Labor & Delivery Registered Nurse (RN) – California Travel Nursing Contract

Experienced Labor & Delivery RN sought for a 13-week travel nursing contract in Berkeley, California, with 12-hour night shifts and an estimated weekly pay of $2,570-$2,710. Join a collaborative, high-acuity obstetric care team providing compassionate nursing care to laboring patients, postpartum families, and newborns. This on-site California nursing job is ideal for a travel nurse with strong fetal monitoring, high-risk obstetrics, and delivery experience.

Berkeley offers a vibrant East Bay setting with diverse dining, cultural attractions, outdoor recreation, and convenient access to the greater San Francisco Bay Area.

Travel RN Job Details

• Specialty: Labor & Delivery Registered Nurse (L&D RN)
• Assignment Type: 13-week travel nursing contract
• Location: Berkeley, California
• Start Date: November 9, 2026
• End Date: February 8, 2027
• Weekly Estimated Pay: $2,570-$2,710
• Schedule: 3 shifts per week, 12-hour nights
• Shift Hours: 7:00 PM-7:00 AM
• Hours: 36 hours per week
• Weekend Rotation: Every other weekend
• Call: Not required
• Floating: Antepartum
• Patient Ratio: Approximately 1:2
• Patient Population: Adults, infants, and high-risk obstetric patients

Labor & Delivery RN Qualifications

• Active California Registered Nurse license
• At least 2 years of recent Labor & Delivery nursing experience
• Previous travel nursing experience required
• Current BLS, ACLS, NRP, Fetal Heart Monitoring (FHM), and AWHONN Intermediate Fetal Monitoring certifications
• Strong experience with electronic fetal monitoring, labor support, fetal heart rate interpretation, and newborn assessment
• Experience caring for antepartum, high-risk pregnancy, postpartum hemorrhage, preeclampsia/eclampsia, preterm labor, multiple gestation, and other complex obstetric patients
• Ability to support vaginal deliveries, cesarean sections, recovery care, and antepartum overflow assignments
• Epic electronic health record (EHR) charting experience preferred
• Ability to provide professional references and complete required compliance documentation before the assignment start date

Labor & Delivery Nursing Responsibilities

• Deliver safe, compassionate, and individualized nursing care throughout labor, delivery, recovery, and postpartum care.
• Assess maternal and fetal status, recognize changes in condition, and promptly escalate concerns to the appropriate members of the obstetric care team.
• Monitor and interpret external and internal fetal heart tracings, uterine activity, and other fetal surveillance data.
• Administer and monitor medications and therapies including oxytocin, magnesium sulfate, insulin infusions, antihypertensives, anticoagulants, and other ordered treatments.
• Assist with vaginal deliveries, high-risk deliveries, forceps or vacuum-assisted births, and cesarean sections.
• Circulate for cesarean procedures and provide post-anesthesia and recovery care as appropriate.
• Provide care for patients with preeclampsia/eclampsia, HELLP syndrome, hemorrhage, placenta previa or abruption, premature rupture of membranes, malpresentation, and other obstetric complications.
• Perform newborn assessments, support neonatal stabilization, and participate in neonatal resuscitation when indicated.
• Support breastfeeding, couplet care, patient education, pain management, hygiene, safety, and discharge readiness.
• Maintain accurate clinical documentation and effectively communicate with physicians, advanced practice providers, respiratory services, pharmacy, social services, and rapid response teams.
• Float to the Antepartum unit and adapt care practices to meet changing patient and unit needs.

Apply now for this Labor & Delivery travel nurse opportunity in Berkeley, California, and join a high-acuity obstetric care team in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Benefits

401K with Matching, Healthcare, Dental and Vision

Equal Opportunity

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity across our organization. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.