Labor and Delivery RN
Santa Monica, CA
American Traveler
3x12 hrs, Nights

Assignment Overview

• Shift: Nights, 3x12hrs
• Hours: 36 hrs/wk
• Start Date: Nov 9, 2026
• Length: 16 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

American Traveler is hiring a Labor & Delivery RN for a night shift assignment at an acute care hospital, requiring CA RN licensure and at least 2 years of L&D experience.

Details

• Labor & Delivery unit with 4 antepartum rooms, 9 labor/high-risk rooms, and 3 triage rooms
• Facility performs 200-300 births per month
• Cares for high-risk antepartum, labor, and postpartum patients
• Performs fetal heart monitoring, high-risk pregnancy monitoring, C-sections, and vaginal deliveries
• Night shift schedule, 3x12-hour shifts from 19:00-7:30
• Every other weekend required
• No on-call requirements
• Floating to postpartum required when needed, including couplet care (newborn and maternal)
• Uses Epic charting system

Requirements

• Active CA RN license (compact license must be in hand at time of submission)
• Minimum 2 years of Labor & Delivery experience required
• Community hospital experience required
• Teaching hospital experience preferred
• Current certifications required: BLS, ACLS, NRP, FHM, and AWHONN Advanced (or NCC EFM accepted in lieu of AWHONN)
• Prior travel nursing experience required
• Skilled in labor and delivery management, assisting with vaginal delivery, and circulating for C-section
• Scrubbing for C-section preferred
• Sterile vaginal exam skills required
• Two supervisory references covering 1 year of employment within the last 3 years required for consideration

Additional Information

• Provide direct patient care in a high-risk antepartum and labor and delivery setting within a beachside acute care hospital
• Navy blue scrubs required for RNs; scrubs provided for L&D/OR/Cath Lab roles
• May be required to float between sister facilities within the region
• Must commit to working 3 of the 5 major holidays (Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New Year's Eve, New Year's Day)
• All RTO requests must be submitted upfront at time of application, as post-submission requests may not be granted
• First-time travelers are not accepted for this position
• Candidates must reside within 50 miles of the facility to be eligible for the local rate
• Former permanent staff must wait at least 3 months before returning as a traveler and must reside outside a 50-mile radius of the facility