Job Title
Registered Nurse – Labor and Delivery (LDRP)
Location
Folsom, CA | Labor and Delivery
Schedule / Job Type
Contract | Night Shift | Onsite
Key Responsibilities
- Provide direct nursing care within an LDRP unit supporting approximately 70–80 births per month, including antepartum NST testing
- Manage labor, delivery, recovery, and postpartum couplet care with patient ratios of 1:2 in labor, 1:1 at delivery, and 1:4 for mother/baby couplets
- Titrate drips including pitocin and occasional insulin as required by patient condition
- Collaborate with OB (in-house 24/7), on-call anesthesia, respiratory therapy, and an OB Tech present each shift; must be comfortable performing NRP at delivery without in-house pediatric coverage
- Operate and interpret fetal monitoring using the Fetalink EFM system; utilize GE fetal monitors capable of recording maternal heart rhythm
- Participate in weekend rotation (2 weekend shifts per 4-week schedule), holiday rotation with core staff, and may be placed on standby with an expected 30-minute callback response time
Required Qualifications
- Active RN license in the state of California
- Minimum 1 year of LDRP experience; candidates with L&D-only experience must have OR circulating experience — postpartum-only experience will not be considered
- Required certifications: ACLS, BLS, NRP, and AWHONN Advanced EFM
- Must be comfortable catching/delivering babies — please confirm this capability prior to submission
- Must not have been directly employed (full-time, part-time, or PRN) by any facility associated with the CommonSpirit health system, including CHI and/or Dignity, within the past 12 months
Preferred Experience / Skills
- 3 or more years of experience in an LDRP setting
- Familiarity with AWHONN guidelines and perinatal care standards
- Experience with patients 35 weeks and above, including twin deliveries; awareness of transfer protocols for preterm patients under 35 weeks
- Comfort working in a lower-volume community setting with on-call anesthesia and a small NICU stabilization area (2 beds)
Why Join Us
- Work within a well-supported LDRP unit featuring a perinatal specialist, respiratory therapy at every delivery, and scheduling provided 4 weeks in advance
- Opportunity to practice in a close-knit family birthing center environment with charge nurse or shift manager coverage on every shift