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Labor and Delivery Travel Nurse Jobs in Tennessee

Shortlist labor and delivery nurse travel jobs in Tennessee, saving favorites from Nashville to Memphis while you compare pay and shifts.

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    Tennessee Transfers and Bedside Boundaries

    From Memphis through Middle Tennessee to the eastern referral corridors, labor and delivery travel nurse jobs in Tennessee can connect urban services with community units covering broad rural areas. The practical question is what happens when maternal acuity exceeds local capability. Determine whether the traveler works labor only or also covers triage, recovery, postpartum, and newborn care. Ask who initiates transport, who maintains fetal surveillance during the wait, and which team assumes responsibility when transport arrives. Review operative circulation, overnight anesthesia access, charting, and mother-baby floating separately. A recent transfer example and a sample assignment grid make the role's actual boundaries concrete.

    Tennessee L&D Listing Snapshot

    Updated today

    The posting-level range, schedule, facility, and contract terms provide the relevant comparison for each role.

    6 Labor and Delivery contracts are open in Tennessee right now, with +1 added in the last 7 days and 3 already filled. Open postings have been live about 51 days on average.

    6
    Open Labor and Delivery jobs
    51 days
    Median time active
    +1
    Added last 7 days
    89,341
    2024 Tennessee births occurring in the state (NCHS)
    Why demand stays strong
    83,833
    2024 Tennessee resident birth count (NCHS)
    1.40% VLBW
    2024 Tennessee share of resident births under 1,500 grams (NCHS)
    7,743
    Tennessee twin-birth count, pooled 2022-2024 (CDC/NCHS)

    Live counts from the jobs feed, updated daily. Demand figures from public workforce data, sources noted with each figure.

    Pay by city · Labor and Delivery · Tennessee

    Tennessee Maternity Markets From West to East

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    Compare Memphis, Middle Tennessee, and eastern-market listings by unit scope, referral path, and after-hours support.

    Highest weekly pay · Labor and Delivery
    Carthage
    $2,413
    DICKSON
    $2,147
    Nashville
    $2,060
    Chattanooga
    $1,786

    Regional preference should come after the transfer and coverage review. Confirm what the unit retains, which services are on call, who arranges transport, and whether the assignment includes recovery, postpartum, or newborn responsibilities.

    Weekly pay reflects current open Advantis contracts — marketplace contract value, not a staff-nurse wage.

    Tennessee's Five-Center Referral System

    Tennessee's regional perinatal structure gives travelers a practical way to distinguish community roles from tertiary referral work. The Department of Health page names five Regional Perinatal Centers serving the state's geographic regions. Its program fact sheet says the system provides 24-hour telephone consultation with physicians and nurses. That network description does not tell you whether a particular hospital sends patients outward or receives complex referrals. Ask which center supports the facility, who starts the consult, and what maternal or fetal conditions trigger transport. Clarify whether the traveler stabilizes patients awaiting transfer, cares for inbound high-risk admissions, or rotates through antepartum and obstetric triage. Then confirm how neonatal transport, anesthesia, and operative staffing are coordinated after hours. These details reveal the hospital's actual place in Tennessee's referral chain.

    The regional system supports high-risk care statewide; it does not define staffing or patient mix at every affiliated hospital.
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    Tennessee L&D Jobs: License, Certs, Markets

    What will a Tennessee license cost me for L&D work?
    Nothing, assuming your license says multistate and your home address is in a compact state. Tennessee's a member, so there's no application, no fee, and no wait for you. If you're single-state, or your address is outside the compact, you'll pay the Tennessee endorsement fee and wait on the board. Check Nursys before you plan a start date.
    What certifications do Tennessee L&D jobs require?
    You'll need BLS and NRP on nearly every posting, plus AWHONN fetal monitoring at intermediate or advanced level on most. ACLS shows up where the unit handles its own emergencies. STABLE is preferred where babies come in sicker. Most jobs want a recent year or two in L&D, and each hospital writes its own list.
    Why is the weekly range so wide for Tennessee L&D jobs?
    Because the number belongs to one job, not to the state. Where the unit is, which shift it needs, and how long it's been looking all move it. Anything tied to a specific contract depends on the hospital and the unit, and your recruiter can walk through it once something looks worth a closer look.
    Where's the L&D work in Tennessee?
    Nashville and Memphis anchor it, but the state recorded 89,341 births occurring here against 83,833 to residents in 2024. That gap means Tennessee takes in mothers from across state lines, so the regional programs carry more than their local population would suggest. Pick a base first, then set a radius around it.
    Does Tennessee have higher-acuity L&D work?
    Some of it, yes. About 1.4% of resident births in 2024 were under 1,500 grams, and the state logged 7,743 twin births across 2022 to 2024, so the units that handle those exist and they're concentrated. If that's the work you want, it's worth filtering toward the bigger programs rather than the whole state.