Location: Long Beach, CA

Start Date: 12-08-2025

End Date: 03-09-2026

Shift Type: Rotating 12-hour shifts, 6:30 AM - 7:00 PM (day) and 6:30 PM - 7:00 AM (night); schedule includes every-other-weekend and holiday rotation

Hours per Week: 36

Candidate Pay Rate: $88 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.

Roles & Responsibilities

• Provide high-quality patient-centered care for laboring and postpartum mothers and newborns
• Circulate and assist during C-sections, collaborating with OB, anesthesia, NICU and RT teams
• Monitor and triage patients in the L&D triage area and manage appropriate acuity ratios
• Use Cerner EMR and FHM systems for documentation and fetal monitoring charting
• Maintain safe couplet care on postpartum (mother/baby) units and float there as needed
• Act as charge nurse when assigned and support team workflow and staffing needs
• Participate in unit holiday and weekend rotations and support a baby-friendly environment
• Precept and orient new staff during the 1-2 shift floor-specific orientation

Qualifications

• Active RN (Registered Nurse) license in accordance with state requirements
• Minimum 2 years of relevant nursing experience (per job data)
• Cerner EMR and FHM (fetal heart monitoring) experience required
• C-section circulation experience required
• Current BLS, ACLS, and NRP certifications required; FHM and AWHONN advanced certification required
• Experience with mother/baby, postpartum, and triage care (couplet care experience a plus)
• Comfort working in a high-volume unit (1,800–2,000 births/year) and managing acuity ratios

Knowledge & Skills

• Strong fetal monitoring and interpretation skills (FHM/Cerner)
• Competence in obstetric emergencies and neonatal resuscitation basics
• Skilled in triage assessment and labor/delivery nursing workflows
• Proficient with Cerner EMR documentation and electronic fetal monitoring systems
• Excellent communication and teamwork in multidisciplinary settings (OB, anesthesia, NICU, RT)
• Ability to circulate in the operating room for C-sections and assist with sterile technique

Benefits

• Competitive pay (bill rate: $126/hour) with overtime available
• Meaningful, team-focused work in a high-volume labor & delivery unit
• Opportunities to expand skills (C-section circulation, fetal monitoring, high-risk care)
• Supportive interdisciplinary team with 24/7 anesthesia, laborist and neonatology coverage
• Flexible scheduling and every-other-weekend structure to help balance life outside work
• Professional development support and strong unit-based mentorship (preceptor shifts provided)
• Stable staffing model with dedicated OB techs and nurse aides to support patient care
• A welcoming unit culture that rotates holidays fairly with core staff

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