Labor & Delivery Registered Nurse
San Bernardino, California
Saint Bernardine Medical Center

Labor & Delivery Nurse Travel Opportunity - California

Location

• City: San Bernardino, CA

Unit Details

• Unit: Labor & Delivery (L&D)
• L&D Beds: 14
• OR Suites: 2 (located on postpartum side)
• Triage Beds: Triage is done within Labor and Delivery unit
• Postpartum Beds: 0
• Average Births: 3-4 per day (approx. 1100 births last year)
• Nurse-to-patient ratios follow AWHONN guidelines

Job Requirements

• Experience: Minimum 2 years of current Labor & Delivery nursing experience
• Certifications:

  • Active California RN License
  • BLS (Basic Life Support)
  • ACLS (Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support)
  • NRP (Neonatal Resuscitation Program)
  • Advanced Fetal Monitoring
  • AWHONN Advanced certification preferred
• Charge Nurse Experience: Must have charge nurse experience

Patient Population & Common Diagnoses

• Laboring patients
• Inductions
• Cesarean sections
• Antepartum patients with complications
• Fetal demises
• Triage patients 20 weeks gestation or greater

Clinical Skills & Responsibilities

• RNs are required to titrate drips including Pitocin, insulin, and magnesium
• Use of pulse oximetry monitors routinely
• Electronic Fetal Monitoring (EFM) system: Fetal Link integrated with Cerner
• Monitor Techs present; RNs read strips, especially for patients on magnesium

Staffing & Support

• 1 OB Tech available on unit
• OB/Neonatologist coverage 24/7 in-house
• Charge nurse usually available and free from other duties
• No floating required

Scheduling & Shifts

• Shift length: 12-hour day shifts
• Frequency: 3 shifts per week
• Weekend requirement: 1 weekend every other weekend
• Holiday requirement: 1 major holiday and 2 minor holidays
• Call/Standby: 1 on-call shift every 2 weeks
• Orientation: 1 day unit-specific orientation
• Scrub color: Light blue scrubs provided each shift

Contract Length

• 13 weeks (approximately 3 months)