proficiency with EHR systems and standard office applications; ability to produce clear reports and handoffs.
• Ability to work night shifts, weekends/holidays as needed, and support an interim assignment start with minimal ramp-up.

Preferred Qualifications

• BSN required; MSN or healthcare leadership degree preferred.
• Nursing leadership certification (e.g., CNML) preferred.
• Experience with shared governance, staffing productivity tools, and labor management.

Work Environment & Physical Requirements

• Fast-paced acute care environment with frequent standing/walking and the ability to assist with patient handling.
• May be exposed to infectious diseases, bloodborne pathogens, and emergency situations; PPE required per policy.

LeaderStat Job ID # . Pay package is based on 8 hour shifts and 40 hours per week (subject to confirmation) with tax-free stipend amount to be determined. Posted job title: Interim Manager of Labor and Delivery - Nights

About LeaderStat

LeaderStat is a National staffing, recruiting, and consulting firm dedicated to the healthcare industry.

For 20 years, LeaderStat has been dedicated to partnering with exceptional healthcare providers to find them the very best assignments throughout the country. Specializing in Travel Nursing, Interim Leadership, Executive Search, and Consulting. When you work with the LeaderStat team, you work with a recruiter who is dedicated to finding you the perfect assignment. Why would you settle for less?

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Benefits

• Referral bonus
• License and certification reimbursement
• Medical benefits
• Holiday Pay
• Weekly pay
• 401k retirement plan