Labor & Delivery Registered Nurse
Sitka, AK
Cross Country Nurses
3x12 hrs, Nights
Referral Bonus

Job Summary

Registered Nurse, Labor and Delivery Department Nights. The Registered Nurse provides comprehensive, patient-centered nursing care across the lifespan, with a focus on obstetric patients during labor, delivery, recovery, and the immediate postpartum period. The role includes fetal monitoring, newborn care, emergency response, care coordination, and collaboration with providers and neonatal teams.

Job Details

• Schedule: Night shifts; 12-hour shifts; minimum of 36 hours per week. On-call availability may be required.
• Required Qualifications: Associate degree in Nursing from an accredited program; current, unrestricted Alaska Registered Nurse license required at submission; Basic Life Support (BLS), Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS), Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS), and Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) certifications; required clinical competency validation within 3 months and every 3 years; high-risk competency validation within 3 months and annually thereafter; required influenza vaccination; ability to complete the required ICPA background check and fingerprinting process; ability to lift, push, pull, and move up to 50 pounds; ability to stand for extended periods and perform bending, stooping, and kneeling.
• Additional Information: Provides comprehensive assessments, individualized care planning, medication administration, patient and family education, and evaluation of patient responses. The Labor and Delivery Registered Nurse provides fetal monitoring, newborn care, emergency response, and immediate postpartum care while recognizing changes in patient condition and initiating appropriate interventions or escalation. The role requires culturally responsive care, strong clinical judgment, accurate electronic health record documentation, interdisciplinary collaboration, adherence to infection prevention and safety practices, and competency with specialty equipment and procedures. The position may involve working in a moderate-to-high noise clinical environment.

Benefits

The benefits of taking a travel assignment with Cross Country include:

• Private housing or generous housing allowance
• Comprehensive health insurance with prescription coverage
• Dependent health insurance with prescription coverage
• Competitive salaries
• Referral bonuses
• Travel reimbursement
• 401(k) retirement plan
• Direct deposit/free checking
• Unlimited free CE credits