Travel Nurse RN - Labor & Delivery in Bakersfield, CA

Registered Nurse (RN) | Labor & Delivery Location: Bakersfield, CA Agency: Concentric Healthcare Staffing Pay: Competitive weekly pay (inquire for details) Contract Duration: 13 Weeks Start Date: ASAP

Travel Nurse Source  is working with Concentric Healthcare Staffing to find a qualified Labor/Delivery RN in Bakersfield, California, 93311!

Registered Nurse – Labor & Delivery (Nurse Shift Manager)

Bakersfield, CA | Acute Care

Contract | Night Shift (7p start) | 12-Hour Shifts | Onsite

• Serve in a Nurse Shift Manager (NSM) capacity, providing charge-level leadership and resource support across the unit including L&D, postpartum, recovery, antepartum, C-section, and women's health areas
• Care for a diverse patient population including labor and delivery, postpartum couplets, high-risk OB, antepartum, and women's health patients; facility transfers out for major maternal or fetal complications requiring advanced cardiac or surgical intervention
• Perform and interpret advanced fetal monitoring in accordance with AWHONN standards; utilize Cerner EMR, fetal links, and HUGS infant security system
• Float across all areas of the unit — L&D, postpartum, C-section, and women's health — as census and staffing needs require
• Participate in evidence-based perinatal safety initiatives including Pitocin checklists, maternal mental health screenings, pre-eclampsia protocols, and 100% chart audits
• Be available for standby/on-call as needed; if called in from standby, expected response time is within 30 minutes

• Active RN license in good standing
• BLS certification required
• ACLS certification required
• NRP certification required
• AWHONN Advanced Fetal Monitoring certification required
• Strong charge or supervisory nursing experience in Labor & Delivery
• Ability to independently start IVs
• Willingness and ability to work across all unit areas (L&D, postpartum, C-section, women's health)
• Availability to work required weekend shifts (approximately 4 per scheduling period) and one major and one minor holiday

• Experience with Cerner EMR charting
• Background in high-risk OB care including antepartum management and perinatal safety initiatives
• Familiarity with baby-friendly hospital practices including immediate skin-to-skin and early breastfeeding initiation
• Prior exposure to evidence-based OB practices such as reduction of low-risk primary C-sections and elective delivery guidelines

• Work within a well-supported unit featuring 24/7 in-house OB and anesthesia coverage, 24/7 RT and pharmacy, a Level 2 NICU, and dedicated OB techs — giving you the resources to focus on exceptional patient care
• Join a unit with a strong culture of perinatal safety, evidence-based practice, and professional development including GNOSIS online training and collaboration with perinatology safety specialists

About Concentric Healthcare Staffing

Founded and headquartered in Scottsdale, AZ, Concentric Healthcare Staffing specializes in healthcare employment with an emphasis in nursing and allied health. Our passion is to develop partnerships with our clients and become an integral part of your staffing solution. Concentric representatives understand your need for continuity of care and work to ensure that every staffing solution we provide is as unique as your facility.

To provide the skilled and talented personnel that today’s medical field demands, Concentric Healthcare offers a top flight registry service that provides staff 24/7. Your facility can enhance their recruiting process by taking advantage of the temporary, temp-to-hire, and direct placement services of our fully screened professionals.

Concentric Healthcare is proud to be recognized by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) with the JCAHO Gold Seal of Approval for the Health Care Staffing Services program. JCAHO certification acknowledges compliance with the Joint Commission’s national set of consensus-based quality standards and demonstrates a commitment to excellence in providing health care staffing.

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