Travel Labor & Delivery Registered Nurse - $3,085 per week

Cross Country Nurses is seeking a travel nurse RN Labor and Delivery for a travel nursing job in Merced, California.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: Labor and Delivery
• Discipline: RN
• Start Date: 11/30/2026
• Duration: 13 weeks
• 36 hours per week
• Shift: 12 hours, nights
• Employment Type: Travel

Job Summary

Labor and Delivery Department. The position provides nursing care for laboring, postpartum, antepartum, and high-risk obstetric patients in an acute care setting. Responsibilities include circulating cesarean deliveries, supporting evidence-based clinical practices, educating patients and newer nurses, and adhering to baby-friendly and golden-hour practices.

Job Details

• Required Qualifications: Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS), Advanced Fetal Monitoring, Basic Life Support (BLS), Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP), and a minimum of 2 years of experience. Certification in intermediate Electronic Fetal Monitoring (EFM) through the Association of Women's Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses (AWHONN) is required.
• Schedule: Night shifts consisting of 12-hour shifts, with a minimum of 36 hours per week. Weekend coverage is required, with four weekend shifts expected during each four-week scheduling period. Holiday coverage varies according to unit needs.
• Additional Information: The role supports a labor and delivery unit averaging 200240 births per month, with labor, delivery, triage, and antepartum patients. Responsibilities include circulating cesarean deliveries, caring for patients receiving magnesium therapy, maintaining strong intravenous skills, completing hourly rounds, providing bedside reports, and documenting care. Nurses must be comfortable using evidence-based algorithms, teaching and educating newer nurses, and following baby-friendly and golden-hour practices. Floating to the postpartum floor may be required, and call is not required.

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 #1344533. 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 / Labor And Delivery Department

About Cross Country Nurses

Benefits

• 401k retirement plan
• Referral bonus