Labor & Delivery Registered Nurse (RN) – Travel Nursing Contract in Torrance, CA

Join a collaborative Labor & Delivery travel nursing team in Torrance, California, and provide expert care across high- and low-risk labor, delivery, and postpartum patients. This 16-week California travel nurse job offers a consistent 12-hour day schedule, complex obstetric cases, and a welcoming South Bay community with easy access to Los Angeles.

Travel Nursing Job Details

• Specialty: Labor & Delivery Registered Nurse (L&D RN)
• Employment Type: Travel nursing contract
• Location: Torrance, California
• Weekly Estimated Pay: $2,480-$2,610
• Start Date: November 9, 2026
• Contract Duration: 16 weeks
• Schedule: Three 12-hour day shifts per week
• Shift Hours: 7:00 a.m. – 7:30 p.m.
• Weekly Hours: 36 hours
• Healthcare Setting: Acute care hospital Labor & Delivery unit
• Unit Profile: 21-bed unit with approximately 210-257 births per month
• Patient Population: Neonates, infants, adolescents, and adults
• Patient Ratios: Approximately 1:2 on days, nights, and weekends
• Electronic Medical Record: Epic experience required
• Orientation: 24 hours
• Floating: May float to Mother/Baby and other closely related units
• Weekend Coverage: Weekend flexibility required; frequency depends on contract length

Labor & Delivery RN Job Requirements

• Active Registered Nurse license eligible for practice in California; compact license must be in hand when applicable
• At least 3 years of recent Labor & Delivery RN experience
• Current ACLS, BLS/BCLS, and NRP certifications
• Current AWHONN Advanced certification required; C-EFM may be accepted in lieu of AWHONN Advanced
• Recent Epic charting experience
• Demonstrated competency caring for both high- and low-risk obstetric patients
• Experience with cesarean section circulation and recovery, vaginal delivery, fetal monitoring, and postpartum hemorrhage response
• Ability to support weekend coverage, holiday scheduling, and floating between related units as needed
• Strong communication, teamwork, clinical judgment, and patient education skills
• Precepting and previous charge nurse experience preferred

Labor & Delivery Registered Nurse Responsibilities

• Provide safe, evidence-based nursing care to patients throughout the antepartum, intrapartum, and immediate postpartum periods
• Care for patients with complex conditions, including hypertensive disorders, diabetes, multiple gestation, preterm labor, TOLAC/VBAC, and other high-risk diagnoses
• Perform comprehensive maternal and newborn assessments, including APGAR scoring, fetal monitoring, non-stress testing, and recognition of abnormal fetal heart rate patterns
• Assist with vaginal deliveries, high-risk deliveries, cesarean sections, D&C procedures, cerclage removal, and other obstetric procedures
• Circulate for and recover cesarean sections while providing focused post-anesthesia and postpartum monitoring
• Recognize and respond to obstetric emergencies, including postpartum hemorrhage, preeclampsia/eclampsia, uterine rupture, fetal distress, and maternal or neonatal arrest
• Administer and monitor medications and therapies such as oxytocin, magnesium sulfate, insulin infusions, antihypertensives, anticoagulation, and blood products
• Apply and manage internal fetal monitoring devices, including fetal scalp electrodes and intrauterine pressure catheters
• Support newborn care at delivery and during the immediate transition period, including thermoregulation, identification, glucose monitoring, and neonatal resuscitation
• Provide breastfeeding, lactation, discharge, and newborn-care education to patients and families
• Float to Mother/Baby or other related units while maintaining high standards of patient-centered care
• Accurately document assessments, interventions, and outcomes in Epic
• Collaborate with providers, respiratory services, pharmacy, radiology, social services, rapid response teams, and other interdisciplinary partners

Apply now for this Labor & Delivery travel nurse opportunity in Torrance, California, and join a supportive healthcare team in the South Bay.

Benefits

401K with Matching, Healthcare, Dental and Vision

Equal Opportunity

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity across our organization. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.