Registered Nurse - Labor and Delivery

the Client•Anchorage, AK

5d•Onsite

About The Position

This is a six-month travel contract for a Labor and Delivery Registered Nurse at an acute hospital in Anchorage, Alaska. The position is onsite in a high-risk L&D unit with 10 OB Triage rooms, 10 LDR rooms, three OR suites, and four PACU rooms. Average daily deliveries are around seven; the unit may manage up to 14 patients, including inductions and high-risk antepartum cases. OB Triage averages four to five third-trimester testing patients along with additional triage patients daily. OB Triage/Testing census ranges from five to 10 patients, and L&D/Antepartum census ranges from seven to 14. The schedule is nights, 19:00–7:30, with either three 12-hour shifts or four 12-hour shifts. Guaranteed hours are 60 per two weeks; the traveler may be called off for one 12-hour shift per two weeks. Weekend availability is required every other weekend. On-call is not required. Block scheduling is unavailable, and time-off requests are reviewed individually upon offer. Local candidates are not accepted; the candidate’s permanent address must be at least 50 miles from the facility. The facility is a 407-staffed-bed Magnet acute hospital and Level II Trauma facility, recognized by USNWR as a best hospital in Alaska. Epic is used for charting, facility-provided scrubs are available, and parking is free. COVID-19 vaccination is not required. The role requires authorization to work for any U.S. employer; visa sponsorship or transfer is unavailable. An Alaska RN license is required, with the license in hand for Auto Offer consideration; a pending license may be accepted otherwise.

Requirements

At least one year of experience.
Alaska RN license required; license must be in hand for Auto Offer consideration, though a pending license is accepted otherwise.
Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required.
Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification required.
AWHONN Intermediate and Advanced certification required.
Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) certification required.
Ability to float to like units within scope as needed.
Every-other-weekend availability.
Authorization to work for any U.S. employer; visa sponsorship or sponsorship transfer is not available.
Permanent address must be at least 50 miles from the facility; local candidates are not accepted.

Nice To Haves

Charge nurse experience; alternatively, willingness to train as charge.
First-time travelers are accepted.

Responsibilities

Provide nursing care in a high-risk Labor and Delivery setting.
Float to like units within the nurse’s scope of practice when needed to meet facility needs.
Be available to work every other weekend.
Potentially serve as charge nurse; charge experience is preferred, or the nurse must be willing to train as charge.