L&D/Mother-Baby/NICU Interim Nurse Manager
Santa Cruz, California
Dominican Hospital

Job Opportunity: Registered Nurse (RN) – Women's Services Interim Manager

Location

• Santa Cruz, California

Contract Length

• 13 weeks

Specialty

• Labor & Delivery / Mother-Baby / NICU Interim Manager

Job Description

Seeking an experienced Women's Services Interim Manager for a travel assignment. The role involves managing a high-risk patient population with diagnoses such as high BMI, hypertension, hemorrhage, and preeclampsia.

Work Schedule

• Monday to Friday
• Two shifts available: 8:30 AM – 5:00 PM and 12:30 PM – 9:00 PM
• 12-hour shifts, 40 hours per week
• One Sunday per month required
• Generally no holiday requirements
• Leader on-call phone standby required

Unit Details

• Labor & Delivery beds: 6 (can float to Postpartum for additional 5 rooms)
• Postpartum beds: 11 plus 6 overflow beds for gynecology/pediatrics/maternal support
• Triage beds: 3
• Operating room suite for C-sections: 1
• Approximately 65-70 births per month (775-800 per year)
• Charge nurses and house supervisors present; charge nurses ideally do not take patient assignments
• No Tele/Monitor techs; RNs read fetal monitoring strips alongside CNM and OB physicians
• Philips fetal monitors with Cerner and Fetal-Link EFM systems
• OB/CNM coverage 24/7 in-house; Neonatologist on-call 24/7
• Anesthesia on-call 24/7
• Respiratory therapy equipment available (vents, CPAP, BiPAP)
• Nurse aids and OB tech/UC roles available on unit
• RNs required to titrate drips (commonly insulin)
• Floating from L&D to Mother-Baby/Postpartum required
• Circulate and recover C-sections required
• Business casual dress code

Required Certifications and Licenses

• Active California RN license
• BLS (Basic Life Support)
• NRP (Neonatal Resuscitation Program)
• Advanced AWHONN certification including Advanced Fetal Monitoring (AFM)

Experience Requirements

• Minimum 2 years of experience in specialty

Orientation

• Unit-specific orientation covering Labor & Delivery, Mother-Baby/Pediatrics, and NICU
• Orientation hours: 7 AM – 7 PM every other week for first float

This position is ideal for an experienced RN with leadership skills in Women's Services, comfortable managing a high-acuity patient population in a fast-paced hospital setting.