Location: Torrance, CA

Start Date: 02-16-2026

End Date: 05-18-2026

Contract Type: Travel Contract

Shift Type: Night, 3x12-hour schedule, 7:00 PM - 7:00 AM, 3 nights per week (specific days vary; schedule may include weekends as required by contract)

Hours per Week: 36

Candidate Pay Rate: $77 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, evidence-based nursing care to laboring and postpartum patients and newborns
• Perform continuous fetal monitoring and interpret tracings to support safe labor management
• Assist as scrub or circulate during cesarean sections and support post-op recovery
• Care for neonates including newborn assessments and basic neonatal care (NRP skills required)
• Chart thoroughly and accurately in Epic to ensure clear communication across the care team
• Float to Mother/Baby/Postpartum units as needed and provide seamless handoffs
• Precept and mentor colleagues when called upon, sharing expertise in L&D best practices
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams (OB, anesthesia, NICU, pharmacy, respiratory) to coordinate care for high- and low-risk patients

Qualifications

• Active Registered Nurse license (California) — pending licenses are not accepted
• Minimum 3 years of clinical nursing experience (with labor & delivery / mother-baby experience preferred)
• Required certifications: ACLS, BLS (BCLS), NRP; AWHONN Advanced required as a hardstop (C‑EFM accepted in lieu of AWHONN Advanced)
• Demonstrated skills in fetal monitoring (C‑EFM), cesarean assistance (scrub/circulate), and newborn care
• Ability to float to mother/baby/postpartum and adapt to variable patient acuity
• Strong communication skills and ability to work collaboratively on a busy labor and delivery unit

Education

• Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN) required; BSN preferred (or equivalent nursing education and active RN licensure)

Knowledge & Skills

• Labor and Delivery management and best practices
• Continuous fetal monitoring and non-stress testing (NST)
• Cesarean section assistance (scrub and circulate) and post-op care
• Neonatal resuscitation and newborn care (NRP)
• Epic charting proficiency for documentation and interdisciplinary communication
• Ability to precept and teach newer staff with patience and clarity
• Telemetry/cardiac monitoring interpretation
• Baby-Friendly experience and postpartum/newborn support

Benefits

• Free parking on site — no meter worries on those night shifts!
• Supportive interdisciplinary team with strong OB, NICU and rapid response resources
• 24-hour orientation to get you comfortable and confident on arrival
• Opportunities to precept and grow your leadership skills
• Flexible scheduling options and manager-accommodated block scheduling when available
• Licensure & credential support — facility accepts local candidates and requires active license (pending not accepted)
• A patient-focused environment where your clinical skills in L&D and mother/baby care really matter

Travel Perks: Explore Torrance, CA

Explore the beautiful South Bay — stroll or surf at Torrance Beach, take a scenic drive along the Palos Verdes Peninsula, enjoy casual shopping and dining at Del Amo Fashion Center, hike Madrona Marsh Natural Preserve, or hop over to nearby Redondo and Manhattan Beach for waterfront restaurants and pier views. Los Angeles attractions and LAX are an easy drive, so weekend trips to museums, coastal towns, or hiking in the Santa Monica Mountains are within reach.

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