Cross Country Nurses is seeking a travel nurse RN Post Partum for a travel nursing job in San Marcos, California.
Job Description & Requirements
- Specialty: Post Partum
- Discipline: RN
- Start Date: 12/17/2026
- Duration: 12 weeks
- 36 hours per week
- Shift: 12 hours, nights
- Employment Type: Travel
Job Summary
Registered Nurse, Post Partum Floor. This position provides nursing care for postpartum patients and newborns during 12-hour night shifts. Responsibilities include maternal-newborn education, monitoring, medication administration, clinical assessments, and support for high-risk obstetric and neonatal needs.
Job Details
- Schedule: Night shifts are 12 hours, with a minimum of 36 hours per week.
- Required Qualifications: Graduate of an accredited nursing program; Registered Nurse License in the state where care is provided; Basic Life Support certification; Neonatal Resuscitation Program certification; Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification; at least 1 year of recent full-time equivalent nursing experience within the last 3 years; demonstrated ability to perform electronic fetal monitoring, intravenous skills, laboratory draws, urine point-of-care testing, capillary blood glucose testing, adult cardiac monitoring, newborn pulse oximetry and cardiac monitoring, heel sticks and venipuncture on newborns; knowledge of high-risk medication administration, including magnesium, oxytocin, and insulin; knowledge of newborn medications, intravenous administration and maintenance, bilirubin blankets and lights, radiant warmers, and i-STAT testing; ability to support gynecologic teaching, postoperative bladder training, and maternal-newborn education.
- Preferred Qualifications: Bachelors degree in nursing or a related field; at least 3 years of labor and delivery experience; at least 3 years of postpartum experience; at least 1 year of medical-surgical nursing experience.
- Additional Information:
- Provides care for postpartum patients and newborns.
- Supports maternal-newborn teaching and gynecologic education.
- Performs fetal, maternal, and newborn monitoring.
- Administers high-risk medications and newborn medications according to clinical requirements.
- Performs laboratory draws, point-of-care testing, glucose testing, heel sticks, and newborn venipuncture.
- Supports postoperative bladder training and newborn care using radiant warmers and bilirubin lights.
Benefits
The benefits of taking a travel assignment with Cross Country include:
- Private housing or generous housing allowance
- Comprehensive health insurance with prescription coverage
- Dependent health insurance with prescription coverage
- Competitive salaries
- Referral bonuses
- Travel reimbursement
- 401(k) retirement plan
- Direct deposit/free checking
- Unlimited free CE credits
Cross Country Job ID #1350702. Pay package is based on 12 hour shifts and 36.0 hours per week (subject to confirmation) with tax-free stipend amount to be determined. Posted job title: Registered Nurse / Post Partum Floor
About Cross Country Nurses
You care for others — we’re here to care for you. At Cross Country, we know travel nursing is about more than just the job. It’s about building a career that supports your lifestyle, your values, and your impact. We offer competitive pay, full benefits, and 24/7 support from a team that truly understands what it means to be on the front lines. Wherever your journey takes you, we’re with you every step of the way. Let’s build your best life — one assignment at a time.
Benefits
- 401k retirement plan
- Referral bonus