Labor and Delivery RN
Rancho Mirage, CA
American Traveler
3x12 hrs, Days

Assignment Overview

• Shift: Days, 3x12hrs
• Hours: 36 hrs/wk
• Start Date: Nov 9, 2026
• Length: 13 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

American Traveler is hiring a Labor and Delivery RN for a 13-week day shift assignment requiring couplet care experience and a CA RN license.

Details

• Labor, Delivery, Recovery, and Postpartum (LDRP) unit within a hospital setting
• Day shift schedule, 3x12 hours (7:00 AM-7:00 PM)
• Unit has 22 rooms and 28 beds
• Patient ratios of 1:2 and 1:4 in Postpartum
• Charting via EPIC Stork system
• Medication administration via Omnicell system
• Intensivist, Hospitalist, and Anesthesiologist in house 24/7
• Patient population includes childbearing women and well newborns (neonates, infants, adolescents, adults)
• Uses specialized equipment including Belmont Rapid Infuser, Phillips Fetal Monitor, CADD epidural pump, Baxter IV pumps, ATOM cribs and warmers, and AVE2 birthing bed
• On-call shift required once every schedule (approximately once per 4 weeks for 3x12 contracts)
• Floating within the hospital required within skill set
• Facility averages 100-200 births per month

Requirements

• Active CA RN license required on hand at time of consideration
• Current certifications: ACLS, BLS, NRP, AWHONN Intermediate, and AWHONN Advanced
• Minimum 2 years of Labor and Delivery experience required (4 years preferred)
• Couplet Care and Postpartum experience required
• Previous travel nursing experience required
• Experience with IV starts and circulating required
• Epic charting experience preferred but not required
• Skills in fetal monitoring, including external and internal monitoring and IUPC placement
• Experience with high-risk delivery, vaginal delivery, and C-section circulating/recovery
• Experience administering medications such as Pitocin, Magnesium Sulfate, and antihypertensives
• Newborn care skills including newborn assessment, thermoregulation, and discharge teaching
• Postpartum care skills including fundus/lochia/perineum care and hemorrhage management
• Two professional references required, with at least one from a supervisor within the past 2 years

Additional Information

• Provide comprehensive nursing care across labor, delivery, recovery, and postpartum phases
• Assist with high-risk and vaginal deliveries and circulate for C-sections
• Support newborn care including assessments, newborn hypoglycemia management, and discharge education
• Wine colored scrubs required for this unit
• Flu vaccination required, with exemptions considered on a case-by-case basis
• First-time travelers will not be considered for this position
• Former facility employees must have been separated for 2 or more years to return as a traveler
• Permanent residence must be more than 50 miles from the facility, and local candidates are not accepted
• RTO should not exceed 7 days and must be submitted with the initial profile
• No RTO permitted within the first two weeks of the assignment
• Travelers expected to work every other holiday, with preference for coverage on major holidays
• Only one contract extension allowed, after which time off equal to the combined original and extension length is required before returning to this facility
• May be placed on call or called off once per pay period, with a 60-minute call back requirement if on call