- Specialty
- L&D
- Type
- Travel
- Shift
- Nights
- Hours
- 48/week
- Duration
- 5 weeks
- Start
- 12/06/2026
Job description
BHS Workforce is seeking a travel nurse RN Labor and Delivery for a travel nursing job in Eureka, California.
Job Description & Requirements
- Specialty: Labor and Delivery
- Discipline: RN
- Start Date: 12/06/2026
- Duration: 5 weeks
- 48 hours per week
- Shift: 12 hours, nights
- Employment Type: Travel
Travel RN – Labor & Delivery / Postpartum
Shift: Nights, 4x12-hour shifts (6:00 PM – 6:00 AM)
Start Date: ASAP
Experience Required: Minimum 1 year
First-Time Travelers: Accepted
Charting System: Epic
Orientation: 40 hours
Contract Length: 182 weeks listed
Position Overview
We are seeking an experienced Labor & Delivery Registered Nurse for a night-shift travel assignment. The unit cares for a culturally diverse patient population and manages high-risk obstetric cases. Nurses are also expected to circulate during cesarean sections and provide care across labor and delivery, postpartum, and newborn services.
Candidates should be clinically confident, adaptable, and comfortable floating to other units or nearby sister facilities when needed.
Unit Details
- Rooms: 11
- Beds: 15
- Average Daily Census: 15–20
- Patient Population: Neonates, infants, and adults
- Patient Care Areas: Labor & Delivery, Postpartum, Mother-Baby, and Newborn Care
- EMR: Epic
- Scheduling: Self-scheduling
- Floating: Required based on facility needs; travelers are first to float within their scope
- Weekend Requirement: Yes, based on staffing needs
Responsibilities
- Provide nursing care for laboring, antepartum, postpartum, and newborn patients.
- Monitor fetal heart rates and interpret fetal monitoring patterns.
- Assist with vaginal and high-risk deliveries.
- Circulate during cesarean sections and provide post-operative recovery care.
- Manage high-risk obstetric conditions, including pregnancy-induced hypertension and postpartum hemorrhage.
- Administer medications and therapies, including Pitocin, magnesium sulfate, and other prescribed infusions.
- Perform newborn assessments, APGAR scoring, thermoregulation, and routine newborn care.
- Provide breastfeeding and lactation support, patient education, and discharge teaching.
- Support resuscitation and emergency interventions for maternal and newborn patients.
Required Qualifications & Certifications
- Active RN license; compact license must be in hand at submission
- Minimum 1 year of relevant nursing experience
- Epic charting experience
- BLS
- ACLS
- AWHONN Intermediate
- NRP
Important: Candidates must have the required clinical skills and experience. The facility may screen strong candidates, but missing required qualifications can result in rejection.
Preferred Experience
- Postpartum experience
- High-risk OB experience
- Circulating for cesarean sections
- Labor, delivery, postpartum, and newborn care experience
Schedule & Assignment Expectations
- Night shift: 6:00 PM – 6:00 AM
- Four 12-hour shifts
- Weekend work required to meet staffing needs
- Floating within scope is required; nearby sister-facility floating may also be expected
- Travelers are first to float
- Must work 3 of 5 holidays: Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New Year's Eve, and New Year's Day
- Up to 7 days of requested time off; all RTO and scheduling requests must be submitted upfront
- Royal blue or other specific scrub color was not provided; confirm with the facility
Travel & Submission Requirements
- First-time travelers accepted
- Local candidates within 50 miles may be considered at a lower bill rate
- Two professional references covering at least 1 year of work within the last 3 years
- Candidates must disclose any previous employment or assignments at a Providence facility, including location and dates
- Only one Providence facility submission is permitted at a time
- Facility does not accept candidates with Nursys or background-check hits
- Former Providence staff may return after a 3-month separation
About BHS Workforce
BHS Workforce is a national, Joint Commission-accredited healthcare staffing company built on a simple promise: Tech-Enabled, Human Delivered. We pair modern technology that surfaces the right assignments fast with real recruiters who know your name, answer the phone, and stay in your corner from your first call through your final shift.
We place registered nurses and allied health professionals — including Imaging/Radiology, Respiratory Therapy, and Laboratory — in travel and contract assignments at hospitals and health systems nationwide, along with behavioral health, therapy, and per diem opportunities. Whether you’re after a specific city, a stronger paycheck, or a schedule that finally fits your life, our team helps you get there.
With recruiters across the country, BHS Workforce is mission-driven and people-first. We believe the clinicians who care for patients deserve to be cared for, too — with transparent pay, quick and honest communication, and a recruiter who treats you like a person, not a placement.
Benefits
- Weekly pay
- Vision benefits
- Medical benefits
- 401k retirement plan
- Guaranteed Hours
- License and certification reimbursement
- Referral bonus