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

Job Breakdown – Labor & Delivery (L&D) / Postpartum RN

1. Shift & Schedule

• Position: Registered Nurse (RN) – L&D / Postpartum / Perinatal
• Shift: Day shift
• Working Hours: 7:00 AM – 7:00 PM
• Shift Duration: 12 hours
• Guaranteed Hours: 36 hours per week
• Schedule: 3 × 12-hour shifts per week
• Weekend Requirement: Every other weekend (EOW)
• On-Call: None
• Floating: Required — L&D nurses float to antepartum and postpartum.
• Orientation: 3 shifts on the unit
• Holiday Requirement: One major holiday and two minor holidays per assignment.

2. Unit Details

• Department: Labor & Delivery (L&D) / Postpartum / Perinatal
• L&D Beds: 12
• Triage Beds: 10
• Antepartum Beds: 12
• Births per Month: Approximately 200
• Facility: Described as the 13th-largest birth center in California.
• Care Setting: Acute care
• EMR: Cerner
• Fetal Monitoring System: Fetal Link

3. Required Experience

• Minimum 2 years of L&D nursing experience.
• High-risk delivery experience is required.
• C-section experience is required.
• Experience circulating during C-sections is required; scrubbing experience is preferred.
• Travel experience is preferred, but not explicitly mandatory.

Candidates should be able to describe the types of high-risk deliveries they have managed.

4. Required Certifications

All four certifications are required:

• BLS – Basic Life Support
• ACLS – Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support
• NRP – Neonatal Resuscitation Program
• AWHONN Advanced Fetal Monitoring (AFM)

A BSN degree is not required. A license is required at submission.

5. Clinical Skills & High-Risk Patient Care

Candidates should have experience with:

• Labor and delivery nursing
• High-risk pregnancies and deliveries
• Fetal heart rate monitoring
• C-section procedures and circulating
• Pitocin administration
• Magnesium sulfate administration
• Insulin drips
• Managing patients with hypertension and diabetes
• Multiple gestations
• Patients with limited or no prenatal care
• Patients with substance-use concerns
• Care for pregnancies at 20 weeks and above

6. Staffing & Department Support

• Charge Nurse: Available; may take a patient assignment when needed.
• OB Techs: Two scheduled per shift to assist with deliveries, scrub in for C-sections, and stock supplies.
• OB Coverage: Two attending OB physicians in-house 24/7.
• Neonatologist: One in-house 24/7.
• Respiratory Therapy: Available 24/7 through the NICU.
• Pharmacy: Available 24/7.
• IV Team: Not available.

7. Floating Requirements

The nurse must be willing to float between:

• Labor & Delivery
• Antepartum
• Postpartum

The requisition also states “First to Float,” so the candidate should be comfortable being among the first staff members floated when coverage is needed.

8. Holiday & Cancellation Policies

• Holidays: One major and two minor holidays.
• Hospital Cancellation Policy: Up to 4 shifts per 13-week assignment.
• For assignments shorter than 13 weeks, the hospital can cancel up to 3 shifts.
• Nail Policy: Acrylic nails and nail overlays are not permitted during the assignment.
• Scrubs: Provided by the facility; must be sterile as specified in the requisition.