American Traveler
Travel RN - Labor & Delivery
American Traveler, Bakersfield, California, United States, 93311
American Traveler is seeking an experienced RN for a Labor & Delivery position in an acute care setting, requiring a CA RN license and expertise in high-risk OB.
Job Details
- Work in an acute care hospital Labor & Delivery unit with LDRP rooms, triage spaces, ORs, and women's care overflow beds,
- Care for Labor & Delivery, recovery, postpartum, women's health, and recovering newborn patients including high-risk OB,
- Staffed for both stable and high acuity OB patients; major maternal or fetal complications are transferred out,
- Unit includes 18 LDRP rooms, 6 triage spaces, 8 women's care overflow beds, and 2 self-circulating ORs,
- Follows CA state-mandated nurse-patient ratios: 4:1 couplets, 3:1 stable antepartum, 2:1 L&D, 1:1 during delivery with additional NRP nurse support,
- Cerner EMR in use, with fetal links and HUGS for infant security; Cerner experience preferred,
- Night shifts, 12 hours, with 4 weekend shifts required per schedule and expectation to float between related OB units,
- First to float policy for travelers,
- Must be able to start IVs independently,
Job Requirements
- Active CA RN license required at time of consideration,
- Minimum 2 years of recent Labor & Delivery RN experience,
- Current BLS, ACLS, NRP, and AWHONN Advanced Fetal Monitoring certifications required (no pending certs accepted),
- Ability to care for laboring, antepartum, postpartum, and recovery patients including high-risk OB,
- Must provide two references, including one from a supervisor within the last 12 months and another from a peer or supervisor within the last 3 years,
- Copy of driver's license required for verification,
- Cannot have been employed by any CommonSpirit, CHI, or Dignity facility within the last year,
- Must pass required competency modules and skills testing as a condition of employment,
Additional Information
- Responsible for comprehensive care of OB patients from antepartum through postpartum, participating in deliveries, and caring for recovering newborns,
- Participate in evidence-based practice initiatives including Pitocin checklists, maternal mental health screening, pre-eclampsia initiatives, and audits,
- Collaborate with a professional team including in-house OB and anesthesia coverage 24/7, NICU charge nurse, RT, pharmacy, and OB techs,
- All nurses are cross-trained for L&D, postpartum, C-section, and women's health cases,
- Three-shift unit-based orientation provided, with additional online OB safety training,
- Holiday coverage required for both a major and a minor holiday,
- Must wear navy blue scrubs to work and change into provided L&D scrubs on shift,
- Level 2 NICU present and participates in high-risk deliveries,
- Baby-friendly hospital policies with immediate skin-to-skin and breastfeeding support,
- May be placed on standby and, if called in, must respond within 30 minutes,
Job Details
- Work in an acute care hospital Labor & Delivery unit with LDRP rooms, triage spaces, ORs, and women's care overflow beds,
- Care for Labor & Delivery, recovery, postpartum, women's health, and recovering newborn patients including high-risk OB,
- Staffed for both stable and high acuity OB patients; major maternal or fetal complications are transferred out,
- Unit includes 18 LDRP rooms, 6 triage spaces, 8 women's care overflow beds, and 2 self-circulating ORs,
- Follows CA state-mandated nurse-patient ratios: 4:1 couplets, 3:1 stable antepartum, 2:1 L&D, 1:1 during delivery with additional NRP nurse support,
- Cerner EMR in use, with fetal links and HUGS for infant security; Cerner experience preferred,
- Night shifts, 12 hours, with 4 weekend shifts required per schedule and expectation to float between related OB units,
- First to float policy for travelers,
- Must be able to start IVs independently,
Job Requirements
- Active CA RN license required at time of consideration,
- Minimum 2 years of recent Labor & Delivery RN experience,
- Current BLS, ACLS, NRP, and AWHONN Advanced Fetal Monitoring certifications required (no pending certs accepted),
- Ability to care for laboring, antepartum, postpartum, and recovery patients including high-risk OB,
- Must provide two references, including one from a supervisor within the last 12 months and another from a peer or supervisor within the last 3 years,
- Copy of driver's license required for verification,
- Cannot have been employed by any CommonSpirit, CHI, or Dignity facility within the last year,
- Must pass required competency modules and skills testing as a condition of employment,
Additional Information
- Responsible for comprehensive care of OB patients from antepartum through postpartum, participating in deliveries, and caring for recovering newborns,
- Participate in evidence-based practice initiatives including Pitocin checklists, maternal mental health screening, pre-eclampsia initiatives, and audits,
- Collaborate with a professional team including in-house OB and anesthesia coverage 24/7, NICU charge nurse, RT, pharmacy, and OB techs,
- All nurses are cross-trained for L&D, postpartum, C-section, and women's health cases,
- Three-shift unit-based orientation provided, with additional online OB safety training,
- Holiday coverage required for both a major and a minor holiday,
- Must wear navy blue scrubs to work and change into provided L&D scrubs on shift,
- Level 2 NICU present and participates in high-risk deliveries,
- Baby-friendly hospital policies with immediate skin-to-skin and breastfeeding support,
- May be placed on standby and, if called in, must respond within 30 minutes,