Travel Registered Nurse - Labor And Delivery Department - Barstow, CA
- 12-hour shifts
- Travel
- BLS
- ACLS
- NRP
- RN license
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How this pay compares
This assignment posts $2,401 a week, the agency's gross: a taxable hourly rate plus housing and meal stipends. Open travel labor and delivery nurse assignments post a median of $2,453 a week, the middle half $2,159 to $2,754, across 688 assignments, so this one is within the middle half of what they post. Staff pay is hourly and carries no stipends, so it is not set beside it.
Tax-free stipend limit here
GSA's per diem rate for Barstow, CA (GSA's Barstow / Ontario / Victorville area) is $129 a night for lodging in November 2026 and $86 a day for meals and incidentals: $1,505 a week. Agencies set tax-free housing and meal stipends against it, for a traveler who keeps a tax home elsewhere; the posting's own figure says what this assignment pays. Stipend limits in California.
What California law says about nurse staffing
- Minimum nurse-to-patient ratios: General acute care hospitals must keep licensed nurse-to-patient ratios by unit, for example 1:2 in critical care and 1:5 in medical-surgical units. Cal. Code Regs. tit. 22, § 70217(a) (source: Cal. Code Regs. tit. 22, § 70217(a))
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About the job
Travel assignment, 12 weeks, 12hr days, 36 hours a week, starting 9 Nov 2026.
Pay as Cross Country posts it: about $2,401 a week in all, a taxable rate of $25 an hour plus $1,500.50 a week in housing and meal stipends.
Job Summary
Registered Nurse, Labor and Delivery: This position provides obstetrical care throughout the antepartum, intrapartum, immediate postpartum, and neonatal phases. The role requires critical thinking, scientific judgment, leadership, clinical competency, and effective delegation and supervision of patient care.
Job Details
- Schedule: Day shifts from 7:00 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.; three shifts per week, 12-hour shifts, with a minimum of 36 hours per week. Some on-call availability may be required.
- Required Qualifications: California Registered Nurse license; Basic Life Support (BLS), Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS), and Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) certifications; at least 2 years of nursing experience; prior travel experience.
- Additional Information:
- Provides care for Labor and Delivery patients during antepartum, intrapartum, immediate postpartum, and neonatal phases.
- Applies the nursing process in accordance with applicable nursing practice requirements and organizational policies and procedures.
- Demonstrates critical thinking, scientific judgment, and leadership in planning and delivering safe patient care.
- Maintains clinical competency through continuing education.
- Delegates care priorities according to the education and experience of available staff.
- Provides direction and supervision to assigned personnel delivering patient care.
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
From Cross Country Healthcare's job posting, checked 12 Nov 2026. The employer's own page is the final word on requirements and availability.
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National healthcare staffing company in Boca Raton, Florida, placing travel nurses, allied professionals and therapists, with local contract and per diem work too. Source: Cross Country, Travel FAQs
Based in Boca Raton, FLHires in 51 statesPay on its listings: 0.7% of its open jobs state an hourly rate
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