Travel Labor & Delivery and Postpartum Nurse

Job Description

Formation, Inc. is seeking a travel nurse RN Labor and Delivery for a travel nursing job in Sacramento, California.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty : Labor and Delivery
• Discipline : RN
• Start Date : 12 / 09 / 2025
• Duration : 13 weeks
• 36 hours per week
• Shift : 12 hours, days
• Employment Type : Travel
• High risk unit, couplet care. Must be willing to do it all from start to finish. Must circulate c-sections & feel comfortable in all aspects of LDRP CAN YOUR CANDIDATE"CATCH THE BABY?" PLEASE CONFIRM B SUBBING Unit FBC - OB / L&D / PP (LDRP) # L&D Beds 10 # OR Suites on the unit for C-Sections? 2 # Triage beds 3 OB-ED and 3 antepartum testing used for OB ED overflow # Postpartum beds 12 # Births per day? Month? Year? 100-150 births a month Do you follow AWHONN guidelines for ratios? Ratios 1 : 3-4 couplets, LD anywhere from 1 : 1 to 1 : 2 , 1 : 1-3 antepartums Required Certifications : BLS, ACLS, NRP, & AWHONN-Advanced. STABLE preferred. Common diagnoses / Types of patients preterm labor / bleeding / inductions / cesarean sections / hypertension Experience or 'Must have' skills Must be able to float to MB and be able to circulate c-sections. All RNs must be able to circulate C / S Are RNs required to titrate drips? Yes Common titratable & / or set rate drips Pitocin Charge Nurse / House Supervisor? Yes, generally does not take patients, but will do break relief. Are there nurse aids / surgical techs on this unit? OB surgical techs OB / Neonatologist in house 24 / 7? OB hospitalist 24 / 7 - Neo on call 24 / 7 and rounds daily. Anesthesia in house 24 / 7. RT Equipment (vents, Cpap, BiPap, etc) No vents Are there Tele / Monitor Techs on this unit? Are RNs required to read their own strips? Yes, must be able to read and interpret EKG strips on moms in PACU only EFM System : GE Corometric monitors - Fetalink surveillance Shifts & Scheduling : 12 hr shifts. Shift starts 645. Report is at the bedside. OT and extra shifts are available. EOW and rotate with staff on holidays If placed on call - response time is 30 minutes Floating Requirements? All other Sacramento facilities. Mid-shift float to another facility is rare, but can happen. No in house floating. Scrubs : Provided - Baby Catcher is also known as the NRP role. This is sometimes filled by NICU staff and sometimes by L&D. Depends on who has the staff available to do it. But it is an assignment for the entire shift.

About Formation, Inc.

Formation Healthcare is a leading Travel Nursing agency based in Los Angeles, CA. Travel nurses need knowledgeable, motivated recruiters they can trust, and the highest rates at the top facilities nationwide. Nurses, we hear you! We’re here to help you focus on your patients worry-free, we’ll focus on the rest. Don’t settle for less than you deserve, call Formation Healthcare for your next travel assignment and see the difference, today!

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