Labor & Delivery RN
Redwood City, CA
American Traveler
3x12 hrs, Nights

Assignment Overview

• Shift: Nights, 3x12hrs
• Hours: 36 hrs/wk
• Start Date: Aug 17, 2026
• Length: 13 weeks
• Openings: 2

Description

American Traveler is hiring a travel RN for a Labor & Delivery position requiring active CA licensure, Advanced Fetal Monitoring certification, and a minimum of 2 years of L&D experience.

Details

• Acute care hospital Labor & Delivery unit (LDRP)
• Patient population includes antepartum/intrapartum/postpartum patients at 32 weeks gestation and above; Level 2 NICU on site staffed by Stanford nurses who attend each deliveries
• Occasional GYN clean patient overflow may occur
• Patient ratios follow ACOG and California standards: 1:3 or 1:4 couplets
• Charting system: Cerner PowerChart Maternity and Cerner Fetal Links for fetal heart monitoring (FHM)
• 12-hour night shifts, 7p–7a
• Every other weekend required (Fri/Sat nights, Sat/Sun days)
• Floating to postpartum (PP) unit in rotation with permanent staff
• Call is not required but is optional — during low census, nurses may be placed on call in 4-hour increments; if on call, must be within 20 minutes of the facility (a sleep room on site is available)

Requirements

• Active CA RN license in hand at time of consideration — pending licenses will not be accepted
• Required certifications (active, not pending): BLS, ACLS, NRP (Neonatal Resuscitation Program), and Advanced Fetal Monitoring
• Minimum 2 years of L&D experience required
• A copy of your driver's license is required for consideration
• Two professional references required: one supervisor from within the last 12 months and one peer or supervisor from within the last 3 years, each including dates of employment and eligibility for rehire

Additional Information

• Floor-specific orientation consists of 3 shifts: 2 on L&D and 1 on Mother-Baby (MB)
• Charge nurses are available and will triage patients; OB techs function as aides when no active cases
• Anesthesia is available 24/7 (typically in-house; may be up to 20 minutes away); approximately 90% of patients elect for epidurals
• Respiratory therapy is available 24/7; pharmacy hours are 7am–10:30pm with satellite service after hours
• Unit uses Hugs and Kisses infant security system; lactation nurses are on staff during the day and document care plans on patient whiteboards
• Patient population skews higher socioeconomic status with a median maternal age of 37; higher Mandarin-speaking volume — translation services are available via Vocera phones
• All staff assist with triage and NST
• Hospital provides ceil blue scrubs
• Holiday rotation required — one of every three major holidays
• Candidates may not have been directly employed (full-time, part-time, or PRN) by any CommonSpirit, CHI, or Dignity Health facility within the past year; candidates employed PRN through outside staffing firms will be considered