Travel Nurse RN - Labor/Delivery in Glendale, CA

Weekly Pay Range - $2662 To $2958

**Job Title:** Registered Nurse (RN)
**Job Specialty:** Labor & Delivery / Postpartum
**Job Duration:** 13 Weeks
**Shift:** 12-Hour Nights, Every Other Weekend; First to Float
**Guaranteed Hours:** 36 hours per week
**Experience:** Minimum of 2 years in Labor & Delivery
**License:** Required
**Certifications:** ACLS, AWHONN Advanced Fetal Monitoring (AFM), BLS, NRP (Neonatal Resuscitation Program) Certificate
**Must-Have:** C-section experience (scrub, recovery, and circulate), experience in Mother-baby/Postpartum units
**Job Description:**
- Work in a Labor & Delivery unit with 10 beds and 2 operating rooms.
- Manage 2 triage beds and 18 postpartum beds.
- Handle approximately 130 births per month.
- Maintain patient ratios of 1:1 close to delivery, 1:2 otherwise, and 1:4 for couplets on postpartum.
- Utilize Obix fetal monitoring and Cerner EMR systems.
- Collaborate with a charge nurse shared between Labor & Delivery and Postpartum.
- Work alongside scrub techs in Labor & Delivery (no nurse aides/OB techs otherwise).
- Fulfill weekend requirements by working 4 shifts in a 4-week period.
- No on-call requirements.
- Work during holidays, requiring 1 major and 1 minor holiday commitment.
- Use provided scrub color for dress code.
- No telemetry or ventilators on the unit; patients will be transferred out if needed.
- Currently working toward having an OB/Neonatologist in-house.
- Collaborate with a 24/7 Respiratory Therapy and Pharmacy team.
- Float primarily between Labor & Delivery and Postpartum; do not work interchangeably unless NICU experience is present.
- Complete floor-specific orientation over 3 shifts.
- Work with patients delivering as early as 23 weeks and some high-risk cases.
- Handle common diagnoses such as Antepartum and Hypertension; plan to transfer out patients with known cardiac abnormalities.
- Access to perinatology support is available.
- Hospital may cancel up to three times per contract, including full or partial shift cancellation, with the option of compensating full hours.
- Engage in a team environment to meet the highest standards of patient care and support within the acute care setting.
**Note:** Orientation involves 12 hours, and the position requires flexibility to float primarily to Postpartum unless specifically experienced with NICU cases.