Local Contract Nurse RN - Labor and Delivery
Sitka, AK
First Connect Health
5x8 hrs, Days, Nights
Referral Bonus

Mt. Edgecumbe Medical Center 

222 Tongrass Dr Sitka, AK 99835

AK - RN Labor and Delivery - Sitka

25k sign-on, 10k relocation

Supervisory Responsibilities

• This position may lead CNA's.

Education, Certifications, and Licenses Required

• Current full, unrestricted Registered Nursing license in Alaska or other U.S. state required.
• Direct Hire must have applied for an Alaska nursing license before start date. Agency staff must have an active Alaska license.
• Must have BLS until get ACLS, PALS, and NRP on hire. If not on hire, must be obtained within 6 months of hire date.
• Commission Corp Officers meet billet description requirements for a 0 – 2 to 0 – 3.
• High school diploma or equivalent required.

Experience Required

• One year’s clinical nurse experience preferred.
• Prior experience in specialty is preferred.

Knowledge of

• Knowledge of nursing care principles, practices, diagnosis, and processes (including assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation) to provide professional nursing care to patients.
• Competency to recognize adverse signs and symptoms and to act promptly in emergency situations.
• Knowledge of pharmaceuticals, their desired effects, side effects, and complications in their use.

Skills in

• Skills to apply scientific principles in operating and monitoring of basic and specialized medical equipment (ex: defibrillator, gastric and thoracic suction, EKG machines, ect.).
• Proficient in nursing procedures and basic nursing care.
• Oral and written communication skills, can enter and retrieve patient data accurately, can verbally communicate findings with healthcare team.

Ability to

• Ability to provide guidance, leadership, and work cooperatively with others by establishing and maintaining interpersonal relationships with patients, visitors, and other healthcare team members.
• Ability to implement appropriate nursing therapeutic interventions based on the knowledge of a wide variety of nursing diagnosis, medical and psychosocial disorders, the normal course of disease and anticipated complications.

Required Certifications:

Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) - American Red Cross, Basic Life Support (BLS) - American Heart Association, Neonatal Resuscitation Program Cert - American Heart Association, Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) - American Heart Association, Registered Nurse License - State of Alaska - Alaska State Board of Nursing