Registered Nurse - Labor and Delivery

Carenest Health Services • Anchorage, AK

11h • Onsite

About The Position

This Labor and Delivery Registered Nurse position regularly includes working as a Charge Nurse. The assignment is 13 or 26 weeks, with an ASAP start date. The schedule is 3x12 or 4x12 night shifts. The unit includes OB triage and testing, labor and delivery, and high-risk antepartum care. It has 10 OB triage rooms, 10 LDR rooms, 3 OR suites, and 4 PACU rooms. Average daily deliveries are around 7, with up to 14 patients at times due to inductions and high-risk antepartum cases. OB triage averages 4–5 third-trimester testing patients as well as additional triage patients each day.

The clinician may float to like units within scope if needed. Weekend work is required every other weekend. On-call is not required. Block scheduling is not accommodated. Local candidates whose permanent address is within 50 miles of the facility are not accepted. Time off is approved individually upon offer, and all requested time off must be included in the submission. Guaranteed hours are 60 per two weeks; the traveler may be called off for one 12-hour shift per two weeks.

This is at an acute hospital that is a Magnet facility, Level II trauma center, and listed as a USNWR Best Hospital in Alaska. The facility has 407 staffed beds. Scrubs are provided, charting is done in Epic, and parking is free.

Requirements

• Must have an Alaska RN license in hand for an auto offer; pending licenses are accepted for submission but the license must be in hand for an auto offer.
• At least 1 year of experience.
• BLS certification.
• ACLS certification.
• AWHONN Intermediate and Advanced certifications.
• NRP certification.
• Charge Nurse experience is required for this role; charge experience is also described as preferred or the candidate must be willing to train as charge.
• First-time travelers are accepted.

Nice To Haves

• Charge Nurse experience, or willingness to train as charge.

Responsibilities

• Work as a Labor and Delivery Registered Nurse, regularly serving in the Charge Nurse position.
• Provide care in OB triage, labor and delivery, and high-risk antepartum settings.
• Float to like units within scope if needed to meet facility needs.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed