Travel

Labor & Delivery

Los Angeles, CA

Labor & Delivery Registered Nurse

Position Details

  • Specialty: Labor & Delivery
  • Shift: Day 4×12-hour (07:00–19:30)
  • Duration: 13 weeks
  • Start: October 2026
  • Location: Los Angeles, CA

About the Role

You'll work in a busy L&D unit managing high-risk antepartum and postpartum patients in a teaching hospital environment. Daily census ranges from 15–20 patients across 22 rooms, with 300+ deliveries monthly.

You'll rotate through multiple roles: labor & delivery nursing, surgical circulator, baby nurse, , and high-risk antepartum/postpartum care. Responsibilities include vaginal and cesarean deliveries, high-risk multiples, D&C procedures, intrauterine pressure catheter (IUPC) placement and monitoring, fetal scalp electrode (FSE) placement, and intrapartum fetal heart rate monitoring. You'll also provide neonatal resuscitation and support intrauterine fetal demise deliveries as needed.

Requirements

  • Experience: Minimum 2 years L&D RN experience (3 years required for first-time travelers)
  • License: Active California RN license required at time of submission; no pending or temporary licenses
  • Certifications: ACLS, BLS, NRP
  • Vaccinations: Flu vaccine required during flu season—no exemptions
  • References: Two supervisor-level references from the past 12 months required at submission

What to Know

  • Weekend requirement: Every other weekend (minimum 6 weekend shifts)
  • Floating: Required across L&D, circulator, baby nurse, , and high-risk antepartum roles
  • No on-call
  • No scheduling requests accommodated—flexibility essential
  • Teaching hospital experience preferred
  • High-risk antepartum experience required