Travel L&D Nurse: High Pay, Housing Allowance & Bonuses

American Traveler, LLC.; California; On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous housing allowance

Travel and licensure reimbursements

Non-taxed per diem and subsidy

Traveler rewards and discounts

Medical, dental and vision insurance

Job summary

American Traveler, LLC. seeks an experienced RN for a Labor & Delivery/LDRP position in California. Requires at least 2 years of L&D experience, active CA RN license (or Compact/NLC), and multiple certifications (BLS, ACLS, NRP, Advanced Fetal Monitoring).

Travel assignment with 12-hour day shifts, on-call, and varied holiday coverage. Responsibilities include caring for term and high-risk patients, working with a Level 2 trauma team, and utilizing Cerner EMR.

Qualifications

• Active California RN license (or Compact/NLC) required.
• Minimum 2 years of L&D experience required.
• Proficient in all aspects of delivery including Mother/Baby couplet care.
• Must be able to independently manage a delivery.
• Required certifications: BLS, ACLS, NRP, and Advanced Fetal Monitoring.
• STABLE certification preferred.
• NRP delivery experience strongly preferred, particularly for night shift.
• Driver's license copy required with name matching government-issued ID.
• Two supervisor references required (within the last 12 months and within the last 3 years).

Responsibilities

• Family Birthing Center (LDRP) unit in an acute care, Level 2 trauma hospital.
• 12-hour day shifts starting at 0645 with bedside report.
• Every other weekend required.
• Rotates holiday coverage with core staff, working 2 of 3 major holidays (Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year’s).
• First to float among staff, including to other Sacramento-area facilities and mid-shift facility floats.
• On-call response time of 30 minutes if placed on call.
• Patient ratios: 1:2 L&D, 1:1 during delivery, 1:4 Mother/Baby couplets.
• Cares for term, preterm, high-risk, and antepartum patient populations.
• 2 RNs assigned to OR for C-sections (one for mother, one for baby), both circulating, with 1 OR suite and 1 recovery room.
• Charge Nurse available on-unit, generally not taking patients but providing break relief.
• Nurse aide support available based on census and staffing needs.
• Telemetry monitoring used; must be able to read and interpret EKG strips.
• Hospitalist/Intensivist, RT, and Pharmacy available 24/7.
• Uses Cerner EMR.
• 2-4 days of floor-specific orientation with a preceptor.
• Self-scheduling available with schedules posted 4 weeks out; block scheduling generally not available.
• Provide comprehensive nursing care across all aspects of labor, delivery, recovery, and postpartum care.
• Excellent breast feeding support services available on the unit.
• Scrubs provided.
• First-time travelers will not be considered for this position.
• Candidates may not have been directly employed by any CommonSpirit-affiliated facility within the past year.
• Candidates previously employed PRN through outside staffing firms will be considered.
• Holiday time off may be requested but is not guaranteed.

Skills

L&D experience

CA RN license

BLS

ACLS

NRP

Fetal Monitoring

Driver's license

References

STABLE

Tools

Cerner EMR

Job description

American Traveler, LLC. seeks an experienced RN for a Labor & Delivery/LDRP position in California. Requires at least 2 years of L&D experience, active CA RN license (or Compact/NLC), and multiple certifications (BLS, ACLS, NRP, Advanced Fetal Monitoring).

Travel assignment with 12-hour day shifts, on-call, and varied holiday coverage. Responsibilities include caring for term and high-risk patients, working with a Level 2 trauma team, and utilizing Cerner EMR.