Labor & Delivery
Labor & Delivery / LDRP Travel RN — Sacramento, CA
13-Week Contract | Days | 7:00 AM – 7:00 PM
This is a high-acuity LDRP position providing couplet care from admission through postpartum discharge. Candidates must be comfortable managing all aspects of labor, delivery, recovery, and postpartum — including circulating C-sections.
Unit Overview
The unit manages 140–165 births monthly and cares for a complex OB population including preterm labor, antepartum bleeding, inductions, hypertension, and cesarean sections. An OB hospitalist is on-site 24/7, with neonatology rounding daily and available on call, and anesthesia in-house around the clock. OB surgical techs support the OR.
Clinical Expectations
- Circulate C-sections; all RNs are expected to fulfill this role
- Titrate Pitocin and other drips as ordered
- Interpret and respond to EFM strips; EKG strip interpretation required for patients in PACU
- Float to Mother-Baby as needed; cross-facility float within the Sacramento area is possible but rare
- "Baby Catcher" (NRP role) may be assigned for a full shift
Scheduling
- 12-hour day shifts; shift begins at 6:45 AM with bedside report
- Every other weekend required; holiday rotation with staff
- First to float
- On-call response time: 30 minutes
- Overtime and extra shifts available
- 36 guaranteed hours per week
- The facility may cancel up to 4 shifts per 13-week contract
Required Certifications
BLS, ACLS, NRP, and AWHONN Advanced Fetal Monitoring (STABLE preferred)
Additional Requirements
- Minimum 2 supervisor references at submittal (charge nurse accepted); one within 12 months, one within 3 years
- Scrubs provided