Labor & Delivery
Labor and Delivery Nurse
Shift: 7:00 PM – 7:30 AM, 48 hours per week with rotating shifts
Contract Duration: 18 weeks
Location: Templeton, CA
About the Role
Join a Baby Friendly LDRP unit providing comprehensive care to expectant mothers and newborns. You'll manage the full spectrum of perinatal nursing—antepartum, intrapartum, and postpartum care—in a collaborative, evidence-based environment. Responsibilities include fetal and maternal monitoring, pain management support (including epidural assistance), emergency response (crash C-sections, shoulder dystocia, precipitous delivery), and circulating for cesarean deliveries. You'll supervise ancillary personnel, educate families across all perinatal stages, and ensure accurate documentation.
Required Qualifications
- License: Current RN license (state of assignment)
- Education: Associate Degree in Nursing (A.S.) or equivalent; Bachelor's preferred
- Experience: Minimum 2 years recent Labor & Delivery experience
- Certifications:
- BLS (current)
- ACLS (AHA or ARC)
- NRP (AHA or ARC)
- AWHONN Advanced Fetal Monitoring (or Intermediate Fetal Monitoring equivalent)
What You'll Bring
Strong clinical judgment in perinatal emergencies, competency in maternal and neonatal stabilization, and ability to assess amniotic fluid status, vaginal bleeding, and fetal well-being. OR scrub experience is welcomed. Experience with electronic health records is essential.
No call required. Unit has Level 1 newborn nursery on-site.