Job description
Registered Nurse - Labor and Delivery
Start Date: 11-17-2026
End Date: 02-16-2027
Contract Type: Travel Contract
Hours per Week: 36
Candidate Pay Rate: $93.10 per hour
About United Health Care Staffing
At United Health Care Staffing (UHC Staffing), we believe healthcare staffing should be more than just finding a job. We are here to connect amazing professionals with opportunities that make their careers exciting, rewarding, and meaningful. With us, you're not just signing up for a contract you are joining a team that's got your back, answers your calls, and maybe even cracks a joke or two to brighten your day. Think of us as the travel buddy who handles the logistics while you focus on what you do best helping people heal.
Education
- Common diagnoses/Types of patients: 35 wks and above, may do twin deliveries, preterm patients less than 35 wks transferred to higher level of care
- 'Must have' skills: Must have at least 1 years of LDRP experience
- prefer 3 years of experience in this settings.
- Will take L&D only with OR circulating experience, but will not accept a candidate who only has postpartum exp
- RN must be comfortable with NRP at delivery, no in-house pediatric coverage
- Are RNs required to titrate drips? Y
- Common titratable &/or set rate drips: Titrate pitocin and very occass insulin
- Charge Nurse/House Supervisor? Charge nurse or Nurse Shift Manager on every shift
- Does the charge nurse take an assignment? Preferably not, but will take an assignment if required by staffing needs
- Are there nurse aids/surgical techs on this unit? No CNAs, one OB Tech scheduled each shift
- OB/Neonatologist in house 24/7? OB is in house 24/7
- They have a perinatal specialist to improve neonatal complications.
- Anesthesia in-house 24/7? Anesthesia not in house 24/7, but on-call.
- If there are no patients there is not an anesthesiologist in house, they would be on call with a 20 minute response time. If any patients have an epidural, anesthesia remains in house and would stay for the entirety.
- RT Equipment (vents, Cpap, Bi Pap, etc): RT attends every delivery and will assist in providing respiratory support and manage equipment when needed. Equipment: Ventilator, CPAP, bubble CPAP machine
- Are there Tele/Monitor Techs on this unit? No. GE fetal monitors can record maternal heart rhythm. Nurses required to take ACLS, but if but if a patient receives general anesthesia they will be recovered in the Main PACU
- EFM System: Fetalink
- Weekend Requirements: 2 wkend shifts per 4 wk schedule, Nights - fri/sat, Days - Sat/Sun
- Holiday Requirements: Rotate in with core staff
- Is there a call or standby req? May be placed on-call/standby on scheduled shifts and expected to present within 30 minutes of call back
- Floating Requirements? All other Sacramento facilities. .
- Scheduling is 4 wks in advance
- Specialty: Family Birthing Center (L/D, Mother/Baby)
Apply Now
Ready to start your next adventure as a Registered Nurse - Labor and Delivery? Let's get you moving forward!
Send your resume to [email protected] or call us at 408-441-9200 today.
Why UHCS
Weekly or bi-weekly pay, medical/dental/vision, a SIMPLE IRA with employer contribution, tests paid on qualifying assignments with payroll deduction available, and one recruiter who stays with you for the whole assignment — reachable after hours. Every placement is credentialed to Joint Commission standards, so your packet is accepted the first time.