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.