Travel Registered Nurse - Labor And Delivery Department - Sacramento, CA
Cross Country Healthcare$3,034–$3,041/wk4 openings in Sacramento, CAContractPosted 2w agoStill open, checked every night- Nurse-to-patient ratio 1:3 to 1:4
- 12-hour shifts
- Travel
- BLS
- ACLS
- NRP
- RN license
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How this pay compares
This assignment posts $3,038 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 $2,450 a week, the middle half $2,144 to $2,738, across 786 assignments, so this one is above the middle half of what they post. Staff pay is hourly and carries no stipends, so it is not set beside it.
What California law requires of the employer
- 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, 13 weeks, 12hr nights, 36 hours a week, starting November 10, 2026.
Pay as Cross Country posts it: about $3,034 a week in all, a taxable rate of $37.21 an hour plus $1,694 a week in housing and meal stipends.
Job Summary
Labor and Delivery Department - Acute Care Setting. The position provides comprehensive care for patients throughout labor, delivery, recovery, and postpartum services in a high-risk, couplet-care environment. Responsibilities include supporting inductions, preterm labor, bleeding, hypertension, and cesarean deliveries.
Job Details
- Required Qualifications: Basic Life Support (BLS), Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS), Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP), Advanced Fetal Monitoring, and Association of Women's Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses Advanced (AWHONN-Advanced) certifications; registered nurse license; minimum of 2 years of experience; ability to circulate cesarean sections, provide care throughout the labor, delivery, recovery, and postpartum process, and float to maternal-child care as needed.
- Preferred Qualifications: STABLE certification.
- Schedule: 12-hour night shifts beginning at 6:45, with a minimum of 36 hours per week; every other weekend and holiday rotation may apply.
- Additional Information: The role supports labor, delivery, recovery, and postpartum care in a high-risk couplet-care setting. Patient assignments may include laboring patients, postpartum couplets, antepartum patients, and obstetric emergency department overflow. Typical ratios are 1:3–4 couplets, 1:1–2 labor patients, and 1:1–3 antepartum patients. Responsibilities include circulating cesarean sections, titrating Pitocin, interpreting maternal electrocardiogram (EKG) strips in the post-anesthesia care unit, and following Association of Women's Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses (AWHONN) guidelines. Obstetric surgical technologists, obstetric hospitalist coverage, anesthesia coverage, and neonatal support are available.
Benefits
- 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 for Sacramento, CA, checked 9 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: 0.6% of its open jobs state an hourly rate
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