Labor & Delivery Registered Nurse
Monterey, CA
Cross Country Nurses
3x12 hrs, Nights
Referral Bonus

Job Summary

Labor and Delivery Department position on the night shift in a location not specified. The role supports a family birthing environment serving labor, delivery, recovery, and postpartum patients, including high-risk pregnancies and twin deliveries. The professional is expected to work independently, support the full labor process, and provide care across multiple maternal-care areas.

Job Details

• Schedule: 12-hour night shifts from 7:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m., with a minimum of 36 hours per week. Block scheduling is not available; weekend and holiday availability may be required.
• Required Qualifications:
  • Minimum of 3 years of Labor and Delivery experience outside of training
  • Minimum of 3 prior travel assignments
  • Current Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certification from the American Heart Association (AHA)
  • Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification from the American Heart Association (AHA)
  • Current Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) Advanced certification
  • Current Association of Women's Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses (AWHONN) Advanced Fetal Monitoring certification
  • Experience with Labor, Delivery, Recovery, and Postpartum care or mother-baby couplet care
  • Proficiency with EPIC charting
  • Ability to circulate in the operating room
  • Strong skills in labor, delivery, recovery, and postpartum care
• Preferred Qualifications:
  • STABLE certification
  • Operating-room scrubbing experience
• Float: Float rotation may be required.
• Additional Information:
  • Assignment includes care across Labor and Delivery, postpartum, recovery of mothers, the operating room, and mother-baby overflow.
  • Scrubbing is required for night-shift assignments.
  • The role supports a Level 1 birthing center caring for pregnancies at 32 weeks and above, including twin deliveries and high-risk patients.
  • Responsibilities may include titrating magnesium, oxytocin, and insulin infusions.
  • The professional may be expected to serve as a sitter when needed.
  • The role requires confident, competent, professional, and adaptable practice with limited staff support.
  • Unit orientation consists of three shifts.
  • A negative nicotine and cotinine screening result is required.
  • Electronic Fetal Monitoring is used, and registered nurses are responsible for reading strips.

Benefits

The benefits of taking a travel assignment with Cross Country include:

• Private housing or generous housing allowance
• Comprehensive health insurance with prescription coverage
• Dependent health insurance with prescription coverage
• Competitive salaries
• Referral bonuses
• Travel reimbursement
• 401(k) retirement plan
• Direct deposit/free checking
• Unlimited free CE credits