Travel Registered Nurse (RN) – Labor & Delivery (L&D)
Location: Bakersfield, CA
Job Type: Travel Contract
Contract Length: 13 Weeks
Start Date: 08/10/2026
Schedule: 3x12-Hour Shifts (36 Hours/Week)
Shifts Available: Day & Night
Pay: $85/hr to $90/hr
We're seeking experienced Labor & Delivery Registered Nurses to join a high-volume Women's Services team. This is an exciting opportunity to care for mothers and newborns throughout labor, delivery, recovery, and immediate postpartum while working alongside an experienced multidisciplinary team.
If you're passionate about maternal-child nursing and thrive in a fast-paced Labor & Delivery environment, we'd love to hear from you.
Responsibilities
- Provide comprehensive nursing care throughout labor, delivery, and immediate postpartum.
- Perform maternal and fetal assessments and continuously monitor patient status.
- Interpret fetal heart rate tracings and respond appropriately to changes in maternal or fetal condition.
- Assist with labor management, vaginal deliveries, cesarean sections, and obstetric emergencies.
- Administer medications and treatments safely according to physician orders.
- Collaborate with obstetricians, anesthesiologists, neonatal teams, and interdisciplinary staff.
- Educate patients and families regarding labor, delivery, postpartum recovery, newborn care, and discharge planning.
- Maintain accurate electronic medical record documentation.
- Float to appropriate Women's Services units as needed.
Required Qualifications
- Active California Registered Nurse (RN) License.
- Minimum 3 years of recent Labor & Delivery experience.
- Experience using Cerner EMR.
- Current BLS Certification (AHA).
- Current ACLS Certification (AHA).
- Current Advanced NRP Certification.
- Current AWHONN Advanced Fetal Heart Monitoring (FHM) Certification.
- Current AWHONN Maternal Fetal Triage Index (MFTI) Certification.
Preferred Qualifications
- Bachelor's Degree in Nursing (BSN).
- Previous travel nursing experience.
- Experience in high-volume Labor & Delivery units.
Required Clinical Skills
- Labor & Delivery Nursing
- Maternal and Fetal Assessment
- Advanced Fetal Heart Rate Monitoring
- Maternal Fetal Triage
- Obstetric Emergency Response
- Medication Administration
- Patient Assessment
- Nursing Care Coordination
- Critical Thinking and Clinical Judgment
- Cerner EMR Documentation
Patient Population
- Laboring Mothers
- Obstetric Patients
- Newborns
Schedule
- 36 hours per week
- Three 12-hour shifts
- Day and Night openings available
- Floating required
- No block scheduling
Why You'll Love This Opportunity
- Multiple openings available.
- Day and night shift opportunities.
- Work in a collaborative Labor & Delivery team.
- Care for diverse obstetric patients in a dynamic clinical environment.
- Opportunity to expand your maternal-child nursing experience.
Apply today if you're an experienced Labor & Delivery RN ready for your next rewarding travel assignment!
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Pay: $3,200.00 - $3,500.00 per week
Benefits:
Experience:
- labor and delivery: 3 years (Required)
License/Certification:
- NRP Certification (Required)
- AWHONN (Required)
- BLS Certification (Required)
- ACLS Certification (Required)
Work Location: In person
