Travel Nurse RN - Labor and Delivery
Sacramento, CA
Care Career
3x12 hrs, Days
Referral Bonus

RN – L&D / OB / Postpartum (LDRP)

Shift: 12-hour Days | 6:45 AM start
Hours: 36 hrs/week
Weekend: Every other weekend
Float: First to float
Contract: 13 weeks

Unit

• FBC – OB / L&D / Postpartum (LDRP)
• 10 L&D beds
• 2 OR suites for C-sections
• 3 triage beds
• 12 postpartum beds
• 3 OB-ED / antepartum testing beds used for OB-ED overflow
• Approximately 140–165 births/month
• Cerner
• Scrubs provided

🚨 Must-Have Experience

• LDRP / L&D experience
• Must be comfortable with high-risk OB and couplet care
• Must be able to manage the patient from start to finish
• Must circulate C-sections
• Must be able to float to Mother-Baby (MB)
• Must be comfortable in all aspects of LDRP
• Must titrate Pitocin
• Must be able to read/interpret EKG strips on moms in PACU

Required Certifications

• BLS
• ACLS
• NRP
• AWHONN Advanced Fetal Monitoring
• STABLE preferred

Patient Population

• Preterm labor
• Bleeding
• Inductions
• C-sections
• Hypertension
• High-risk OB
• Couplets

Ratios

• L&D: 1:1–1:2
• Couplets: 1:3–1:4
• Antepartum: 1:1–1:3

Staffing / Support

• Charge Nurse/House Supervisor generally does not take patients but provides break relief
• OB surgical techs
• OB hospitalist 24/7
• Anesthesia 24/7
• Neonatologist on call 24/7 and rounds daily
• No vents on unit
• EFM: GE Corometrics / Fetalink surveillance

Schedule & Other Requirements

• 12-hour shifts, start 6:45 AM
• EOW
• Rotate holidays with staff
• Travelers work 2 of 3 major holidays: Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year's
• Holiday RTO can be considered but is not guaranteed
• If placed on call: 30-minute response time
• Hospital can cancel up to 4 shifts during a 13-week assignment
• Travelers may float to other Sacramento facilities; mid-shift facility float is rare
• BSN not required
• License required to submit