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Job Description & Requirements
Postpartum Nurse - Postpartum RN - (PP RN)
StartDate: ASAP Available Shifts: 12 N Pay Rate: $40.00 - 43.00

Exclusive order to AMN. Walnut Creek Medical Center awarded by Practice Greenhealth Environmental Excellence! Walnut Creek is an excellent place to live, wonderful schools, lost of sunshine, low crime! We welcome you to be a part of this great organization through AMN!

The 32 bed Postpartum unit of this hospital works with 1:4 through 1:6 ratio. Will care for Postpartum mother, newborn, stable antepartum patients.

Postpartum nurses are responsible for caring for both moms and their newborns after delivery. The postpartum care nurse plays a crucial role in the hours following delivery, monitoring mothers and helping to ensure proper recovery. Postpartum RNs must recognize postpartum depression and teach new moms how to address emotions, while also acting as a teacher for the new parents and usually giving instructions on how to care, bathe, breastfeed and/or bottle-feed the newborn and monitor his or her health.

Required Qualifications
NRP, BLS certifications
Antepartum exp

Preferred Qualifications

Completion of breastfeeding education preferred. May be expected to cross train to at least 1 other Maternal Child Health/Family Centered Care area with appropriate certifications.


About the Facility
Listed as one of America’s Best Hospitals by U.S. News & World Report, with emphasis on its performance in the field of gynecology, this urban-based, 233-bed medical center is also a recognized primary stroke and oncology center and a certified ST-elevation myocardial infarction center for elective and emergency cardiac catheterization.

Facility Location
Situated in the San Francisco Bay Area, Walnut Creek is a picture-perfect California town known for its ample wide open spaces. Although the majority of the city is developed and offers everything from an orchestra to countless restaurants and side-walk cafes, there is a lot of area that remains undeveloped in effort to preserve the region’s natural beauty.

Job Benefits
NursesRx travel nursing assignments typically last 13 weeks and include:
  • Competitive pay rates
  • Life Insurance
  • Medical, Dental, Vision
  • 401(k) and Flex Spending
  • Free Continuing Education and Tuition Assistance
  • Traveler Discounts and Referral Bonuses
  • No-Fee Direct Deposit
  • Daily Meal / Incidentals Allowance
  • Free, quality, private housing
  • Accident and Short-term Disability Coverage
  • Refer a friend and earn extra cash!


About the Company
NursesRx, an AMN Healthcare company, is a leading travel nursing staffing agency that can help you achieve the career you've trained for, and the lifestyle you've always wanted. With thousands of positions nationwide, NursesRx lets registered nurses (RN) choose from the very best assignments with top-ranked hospitals and facilities throughout the United States. AMN Healthcare is an EEO/AA/Disability/Protected Veteran Employer.  We encourage minority and female applicants to apply.

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