RN Registered Nurse

Job Description: Registered Nurse (RN) - Labor & Delivery (L&D)


The Labor & Delivery RN provides specialized nursing care to obstetric patients throughout labor, delivery, immediate recovery, and stabilization. This role performs continuous maternal-fetal assessment, coordinates with OB providers and surgical/anesthesia teams as needed, and supports safe, family-centered care during childbirth. The RN is accountable for a patient group during a designated time frame and is responsible for care coordination, the nursing process, and patient/family teaching.


Location: Irvine, CA

Shifts: 12hr; 8:00 PM - 8:30 AM / Minimum of 1 shift per week availability

Openings: Per Diem

Pay Rate:

Local: $82/hr.

• Travel: $43/hr. (taxable) + $2,120/wk. (non-taxable) (43/53)
  ** Must be 50 miles away from permanent residence to qualify for travel rate**

Benefits:

• Dedicated recruitment team
• Wide variety of facilities to choose from in our partner network
• Access to a wide range of per diem jobs and other short-term assignments
• Payment on a weekly basis
• Flexible scheduling to accommodate all preferences and lifestyles
• Hotel Discounts
• Referral program
• Resources for continuing education
• Healthcues (This does NOT replace your current medical plan but provides you unlimited access to additional resources to living a healthier lifestyle.)

Duties & Responsibilities

• Assess maternal and fetal status, including contractions, labor progress, pain, and fetal heart rate patterns
• Monitor for complications and promptly escalate urgent changes to the provider team
• Administer medications, IV therapy, blood products, and obstetric interventions as ordered
• Assist with induction, augmentation, vaginal delivery, cesarean readiness, and immediate postpartum recovery
• Provide labor support, comfort measures, education, and emotional support to the patient and support person
• Coordinate care with obstetricians, midwives, anesthesiologists, scrub staff, NICU, and postpartum teams
• Initiate newborn transition support and facilitate safe handoff after delivery
• Document assessments, interventions, outcomes, and patient response accurately and in real time

Requirements:

• Valid CA RN License.
• Current BLS/CPR
• 2 current supervisor references
• Skills checklist
• Up-to-date resume (see resume guidelines below).
• Must have experience with High-Risk patients required.

For the most prompt response, please APPLY ONLINE or send your resume to View email address on click.appcast.io. Contact us today to learn more.