Travel Nurse RN - LDRP - Labor Delivery Recovery & Postpartum
Job Description
AHS Staffing is seeking a travel nurse RN LDRP - Labor Delivery Recovery & Postpartum for a travel nursing job in San Luis Obispo, California.
Job Description & Requirements
- Specialty: LDRP - Labor Delivery Recovery & Postpartum
- Discipline: RN
- Start Date: 07/20/2026
- Duration: 13 weeks
- 36 hours per week
- Shift: 12 hours, nights
- Employment Type: Travel
📍 Location: San Luis Obispo, California
📅 Start Date: July 20, 2026
📆 Duration: 13 Weeks (91 Days)
🕒 Shift: 3x12 Nights (6:00 PM–6:00 AM)
⏰ Guaranteed Hours: 36 Hours/Week
📅 Schedule: Every Other Weekend • First to Float
💰 Competitive Weekly Pay (Contact for current gross package)
📋 No Interview Required
🏥 Facility Overview
- Acute Care Hospital
- Labor & Delivery / Postpartum Unit
- Community hospital with family-centered maternity care
- Travelers float between Labor & Delivery and Postpartum
👶 Unit Details
- 9 Labor & Delivery Rooms
- 4 Postpartum Beds
- No Dedicated OB Triage Unit
- Approximately 55 births per month
- Family-centered birth program with individualized birth plans
👩⚕️ Patient Ratios
The unit follows AWHONN staffing guidelines.
Typical assignments include:
- Labor: 1:1–1:2
- Delivery: 1:1
- Postpartum Couplet Care: Per AWHONN standards
✅ Required Experience
Minimum Requirements
- 2 years of Labor & Delivery/Postpartum experience
- Previous travel experience preferred
No First-Time Travelers
Experience required with:
- Labor & Delivery
- Postpartum
- Mother/Baby Couplet Care
- High-Risk Deliveries
- Fetal Monitoring
- Circulating Cesarean Sections
- Recovery
- Newborn Care
Common Patient Population
- Pregnancies 34 weeks and above
- High-risk deliveries
- Vaginal deliveries
- Cesarean deliveries
- Family-centered births
- Patients with detailed birth plans
The facility places a strong emphasis on respecting and following patient birth plans whenever clinically appropriate.
Certifications Required
- ✅ California RN License
- ✅ BLS
- ✅ ACLS
- ✅ NRP
- ✅ AWHONN Advanced Fetal Monitoring
- ✅ COVID Vaccination Required
Equipment / Technology
- Cerner EMR
- FetaLink Electronic Fetal Monitoring
- Philips Telemetry
- Hospital-provided scrubs
Physician & Support Coverage
- OB Physicians On Call
- Neonatologist On Call
- Respiratory Therapy available 24/7
- One OB Tech on Days
- One OB Tech on Nights
Additional Support:
- No IV Team
- Pharmacy available until 10:00 PM
Things to Know Before Applying\n✔ No First-Time Travelers\n\nPrevious travel nursing experience is preferred, and first-time travelers will not be considered.\n\n✔ Must Work Both L&D and Postpartum\n\nThis is not a Labor-only assignment.\n\nTravelers float between:\n\nLabor & Delivery\nRecovery\nPostpartum\n\nCandidates must be experienced and comfortable working both areas.\n\n✔ C-Section Circulating Required\n\nAll travelers must independently circulate cesarean deliveries.\n\n✔ High-Risk OB Experience Preferred\n\nThe unit manages:\n\nHigh-risk pregnancies\nC-sections\nPatients 34 weeks gestation and above\n✔ Family-Centered Birth Culture\n\nBirth plans are highly respected, and nurses should be comfortable supporting individualized labor preferences while maintaining patient safety.\n\n✔ Floating\nFirst to Float\nFloats between Labor & Delivery and Postpartum\n✔ Weekend Requirement\nEvery Other Weekend\n✔ Holiday Requirement\n\nHoliday rotation with permanent staff.
About AHS Staffing
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