Job Description
Overview
Registered Nurse – Labor and Delivery, San Luis Obispo, CA
Start date: 10/12/2026 | Assignment length: 13 weeks
Weekly pay: $2,631–$2,897 per week | Guaranteed hours: 36 per week
Shift: 3x12 Nights (7:00 PM–7:30 AM per unit notes)
Setting: Short Term Acute Care Hospital with Level III NICU and trauma designation
This travel assignment focuses on providing comprehensive perinatal care across antepartum, intrapartum, and postpartum periods in a high-acuity L&D environment. The unit uses EPIC for charting.
Key Highlights
- Weekly pay range: $2,631–$2,897 per week
- Guaranteed hours: 36 per week
- Assignment duration: 13 weeks
- Shift: 3x12 nights (night shift)
- Start date: 10/12/2026
- Facility type: Short Term Acute Care Hospital with Level III NICU and trauma designation
- EPIC experience required
Responsibilities
- Provide nursing care for patients and families across antepartum, intrapartum, and postpartum periods, including emergency situations.
- Monitor maternal and fetal status, manage labor progress, administer medications, and assess amniotic fluid status and vaginal bleeding.
- Circulate for cesarean deliveries, assist with epidural catheter placement, and monitor status during and after medication administration.
- Recognize and manage perinatal emergencies (e.g., crash cesarean, precipitous labor, shoulder dystocia) with appropriate action.
- Develop and implement multidisciplinary, goal-oriented care plans in collaboration with the health care team; educate patients and families at all stages.
- Supervise and delegate care to ancillary personnel within scope of practice; ensure patient safety and quality of care.
- Document thoroughly in EPIC; apply advanced fetal monitoring and pain management strategies, including consideration of alternative pain controls when appropriate.
Requirements
- Current RN license in the state of practice (California)
- Minimum two years of recent Labor & Delivery experience
- Education: Associate Degree in Nursing required; Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing preferred
- Licenses/Certifications: BLS, ACLS, PALS, NRP; Intermediate Fetal Monitoring; Fetal Heart Monitoring (FHM) or AWHONN certification as applicable
- EPIC experience required
- Per unit policy, NRP/ALS and related certifications must be current
- Ability to work a 36-hour weekly schedule on nights in a high-acuity L&D setting
Benefits and Support
- Dedicated support throughout the assignment
- 24/7 recruiter and travel support
- Fast credentialing process
- Nationwide assignment opportunities
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Please note: Pay rates and guaranteed hours are estimates and may vary. Final compensation packages and confirmed hours will be discussed during the hiring process.
Job Tags
Weekly pay, Contract work, Temporary work, Shift work, Night shift