Labor and Delivery Nurse
Santa Clarita, California
Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Hospital

Job Opportunity: Labor and Delivery Nurse (RN) - Travel/Contract

Location: Valencia, California
Employment Type: Travel/Contract
Contract Length: 13 weeks

Job Description

• Schedule: Nights, 3 shifts per week (12-hour shifts)
• Every other weekend required
• Possible floating to Postpartum unit
• No on-call duties

Key Responsibilities & Skills

• Care for antepartum, labor and delivery, high-risk antepartum, LDRP, mother/baby, and postpartum patients
• Assist with sterile speculum exams, sterile vaginal exams, and triage of obstetrical patients
• Perform NST (Non-Stress Tests), reflex checks, edema assessment, clonus
• Use of Electronic Fetal Monitoring (EFM), Internal Fetal Monitoring, and Intrauterine Pressure Catheter (IUPC) placement and calibration
• Manage complications including asthma, cardiac disease, diabetes mellitus, HELLP syndrome, HIV, infectious diseases, malpresentations, multiple gestation, neurological disease, placenta previa/abruptio, pre-eclampsia/eclampsia, premature rupture of membranes, preterm labor, RH incompatibilities, seizure disorder, substance abuse, uterine rupture, VBAC management
• Respond to adult cardiac arrest and infant/neonatal arrest; participate in rapid response/code teams
• Administer blood and blood products, start and maintain peripheral IVs, use infusion pumps and drips
• Administer medications including anticoagulants, anticonvulsants, antihypertensives, insulin drips, magnesium sulfate, Pitocin, prostaglandins, terbutaline
• Assist with high-risk deliveries, vaginal deliveries, C-sections (circulate, scrub, recover), forceps/vacuum extraction
• Neonatal care including resuscitation, circumcision assistance, cord care, metabolic screening, newborn assessment, phototherapy, neonatal abstinence syndrome care
• Provide breastfeeding/lactation support and baby-friendly protocols
• Pain management including epidural anesthesia, general anesthesia, IV conscious sedation, nitrous oxide, opioids, PCA use
• Postpartum care including hemorrhage management, fundus/lochia/perineum care, bladder distension, episiotomy/incisional care, Foley catheter management
• Vaccine administration and isolation precautions/PPE adherence
• Tubal ligation assistance

Required Certifications

• ACLS (Advanced Cardiac Life Support)
• BLS (Basic Life Support)
• NRP (Neonatal Resuscitation Program)
• Advanced Electronic Fetal Monitoring (EFM)
• Other certifications may be required depending on unit (e.g., PALS, TNCC, CPI, NIH Stroke Certification)

Required Qualifications

• Valid Registered Nurse (RN) license in California
• Minimum of 1 year of Labor and Delivery nursing experience, with experience within the last year
• Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) or Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN)
• Current ACLS certification issued by American Heart Association or American Red Cross
• Current BLS certification issued by American Heart Association or American Red Cross
• AWHONN Advanced certification
• Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) certification
• Advanced Electronic Fetal Monitoring (EFM) certification
• NIH Stroke Scale (NIHSS) certification
• Experience performing Non-Stress Tests (NST), reflex checks, edema assessment, and clonus
• Experience triaging obstetrical patients
• Proficient in use of External Fetal Monitoring
• Experience managing HELLP syndrome, malpresentations, placenta previa/abruptio, pre-eclampsia/eclampsia, substance abuse, and uterine rupture

Additional Information

• Every other weekend work required
• Possible floating to postpartum unit
• No on-call required
• Return to Office (RTO) documentation must be submitted upfront

This position requires a dedicated Labor and Delivery RN comfortable with high-risk obstetrical care and neonatal support in a fast-paced environment.