Acute Care, Anesthesiology, Best Practices, Case Management, Cerner, Certified Case Manager (CCM), Clinical Practices/Protocols, Documentation, Electronic Medical Records, High Availability, Hospital, Maintain Compliance, Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Nursing, On Call, Order Delivery, Patient Care, Patient Safety, Pharmacy, Registered Nurse (RN), Respiratory Therapy, Risk, Safety Standards, Time Management
Glendale, California
Labor & Delivery / Postpartum RN
12-Hour Night Shifts
We are currently seeking an experienced Registered Nurse (RN) – Labor & Delivery for a 13-week travel assignment at a respected acute care hospital in Glendale, California. This opportunity is ideal for nurses with strong Labor & Delivery experience who are confident managing high-acuity obstetric patients and providing exceptional care throughout labor, delivery, recovery, and the postpartum period.
Position Details
- Position: Registered Nurse (RN) – Labor & Delivery
- Location: Glendale, CA
- Setting: Acute Care Hospital
- Shift: Nights (12-Hour Shifts)
- Schedule: 36 Hours Guaranteed Per Week
- Contract Length: 13 Weeks
- Start Date: July 13, 2026
- Weekend Requirement: 4 Weekend Shifts Every 4 Weeks
- On-Call Requirement: None
- Floating: First to Float
- EMR System: Cerner
- Fetal Monitoring System: OBIX
Responsibilities
- Provide comprehensive nursing care to laboring, delivering, postpartum, and antepartum patients.
- Perform ongoing maternal and fetal assessments throughout labor and delivery.
- Monitor and interpret fetal heart rate tracings and respond appropriately to changes in patient status.
- Assist with vaginal deliveries and cesarean sections.
- Circulate, scrub, and recover patients during C-section procedures.
- Provide immediate newborn care and stabilization as needed.
- Educate patients and families regarding labor, delivery, postpartum recovery, and newborn care.
- Collaborate with physicians, anesthesia providers, respiratory therapists, and interdisciplinary teams.
- Maintain accurate and timely documentation of patient care and outcomes.
- Ensure compliance with hospital policies, patient safety standards, and best clinical practices.
Unit Information
- 10 Labor & Delivery Beds
- 2 Operating Rooms within Labor & Delivery
- 2 Triage Beds
- 18 Postpartum Beds
- Approximately 130 Deliveries Per Month
- Nurse-to-Patient Ratios:
- 1:1 Close to Delivery
- 1:2 Labor Patients
- 1:4 Mother/Baby Couplets
- Shared Charge Nurse Coverage Between Labor & Delivery and Postpartum
- Respiratory Therapy Available 24/7
- Pharmacy Available 24/7
Common Patient Population
- Labor and Delivery Patients
- Antepartum Patients
- High-Risk Obstetric Cases
- Hypertension in Pregnancy
- Deliveries Beginning at 23 Weeks Gestation
- Postpartum Mother/Baby Care
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United Health Care Staffing, Inc.