Travel RN - Labor & Delivery

Assignment Overview

• Shift: Days, 3x12hrs
• Hours: 36 hrs/wk
• Start Date: Jul 6, 2026
• Length: 13 weeks
• Openings: 2

Description

American Traveler is seeking an experienced RN for a Labor & Delivery position at an acute care hospital in California, requiring Cerner experience and advanced fetal monitoring certification.

Details

• Acute care hospital Labor & Delivery unit averaging approximately 300 deliveries per month
• Unit includes 2 OB ED beds, 4 antepartum rooms, 9 labor rooms, and 2 ORs
• High-risk OB patient population including patients with multiple co-morbidities, multiple births, and a high volume of surrogates; no neonatal surgeries performed at this facility
• Nurse-to-patient ratios follow state and AWHONN guidelines
• OB techs (2 per shift) available to scrub C-sections
• Charting via Cerner EMR; also uses Fetal Link and HUGS security system
• 12-hour day shifts (7a–7p)
• Every other weekend required, with potential for additional weekend shifts depending on rotation
• Holiday coverage required for 2 out of 3 major holidays
• Travelers are first to float; float destinations include postpartum and NICU
• No on-call requirements

Requirements

• Active CA RN license (State or Compact/NLC) required; pending licenses not accepted
• Minimum 2 years of L&D RN experience required
• Required certifications (all must be active; pending not accepted): BLS, ACLS, NRP, and Advanced EFM
• Cerner EMR experience required
• Strong IV skills required
• Driver's license required for consideration
• 2 professional references required: one supervisor from within the last 12 months and one peer or supervisor from within the last 3 years, both including dates of employment and eligibility for rehire
• First-time travelers will not be considered

Additional Information

• Unit follows a baby-friendly care model with emphasis on first-hour skin-to-skin contact and perinatal initiative documentation
• NICU nurse and RT attend all high-risk deliveries
• Laborist and anesthesia are in-house 24/7; RT and pharmacy also available 24/7
• Ventilators are available for mothers and babies, but patients requiring ongoing ventilator support are transferred to a higher level of care
• Floor-specific orientation consists of 2 shifts; all required online modules (MyJourney) must be completed prior to arrival — no exceptions
• Candidates must not have been directly employed (full-time, part-time, or PRN) by any CommonSpirit, CHI, or Dignity Health facility within the past year; candidates placed PRN through outside staffing firms will be considered
• Scrubs are provided by the hospital