About This Position
Join us as a travel Registered Nurse in Eureka, CA, supporting Labor & Delivery and maternal-newborn care on a 26-week night contract. Bring your nursing skills to a varied clinical role with a consistent 36-hour weekly schedule.
Position Details
- Specialty: RN - General; unit: Labor & Delivery RN
- Location: Eureka, CA
- Employment type: Travel/Contract
- Assignment duration: 26 weeks
- Start date: December 14, 2026
- Schedule: Nights, three 12-hour shifts (18:00–06:30)
- Guaranteed hours: 36 per week
Responsibilities
Provide nursing care across labor, delivery, antepartum, postpartum, and newborn settings. Support safe care for patients and newborns, contribute to coordination throughout the birth experience, and carry out appropriate assessment, monitoring, education, and documentation.
Requirements
- Certifications: ACLS, AWHONN Intermediate, BLS, and NRP.
- Required charting system: Epic.
- Patient care skills: IV therapy and phlebotomy, including administration of blood and blood products, drawing venous blood, maintaining central lines (CVC/PICC), starting and maintaining IVs, and using infusion pumps, drips, and IV monitoring.
- Labor and delivery skills: amnioinfusion; assisting with high-risk and vaginal deliveries; circulating for C-sections; forceps/vacuum extraction; hemorrhage/shock care; C-section recovery; and sterile vaginal exams.
- Work-setting experience: antepartum, high-risk antepartum, Labor & Delivery, LDRP, and Mother/Baby. Experience in a setting with more than 300 births per month and in high-risk antepartum care is required.
- Medication administration: anticoagulation therapy, antihypertensives, antiseizure medications, insulin drips, magnesium sulfate therapy, Pitocin (oxytocin), prostaglandins, and terbutaline. Insulin drips and prostaglandins are required skills.
- Neonatal care in the delivery room: APGAR scoring, Baby Nurse (“Baby Catcher”) care, collecting cord samples, ID/security banding, and radiant warmers/thermoregulation. Collecting cord samples is required.
- Antepartum care and procedures: assisting with amniocentesis; assisting with sterile speculum exams to assess effacement, dilation, station, and presentation; NSTs (Non-Stress Tests); OCTs (Oxytocin Challenge Tests); reflex checks, edema assessment, and clonus; triage of obstetrical patients; and use of EFM (External Fetal Heart Monitoring). Amniocentesis assistance, OCTs, and obstetrical patient triage are required.
- Newborn care: assisting with circumcision and assessing the postoperative site; car seat education; cord care; discharge teaching to parents; infant identification; metabolic screening; neonatal abstinence syndrome care; newborn assessment; newborn hypoglycemia care; phototherapy; and teaching circumcision care to parents. Circumcision assistance/site assessment, metabolic screening, neonatal abstinence syndrome care, and circumcision-care teaching are required.
- Postpartum care and procedures: baby-friendly protocols, breastfeeding and lactation support, Foley catheter insertion/management, fundus/lochia/perineum care, and wound assessment/care. Baby-friendly protocols are required.
- Surgical procedures: cervical cerclage and D&C; both are required.
- Postpartum patient care: cesarean section, couplet care, multiple births, postpartum hemorrhage, pregnancy-induced hypertension, and vaginal delivery.
- Pain management: epidural anesthesia, general anesthesia, IV conscious sedation, nitrous oxide, pain assessment and management, and use of IV PCA. General anesthesia and IV conscious sedation are required.
- Cardiac monitoring and emergency care: interpretation of dysrhythmias is required.
- Professional skills: isolation precautions/PPE and vaccine administration.
Compensation & Why Quick2Hire
The hourly rate is $72.00–$85.00. Quick2Hire is your staffing partner, with a dedicated recruiter supporting you throughout the assignment and reliable weekly pay. Per diem shifts are also available if you want extra flexibility.
This healthcare facility is a cornerstone of medical excellence in the region, offering a comprehensive range of services designed to meet the diverse needs of the community. With a focus on patient-centered care, the facility provides primary care, urgent care, and specialized services such as cardiopulmonary testing, diagnostic imaging, and a state-of-the-art birthing center. The facility's commitment to compassionate care is evident in its extensive behavioral health and chemical dependency programs, ensuring holistic support for patients. Additionally, the presence of the Otto Klein Cancer Center and a robust orthopedics department highlights its dedication to specialized and advanced medical treatments.
Located in the picturesque town of Polson, MT, the facility serves a vibrant community nestled along the shores of Flathead Lake. This location offers healthcare professionals the unique opportunity to work in a serene environment that balances professional growth with quality of life. The facility is part of a not-for-profit Catholic health care ministry, emphasizing its mission to provide accessible, high-quality care while fostering a supportive and inclusive work culture. With a commitment to innovation and community well-being, this healthcare facility is an ideal place for professionals seeking to make a meaningful impact while enjoying the natural beauty and recreational opportunities of Montana.
Experience
- At least 1 year of experience.
- Patient ratio experience: 1:1–3.
- Travel experience is not required.
