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 cases and a culturally diverse patient population
• Circulate on cesarean sections as required
• Support postpartum patients; postpartum experience is preferred and may be a primary focus of the assignment
• Maintain an average daily census of 15–20 patients across an 11-room, 15-bed unit
• Float to sister or sister facilities nearby as needed to meet staffing requirements, within scope of practice
• 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 licensure is not accepted; compact license must be in hand at time of submission)
• Minimum 1 year of Labor and Delivery experience
• Willingness to work weekends as needed to meet staffing requirements
• All RTO and scheduling requests must be submitted upfront at time of submittal; post-offer RTO requests may not be considered or granted, and total RTO may not exceed 7 days
• Must not have any Nursys or background check hits, per facility policy
• Must live at least 50 miles from the facility to be eligible as a traveler (locals may be considered under separate terms)

Preferred Experience / Skills

• Postpartum nursing experience strongly preferred
• Prior travel nursing experience welcome; first-time travelers are also encouraged to apply
• Experience working with high-risk OB populations and diverse patient communities

Why Join Us

• Opportunity to work in a dynamic Labor and Delivery unit caring for a broad and diverse patient population, including high-risk OB cases
• Expected schedule of 3x12-hour night shifts per week with a defined holiday commitment structure providing scheduling predictability