Labor & Delivery/Postpartum RN
Oxnard, California
Saint John's Regional Medical Center

Registered Nurse (L&D/PP) - Travel Contract

Location: Oxnard, California
Contract Length: 13 weeks

Job Overview

Seeking an experienced Labor & Delivery/Postpartum (L&D/PP) nurse for a travel assignment in a hospital setting. The unit includes L&D, triage, postpartum, and nursery beds, with approximately 3 births per day. The role involves working 12-hour night shifts with a typical schedule of 36 hours per week.

Unit Details

• L&D Beds: 7
• Triage Beds: 4 plus 2 overflow
• Postpartum Beds: 27 with a 5-bed nursery
• Births per year: ~1545
• Nurse-to-patient ratios follow AWHONN guidelines
• EMR system: Cerner
• Fetal Monitoring System: FetalLink (integrates with Cerner)
• Charge nurse and resource nurse support available
• OB techs assist with C-sections, deliveries, supply stocking, and patient intake
• 24/7 Respiratory Therapy and Pharmacy support
• OB/Neonatologist available on call with 30-minute response time
• No ventilators or IV team on unit
• Scrub color: Navy

Work Schedule & Requirements

• Shifts: 12 hours (7:00 PM – 7:30 AM)
• Weekend Requirement: 4 weekend shifts every 4 weeks
• Holidays: Typically one major and one minor holiday worked alongside permanent staff
• Call: Optional but preferred; discuss during interview
• Orientation: 3 shifts floor-specific orientation
• Floating:

  • L&D nurses must have postpartum experience and float between L&D, postpartum, and NICU (grower/feeders care)
  • Postpartum nurses may float to L&D or NICU for tasks within scope
• C-section: Circulating experience required; scrubbing not mandatory

Patient Population & Common Diagnoses

• High-risk deliveries of any gestational age
• EMT drop-offs
• Patients with substance abuse and withdrawal
• Many Spanish-speaking patients
• Patients often without prenatal care
• Transfers to higher-level facilities if critically ill

Required Qualifications

• Minimum 2-3 years of L&D/PP nursing experience (use higher value: 3 years)
• Active California RN license
• Certifications:

  • BLS (Basic Life Support)
  • ACLS (Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support)
  • NRP (Neonatal Resuscitation Program)
  • AWHONN (Association of Women’s Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses) certification, intermediate or advanced fetal monitoring preferred
• COVID-19 vaccination required
• Prior travel nursing experience preferred (at least one prior travel contract)

Additional Notes

• Nurses will float every other week (EOW) for night shifts
• Experience with fetal monitoring and high-risk obstetrics is important
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, diverse patient population with complex needs is essential