American Traveler is hiring an experienced Labor & Delivery RN for a 13-week night shift contract requiring high-risk L&D expertise and a current CA RN license.
Job details:
- Labor & Delivery unit in a community hospital setting with over 150 births per month
- Night shift schedule, 3x12-hour shifts from 7:00 PM to 7:00 AM
- Every other weekend work expectation
- Floating to postpartum unit required if needed
- 1:2 patient ratio
- Uses Epic charting system
- Involves high-risk antepartum, triage, OR circulating, and newborn/infant care
Requirements:
- Active CA RN license required
- Minimum 2 years of recent Labor & Delivery experience, within the last 6 months
- Current BLS, ACLS, and NRP certifications required
- Intermediate or Advanced Fetal Monitoring certification required
- AWHONN Beginner certification required (Intermediate or Advanced accepted)
- Community hospital experience required
- Experience with high-risk labor and delivery and high-risk antepartum care required
- Experience circulating for C-sections and scrubbing for C-sections preferred
- Experience with amnioinfusion, forceps/vacuum extraction, and hemorrhage/shock management
- Skilled in fetal monitoring, including external and internal fetal monitoring and IUPC placement
- Experience administering medications such as Pitocin, Magnesium Sulfate, and antihypertensives
- 2 professional references obtained within the past year required for consideration
Additional information:
- Provide comprehensive care across antepartum, labor and delivery, and postpartum phases
- Assist with high-risk and vaginal deliveries, as well as C-section recovery
- Perform newborn assessments, APGAR scoring, and discharge teaching to parents
- Support breastfeeding and lactation efforts under baby-friendly protocols
- Manage pain control methods including epidural anesthesia and PCA use
- Monitor and interpret fetal heart rate patterns and dysrhythmias
- Holiday coverage required for one assigned holiday per contract (New Year's Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, or Christmas Day)
- Maximum of 7 days RTO permitted per contract
- Returning staff must have a one-year separation period before returning as a traveler
- First-time travelers are not being considered for this position
- Local candidates accepted at the local rate
- Must reside outside a 50-mile radius to qualify for the travel rate
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