Travel Labor and Delivery Charge Nurse - $3,871 per week

American Traveler is seeking a travel nurse RN Labor and Delivery for a travel nursing job in Anchorage, Alaska.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: Labor and Delivery
• Discipline: RN
• Start Date: 11/09/2026
• Duration: 13 weeks
• 48 hours per week
• Shift: 12 hours, nights
• Employment Type: Travel

Assignment Overview

• Shift: Nights, 4x12hrs
• Hours: 48 hrs/wk
• Start Date: Nov 9, 2026
• Length: 13 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

American Traveler is hiring a Labor & Delivery RN with charge nurse capability for a high-risk L&D unit, requiring an active AK RN license and night shift availability.

Details

• High-risk Labor & Delivery unit with 10 OB Triage rooms, 10 LDR rooms, 3 OR suites, and 4 PACU rooms
• Average of 7 daily deliveries with up to 14 patients including inductions and high-risk antepartum cases
• OB Triage averages 4-5 third trimester testing patients plus additional triage patients daily
• Facility performs 100-200 births per month
• Night shift schedule, 4x12 hours (19:00-7:30)
• Every other weekend required
• No on-call requirements
• May float to like units within the hospital or to nearby affiliate hospitals as needed
• Charting completed in Epic
• Scrubs provided by facility

Requirements

• Active AK RN license required in hand
• Minimum 1 year of Labor & Delivery experience
• Certifications required: BLS, ACLS, AWHONN Intermediate, AWHONN Advanced, NRP
• Epic charting experience required
• Charge nurse experience preferred or willingness to train for charge role
• Teaching hospital experience preferred
• Skills in IV therapy, phlebotomy, blood product administration, and IV/infusion pump management
• Experience assisting with vaginal and high-risk deliveries, circulating/scrubbing/recovering C-sections, and sterile vaginal exams
• Experience with fetal monitoring including external and internal fetal monitoring and IUPC placement
• Experience with antepartum, postpartum, and newborn care including newborn assessment and neonatal resuscitation
• Experience administering medications such as Pitocin, Magnesium Sulfate, insulin drips, and antihypertensives
• Two supervisory references covering 1 year of employment within the last 3 years in a comparable specialty required
• Copy of certifications required for consideration

Additional Information

• Work in a Magnet-designated, Level II Trauma acute care hospital recognized as a USNWR Best Hospital in Alaska
• Facility has 407 total staffed beds
• Expected to regularly work in the Charge Nurse role
• Must be willing to work 2 of the 3 major holidays: Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year
• Candidates must live at least 50 miles from the facility, and local candidates are not accepted
• Former Providence permanent staff must wait a minimum of 3 months before returning as a traveler
• Travelers may work a maximum of 1 calendar year at this assignment before requiring a 6-month break to return
• RTO must be submitted and is approved on an individual basis upon offer
• First-time travelers are welcome to apply
• Facility only accepts Hepatitis B vaccination, not titers or declinations
• Housing options in the area may be limited

American Traveler Job ID #P-765633. Pay package is based on 12 hour shifts and 48.0 hours per week (subject to confirmation) with tax-free stipend amount to be determined. Posted job title: Travel RN - Labor & Delivery

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