Travel Labor & Delivery Registered Nurse (RN) Jobs – Eureka, California

Apply now for a 26-week Labor & Delivery travel nursing assignment in Eureka, California. Join a collaborative healthcare team providing high-risk obstetric care to a culturally diverse patient population while caring for antepartum, laboring, postpartum, neonatal, and adult patients. This on-site California travel nurse job offers night shifts, supportive hospital experience, and opportunities to strengthen your clinical expertise. First-time travelers are welcome to apply. Eureka is a scenic North Coast community known for its historic character, vibrant arts scene, and convenient access to California’s majestic redwood forests and coastline.

Travel RN Job Details

• Specialty: Labor & Delivery Registered Nurse (RN)
• Assignment Type: Travel nursing contract
• Location: Eureka, California
• Weekly Estimated Pay: $2,480-$2,610
• Start Date: November 2, 2026
• Contract Duration: 26 weeks
• Schedule: Night shifts, 6:00 p.m.-6:00 a.m.; 36 hours per week
• Weekend Requirement: Weekend availability is required to meet staffing needs
• Unit Profile: Approximately 11 rooms and 15 beds, with an average daily census of 15-20 patients
• Electronic Medical Record: Epic
• Floating: May be required within the nurse’s scope of practice to meet staffing needs

Labor & Delivery Travel Nurse Requirements

• At least 1 year of recent Labor & Delivery registered nursing experience
• Postpartum and newborn care experience preferred
• Active California Registered Nurse license; compact license must be in hand when applicable
• Current BLS and ACLS certifications
• AWHONN Intermediate certification
• NRP certification
• Epic charting experience
• Strong clinical skills in high-risk obstetrics, fetal monitoring, cesarean section circulation, vaginal delivery, postpartum hemorrhage management, magnesium sulfate therapy, and newborn assessment
• Ability to provide nursing care for neonates, infants, and adults in a fast-paced hospital environment
• Comfort working night shifts, weekends, and within a flexible scheduling model

Labor & Delivery RN Responsibilities

• Provide safe, compassionate nursing care throughout labor, delivery, recovery, and postpartum care
• Care for high-risk antepartum and obstetric patients, including those experiencing pregnancy-induced hypertension, hemorrhage, or other complications
• Monitor maternal and fetal status using external and internal fetal monitoring, NSTs, and related assessment techniques
• Recognize and respond to abnormal fetal heart rate patterns and changes in maternal condition
• Assist with vaginal deliveries, high-risk deliveries, and cesarean sections; circulate for C-sections as needed
• Administer and monitor medications and therapies including oxytocin, magnesium sulfate, antihypertensives, antiseizure medications, terbutaline, and blood products
• Perform newborn assessments, APGAR scoring, thermoregulation, cord care, metabolic screening, and identification procedures
• Support breastfeeding, lactation education, discharge teaching, car seat education, and newborn-care education for parents
• Complete triage, physical assessments, IV management, pain management, wound care, and postpartum fundus, lochia, and perineum assessments
• Collaborate with physicians, midwives, respiratory services, pharmacy, radiology, social services, and other members of the interdisciplinary care team
• Maintain accurate documentation in Epic and uphold unit, regulatory, and patient-safety standards

Apply now to join this Labor & Delivery travel nursing team in Eureka, California.

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.