L&D - Labor & Delivery - RN

Registered Nurse (RN) – Labor & Delivery (L&D) Contract

Facility: Adventist Health Bakersfield

Location: Bakersfield, CA

Address: 2615 Chester Ave, Bakersfield, CA 93301

Duration: 13 Weeks

Schedule: Days | 12-Hour Shifts | 36 Hours/Week

Pay Rate: $82 – $84/hr

Estimated Weekly Pay: $2,952 – $3,024/week

Start: Auto Offer Available

Job Summary

Provide comprehensive nursing care for laboring mothers, postpartum patients, and newborns in a busy Labor & Delivery unit. Responsibilities include fetal monitoring, labor management, assisting with deliveries, cesarean section support, patient education, and emergency obstetric care.

Requirements

• Active California RN License
• Minimum 2 years recent Labor & Delivery experience
• Acute Care Hospital experience required
• Experience with Cesarean Sections and High-Risk OB patients
• EPIC experience preferred (EPIC Backfill Assignment)
• Ability to float between Women's Services units as needed

Required Credentials

• BLS (AHA) – Required
• ACLS (AHA) – Required
• NRP – Required
• Fetal Heart Monitoring (FHM) – Required
• RN License (CA) – Required

Unit Details

• 15-Bed Labor & Delivery Unit
• EMR: Cerner
• Medication System: Pyxis
• 24/7 OB Laborist Coverage
• 24/7 Phlebotomy
• 24/7 Unit Secretary
• Hospital Scrubs Provided

Specialized Experience

• Labor & Delivery
• Fetal Monitoring
• Cesarean Sections
• Postpartum Recovery
• Obstetric EmergenciesNewborn Stabilization

Floating Requirement

• Floating Required: YES
• Must float to Adventist Health Delano as needed
• May also float within Women's Services, including:
  • NICU
  • Postpartum (PP)