Labor and Delivery Nurse
Sacramento, California
Methodist Hospital of Sacramento

Labor and Delivery Nurse

Overview

• Travel contract in Sacramento, California
• 13-week contract
• 12-hour night shifts, 36 hours per week
• Every other weekend and holidays as scheduled
• Report is at the bedside
• On-call response time: 30 minutes
• Scrubs provided

Unit

• Family Birthing Center / OB / L&D / PP (LDRP)
• 10 L&D beds
• 2 OR suites for C-sections
• 3 triage beds
• 12 postpartum beds
• High-risk unit with couplet care
• 140–165 births monthly

Required Qualifications

• Active California RN license
• 2 years of experience
• BLS
• ACLS
• NRP
• AWHONN-Advanced
• Must be able to float to MB
• Must be able to circulate C-sections
• Must be able to read and interpret EKG strips on moms in PACU only
• Must be willing to do all aspects of LDRP from start to finish
• Must be able to titrate drips
• Must be able to work with Pitocin

Preferred

• STABLE

Clinical Details

• Common patient types include preterm labor, bleeding, inductions, cesarean sections, and hypertension
• Charge nurse generally does not take patients but does break relief
• OB surgical techs are on the unit
• OB hospitalist is in house 24/7
• Neonatologist is on call 24/7 and rounds daily
• Anesthesia is in house 24/7
• No vents on the unit
• Floating may include other Sacramento facilities
• Mid-shift float to another facility is rare but possible
• Baby Catcher / NRP role may be filled by NICU or L&D staff for the entire shift