Labor & Delivery

Labor & Delivery (LDRP) RN — Travel Contract

Sacramento, CA | 12-Hour Nights | 14-Week Contract

This is a high-acuity LDRP position providing comprehensive couplet care from labor through postpartum. Candidates must be comfortable managing all aspects of the LDRP experience, including circulating C-sections, and should be prepared to care for a wide range of obstetric patients.

Unit & Clinical Scope

• High-risk OB unit managing preterm labor, antepartum bleeding, inductions, cesarean sections, and hypertension
• Approximately 140–165 births monthly
• RNs must circulate C-sections; all nurses are expected to be proficient in this role
• Titration of drips required (including Pitocin)
• EFM surveillance in use; RNs must read and interpret EKG strips for mothers in PACU
• OB surgical techs on unit; OB hospitalist in-house 24/7; neonatologist on call 24/7 with daily rounding; anesthesia in-house 24/7

Schedule & Logistics

• 12-hour nights, shift start 6:45 PM, bedside report
• Every other weekend required
• First to float; mid-shift float to other Sacramento-area facilities is rare but possible
• 30-minute call response time if placed on call
• 36 guaranteed hours per week
• Travelers work 2 of 3 major holidays (Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year's)
• Scrubs provided

Required Certifications

• BLS, ACLS, NRP, AWHONN-Advanced Fetal Monitoring
• STABLE preferred

Submission Requirements

• Two supervisor references required (charge accepted); one within 12 months, one within 3 years
• Copy of driver's license required at submittal
• California RN license required