Travel Nurse RN - Labor and Delivery
Arroyo Grande, CA
Prime Time Healthcare Nursing
3x12 hrs, Nights
Referral Bonus

Travel RN – Labor & Delivery

Night Shift | 7:00 PM–7:00 AM | Level III Trauma

Assignment Details

• Specialty: Labor & Delivery RN
• Shift: Nights, 7:00 PM–7:00 AM
• Schedule: 12-hour shifts
• Weekends: Every other weekend
• Call: No traditional call; standby may be required
• Holidays: Rotated with permanent staff
• Float: L&D RNs may float to Postpartum
• BSN Required: No
• License to Submit: Yes
• Care Setting: Acute Care
• Trauma Level: Level III
• EMR: Cerner

Required Certifications

• BLS
• ACLS
• NRP
• Advanced AWHONN Fetal Monitoring
• COVID vaccination required

L&D / Postpartum Unit

• 14 L&D beds
• 6 triage beds
• 2 OR suites
• 28 Postpartum beds
• Approximately 250 births per month
• Charge RN available and typically kept out of patient assignment when possible
• OB Techs available on both day and night shift
• Respiratory Therapy available 24/7
• Pharmacy available 24/7
• Fetal monitoring system: Fetal Link
• Telemetry: Philips

Patient Ratios

• Laboring patients: typically 1 RN : 2 patients, following AWHONN guidelines
• Postpartum: approximately 1:4 couplet care

Experience Requirements

• C-section circulating experience required
• Must be comfortable circulating C-sections independently
• C-section scrub experience preferred
• Experience caring for high-risk obstetric patients strongly preferred

Patient Population

RNs may care for:

• Patients of any gestational age
• Antepartum patients
• High-risk deliveries
• Pre-eclampsia
• Insulin-dependent diabetes
• Substance-use-related pregnancies
• Routine and complex labor patients

Floating

L&D travelers should expect to float to Postpartum as needed and may be first to float. Postpartum RNs will not float into L&D.

Scrubs

• L&D / OB Tech: Seal blue – provided
• Postpartum RNs: Navy

Cancellation Policy

Facility may cancel up to:

• 4 shifts during a 13-week assignment
• 3 shifts for assignments shorter than 13 weeks

Strong fit for an experienced L&D traveler with high-risk OB experience, advanced fetal monitoring skills, and solid C-section circulating experience.