Registered Nurse - Labor and Delivery

the Client•Anchorage, AK

2d•Onsite

About The Position

This is a 3-month travel contract for a Registered Nurse in a high-risk Labor and Delivery unit at an acute care hospital in Anchorage, Alaska. The onsite unit includes 10 OB triage rooms, 10 LDR rooms, 3 operating room suites, and 4 PACU rooms. The unit averages approximately 7 deliveries per day and frequently manages up to 14 patients, including inductions and high-risk antepartum cases. OB triage averages 4–5 third-trimester testing patients and also receives triage patients daily. The position provides care to intrapartum, antepartum, and OB triage patients. Nurses may float to like units within their scope to meet facility needs. The schedule is nights, either 3x12 or 4x12 from 19:00 to 7:30, with 60 guaranteed hours per two weeks. The traveler may be called off for one 12-hour shift per two weeks and must work every other weekend. On-call is not required, and block scheduling is not accommodated. Local candidates are not accepted; the candidate's permanent address must be at least 50 miles from the facility. Scrubs are provided, parking is free, and the charting system is Epic. The facility is described as a Magnet Facility, a Level II Trauma Center, and a USNWR Best Hospital in Alaska, with 407 staffed beds. Applicants must be authorized to work for any U.S. employer; visa sponsorship or transfer is not available. Requested time off must be submitted with the application and is approved individually upon offer.

Requirements

At least 1 year of experience.
Labor and Delivery skills per the unit description skill set.
Ability to care for high-risk antepartum and induction patients.
Ability to work in OB triage and Labor and Delivery settings.
Alaska RN license required; it must be in hand for an auto offer, though a pending license is accepted pending licensure.
BLS certification required.
ACLS certification required.
AWHONN Intermediate and Advanced certification required.
NRP (Neonatal Resuscitation Program) certification required.
Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the United States; employment visa sponsorship or transfer is unavailable.
Permanent address must be at least 50 miles from the facility; local candidates are not accepted.

Nice To Haves

Charge experience is preferred, or willingness to train as a charge nurse.
First-time travelers are accepted.

Responsibilities

Provide nursing care for intrapartum, antepartum, and OB triage patients in a high-risk Labor and Delivery unit.
Float to like units within scope to meet facility needs, if needed.
Work every other weekend as required.
Submit all requested time off at the time of application.