Registered Nurse Labor and Delivery

Job Title

Registered Nurse – Labor and Delivery

Location

Eureka, CA | Acute Care

Schedule / Job Type

Contract | Nights | 3x12-Hour Shifts (18:00–06:30)

Key Responsibilities

• Provide direct nursing care to Labor and Delivery patients, including high-risk OB and a culturally diverse patient population
• Circulate on cesarean sections as required
• Manage an average daily census of 15–20 patients across an 11-room, 15-bed unit
• Meet weekend staffing requirements as needed
• Float within scope to meet facility needs; travelers are first to float, including to nearby sister facilities
• Commit to working 3 of the 5 designated holidays: Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New Year's Eve, and New Year's Day

Required Qualifications

• Active California RN license required; pending licenses are not accepted
• Compact license must be in hand at time of submission
• Minimum 1 year of Labor and Delivery experience
• Must live at least 50 miles from the facility to be eligible as a standard traveler
• No Nursys or background check hits accepted
• All RTO and scheduling requests must be submitted upfront at time of submittal; post-offer RTO requests may not be considered — total RTO should not exceed 7 days
• 2 professional references covering at least 1 year of experience within the last 3 years required prior to start (may include Charge RNs or Lead staff)

Preferred Experience / Skills

• Postpartum experience preferred
• Prior travel nursing experience welcomed; first-time travelers are also considered
• Experience working with high-risk OB populations

Why Join Us

• Opportunity to work in a dynamic Labor and Delivery setting serving a diverse patient population with a variety of clinical experiences including high-risk OB and cesarean section circulating
• Expected schedule of 3x12-hour night shifts per week with a defined holiday commitment structure providing scheduling predictability