Location: Folsom, CA

Start Date: 02-18-2026

End Date: 05-20-2026

Contract Type: Travel Contract

Shift Type: 12-hour night shifts; Nights (primarily Fri/Sat); Every-other-weekend (2 weekend shifts per 4-week schedule); 36 hours/week guaranteed; EOW rotation; may require on-call/standby with 30-minute callback; first-to-float and scheduled 4 weeks in advance

Hours per Week: 36

Candidate Pay Rate: $93 per hour

About United Health Care Staffing

At United Health Care Staffing (UHC Staffing), we believe healthcare staffing should be more than just finding a job. We are here to connect amazing professionals with opportunities that make their careers exciting, rewarding, and meaningful. With us, you're not just signing up for a contract you are joining a team that's got your back, answers your calls, and maybe even cracks a joke or two to brighten your day. Think of us as the travel buddy who handles the logistics while you focus on what you do best helping people heal.

Roles & Responsibilities

• Provide high-quality labor and delivery care, managing patients from triage through delivery and immediate postpartum
• Perform neonatal resuscitation at deliveries and stabilize newborns for NICU transfer when needed
• Use advanced fetal monitoring (Fetalink) to assess fetal status and collaborate on care decisions
• Titrate medications (including pitocin and occasional insulin) safely and per unit protocols
• Circulate in the OR for C-sections when required and collaborate closely with anesthesia and surgical teams
• Serve as a dependable team member during high-acuity births, including twins and preterm presentations
• Act as a shift-level leader when needed — support charge nurse/shift manager and assist with unit flow
• Document care accurately in Cerner and communicate changes to multidisciplinary teams

Qualifications

• Active RN license (eligible to submit) for California
• Minimum overall RN experience: 2 years (per job posting)
• At least 1 year of LDRP (Labor/Delivery/Recovery/Postpartum) experience required; 3 years preferred
• Required certifications: NRP (Neonatal Resuscitation Program), ACLS, BLS, AWHONN Advanced Electronic Fetal Monitoring
• OR circulating experience required for L&D-only candidates (postpartum-only experience alone will not be accepted)
• Comfortable with neonatal resuscitation at delivery — no in-house pediatric coverage
• Able to titrate drips per unit protocols
• Willingness to float to other Sacramento facilities as needed and to work scheduled weekends/holidays

Education

• Active Registered Nurse (RN) license — required
• BSN — not required (BSN not required per posting), but welcomed if available
• Required certifications: NRP, ACLS, BLS, AWHONN Advanced EFM

Knowledge & Skills

• Proficient with fetal monitoring (Fetalink) and AWHONN fetal surveillance practices
• Experience with Cerner electronic charting and clinical documentation
• Neonatal stabilization skills and experience with NRP
• Familiarity with respiratory support equipment (ventilator, CPAP, bubble CPAP) and collaborating with RT
• Ability to manage OB emergency scenarios and work with on-call anesthesia and in-house OBs
• Comfort with high-acuity births, twin deliveries, and rapid decision-making
• Strong teamwork, communication, and charge/shift coordination skills

Benefits

• Supportive team environment that values your skills and growth — you won’t be just a number
• Comprehensive onboarding with dedicated orientation hours so you hit the floor confident
• Licensure assistance and reimbursement to help keep your credentials current
• Opportunities to collaborate with perinatal specialists and in-house OB/Neonatology for clinical growth
• Work/life rhythm: predictable 12-hour block scheduling and set weekend cadence
• Professional development and continuing education encouragement to sharpen your L&D expertise
• Flexible scheduling conversations — open communication about floating and coverage
• A workplace committed to evidence-based practice (AWHONN guidelines and strong teamwork)

Travel Perks: Explore Folsom, CA

Explore Folsom’s scenic outdoor playground: Folsom Lake State Recreation Area for hiking, boating and picnic weekends; stroll Historic Folsom with shops, cafes and the Folsom Prison Museum; bike or jog the American River Trail and Lake Natoma for easy escapes after your shift. Sacramento is a short drive for museums, farm-to-fork dining and nightlife, and weekend trips to Gold Country wineries, Apple Hill or Lake Tahoe are easy when you want mountain time.

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