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: 10/26/2026
- Duration: 26 weeks
- 48 hours per week
- Shift: 12 hours, nights
- Employment Type: Travel
Assignment Overview
- Shift: Nights, 4x12hrs
- Hours: 48 hrs/wk
- Start Date: Oct 26, 2026
- Length: 26 weeks
- Openings: 1
Description
American Traveler is hiring a Labor & Delivery RN for a high-risk unit requiring an active AK RN license, AWHONN Intermediate and Advanced certification, and NRP certification.
Details
- Work in a high-risk Labor & Delivery unit within a Magnet-designated, Level II Trauma acute care hospital
- Unit includes 10 OB Triage rooms, 10 LDR rooms, 3 OR suites, and 4 PACU rooms
- Average of 7 deliveries daily, with up to 14 patients during high inductions and antepartum census
- OB Triage averages 4-5 third trimester testing patients plus daily triage influx
- Facility performs 100-200 births per month
- Night shift schedule, 3x12 or 4x12 hours, working every other weekend
- No on-call requirements
- May float to like units within the facility or to nearby affiliate hospitals as needed
- Uses Epic charting system
- Block scheduling not accommodated
Requirements
- Active AK RN license required in hand for consideration
- Minimum 1 year of Labor & Delivery experience required
- Current certifications required: BLS, ACLS, AWHONN Intermediate, AWHONN Advanced, and NRP
- Epic charting experience required
- Charge nurse experience preferred or willingness to train as charge
- Teaching hospital experience preferred
- Skilled in labor and delivery management, including assisting with high-risk and vaginal deliveries, circulating and scrubbing for C-sections, and sterile vaginal exams
- Experience with fetal monitoring, including external and internal fetal monitoring and IUPC placement
- Experience caring for patients with pre-eclampsia, preterm labor, PROM, and VBAC management preferred
- 2 supervisory references covering 1 year of employment within the last 3 years required
- SSN and DOB required for consideration
- Copy of certifications required for consideration
Additional Information
- Responsibilities include neonatal care in the delivery room, newborn assessments, antepartum care, and postpartum care management
- Provide medication administration including antihypertensives, insulin drips, magnesium sulfate therapy, and pitocin
- Support high-risk conditions including multiple gestation, postpartum hemorrhage, and pregnancy-induced hypertension
- Scrubs are provided by the facility
- Parking is free
- Must be willing to work 2 of the 3 major holidays: Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year's
- First-time travelers are welcome to apply
- Local candidates are not accepted; candidates must live at least 50 miles from the facility
- Former Providence permanent staff must be separated for a minimum of 3 months before returning as a traveler
- Travelers may work a maximum of 1 calendar year at this facility before requiring a 6-month break prior to returning
- Facility only accepts Hepatitis B vaccination; titers or declinations are not accepted
- Housing options in the area may be limited
- RTO requests must be submitted at time of application and are approved individually upon offer
American Traveler Job ID #P-761635. 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
About American Traveler
With over 25 years of experience, American Traveler has established a reputation for outstanding customer service. Our team ensures a smooth, worry-free experience for those starting on or expanding their travel nursing and allied careers.
With thousands of travel nursing and allied jobs nationwide, our attentive and approachable recruiters find positions that align perfectly with your career aspirations and personal requirements.
American Traveler offers exceptional benefits, including premium medical, dental, vision and life insurance beginning day one of your assignment, generous 401(k) match, substantial housing stipends, and more. Additionally, with 24/7 support and access to our in-house clinicians, you are assured confidence and comfort throughout your assignment.
With our team behind you, you can relax and enjoy a rewarding travel career.