Travel Nurse (RN) - Labor & Delivery Unit

$3,196/wk

Bakersfield, CA
Night
3 shifts x 12 hours
Start May 12th · 13 wks
Contract Details
Job Type
Travel
Shift Type
Night
Contract Date
05/12/2025 - 08/11/2025
Expected Length
13 weeks
Hours Per Shift
12
Shifts Per Week
3
Radius Rules
Candidates must live at least 50 miles away from this facility in order to be considered a traveler when applying for this role.
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Requirements
Experience
36 months of role experience is required from any number of months.
Travel experience is required from any number of months.
24 months of Labor & Delivery Unit experience is required from last 4 years.
Experience with Cerner is required from any number of months.
References
Candidates must provide 1 reference from within the past 3 years in order to be considered for this role
Candidates must provide 1 manager/supervisor reference from within the past 12 months in order to be considered for this role
License
Candidates must have a California license
Certifications
NRP (Required)
Advanced AWHONN FHM (Required)
BLS (Required)
ACLS (Required)
Vaccinations
COVID vaccination required. Religious and medical declinations accepted.
COVID booster required. Religious and medical declinations accepted.
Proof of Identification
Driver's license required
Additional Information

Pre-employment modules may be required for this role. Please upload any certifications or health documents you have to your profile to expedite your on-boarding process.

Additional Details:

An interview may not be available prior to offer.

Memorial CANNOT honor block scheduling of any kind due to being union, please do not apply to any jobs if you are needing/wanting this as it will not be negotiated on.

Guaranteed Hours 36

Weekends: Usually every other weekend (same as perm staff)

Floating: Closed Unit--No floating

Beds: 12 L & D and 6 triage beds (overflow area where can potentially have laboring patients--do not deliver in this area--moved to actual L&D bed)

Ratios: Per ACOG Guidelines (2:1) - must be comfortable taking 2 patients.

Types of patients:

  • High risk patients, some multiple births (up to triplets usually), run insulin gtts, run mag drips
  • For C-section will circulate and recover
  • No other surgeries on unit unless tubal or emergent Hyster needed; no elective abortions; will recover babies (skin to skin) after delivery
  • Have techs that help as well; make sure the nurses are true L&D as their Post-partum nurses are separate--need C-section experience
  • Have level 3 almost level 4 NICU that attends high risk deliveries.

Scrub Color: Provided by hospital

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