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Registered Nurse – Labor & Delivery

Location: Redwood City, California
Contract Length: 13 weeks
Shift: Nights (7 PM – 7 AM)
Hours per Week: 36 hours (12-hour shifts, every other weekend required)

Job Overview

Seeking an experienced Labor & Delivery RN for a travel assignment. The role involves working in a hospital setting with a focus on labor, delivery, and postpartum care. The nurse will function as a charge nurse at times, triaging patients and floating to postpartum in rotation with permanent staff.

Key Responsibilities

Manage patient care in Labor & Delivery, including triage and charge nurse duties.
Work with OB techs who assist as nurse aides when no active cases.
Float to postpartum unit as needed.
Participate in weekend and holiday rotations (every other weekend and rotating holidays).
Utilize Cerner PowerChart Maternity and Cerner Fetal Monitoring systems for electronic medical records and fetal heart monitoring.
Collaborate with anesthesia (available 24/7, usually in-house during active labor), private OB/GYN physicians (after hours/weekends), and a Level 2 NICU staffed by specialized nurses.
Support patient population with higher socioeconomic status and diverse language needs, including Mandarin speakers.

Patient Population & Environment

Care for patients with typical ratios of 1:3 or 1:4 couplets per ACOG and California guidelines.
Level 2 NICU on site for infants 32 weeks and above; Stanford NICU nurses attend deliveries.
LDRP rooms are new; postpartum rooms are older.
Infant security system uses “hugs and kisses” technology (not a locked unit).
Lactation nurses available during the day to develop lactation care plans.
Higher maternal median age (~37 years).

Required Qualifications

Minimum 2 years of Labor & Delivery nursing experience.
Active California RN license.
Current certifications:
- BLS (Basic Life Support)
- ACLS (Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support)
- NRP (Neonatal Resuscitation Program)
- Advanced AWHONN (Association of Women’s Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses) certification.

Additional Information

Orientation includes 3 shifts on unit (2 L&D, 1 Mother-Baby).
No IV team support; RT (Respiratory Therapy) available 24/7.
Pharmacy available 7 AM to 10:30 PM, then satellite pharmacy.
Optional on-call availability during low census periods; if on call, must be within 20 minutes of hospital. Sleep room available onsite.
Scrub color: Ceil blue provided by hospital.

This position offers a dynamic environment with a focus on high-quality maternal and neonatal care, suitable for experienced Labor & Delivery nurses seeking a travel assignment in California.