Labor and Delivery Charge Nurse RN
Anchorage, AK
Med Ninjas
3x12 hrs, Nights

Location: Alaska
Facility Type: Acute Care Hospital
Contract Length: 13 or 26 weeks
Start Date: ASAP
Shift: Nights, 7:00 PM – 7:30 AM
Schedule: 3 × 12-hour or 4 × 12-hour shifts
Experience Required: Minimum 1 year
First-Time Travelers Accepted: Yes
Charting System: Epic

Required Qualifications

• Active Alaska RN license required for Auto Offer.

• Pending license accepted; however, the license must be in hand for Auto Offer.

• Minimum 1 year of Labor & Delivery nursing experience.

• Previous Epic charting experience.

• Charge nurse experience preferred; candidates willing to train as charge may be considered.

Required Certifications

• BLS

• ACLS

• AWHONN Intermediate

• AWHONN Advanced

• NRP

Job Responsibilities

• Provide nursing care to patients during labor, delivery, and the postpartum transition.

• Monitor maternal and fetal conditions and identify complications.

• Care for high-risk labor and antepartum patients.

• Perform OB triage assessments and fetal testing.

• Assist with inductions, labor management, and high-risk deliveries.

• Support procedures in labor and delivery operating rooms and post-anesthesia care areas as required.

• Administer medications and treatments according to provider orders and facility protocols.

• Maintain accurate patient records using Epic.

• Collaborate with physicians and the interdisciplinary team to ensure safe maternal and newborn outcomes.

• Perform charge nurse responsibilities when qualified or as assigned.

• Float to similar units when required to meet facility needs.

Unit Information

• High-risk Labor & Delivery unit

• 10 OB triage rooms

• 10 Labor, Delivery, and Recovery (LDR) rooms

• 3 operating room suites

• 4 PACU rooms

• OB triage/testing census: approximately 5–10 patients

• Labor & Delivery/Antepartum census: approximately 7–14 patients

• Average daily deliveries: approximately 7, with higher patient volumes during inductions and high-risk antepartum admissions

• OB triage typically handles 4–5 third-trimester testing patients daily, in addition to incoming triage patients.

Schedule and Contract Requirements

• Weekend coverage: Every other weekend

• On-call: Not required

• Block scheduling: Not available

• Floating: May be required to similar units within scope of practice

• Guaranteed hours: 60 hours per 2 weeks

• Cancellation policy: Travelers may be called off for one 12-hour shift per two-week period.

• Local candidates: Not accepted; permanent address must be at least 50 miles from the facility.

• Requested time off (RTO): Approved individually upon offer. All RTO must be included with the submission.

Facility Information

• Magnet-designated facility

• Level II Trauma Center

• 407 staffed beds

• Recognized among U.S. News & World Report's best hospitals in Alaska, according to the provided job details

• Scrubs: Provided

• Parking: Free