Cross Country Nurses 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: 11/23/2026
- Duration: 13 weeks
- 36 hours per week
- Shift: 12 hours, nights
- Employment Type: Travel
Job Summary
Registered Nurse, Labor and Delivery Department. This role provides care for patients in high-risk labor and delivery, antepartum, postpartum, and obstetric triage settings. The assignment supports vaginal and cesarean deliveries, fetal monitoring, newborn assessments, and related maternal-child health services.
Job Details
- Schedule: Night shifts; 3x12-hour or 4x12-hour shifts, with a minimum of 36 hours per week. Weekend coverage is required every other weekend. Assignment start date is 11/23/2026, with a 13- or 26-week assignment length.
- Required Qualifications:
- Active Alaska Registered Nurse license in hand for auto offer; pending licenses may be accepted for screening.
- Minimum of 1 year of experience.
- Basic Life Support (BLS), Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS), Association of Women's Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses (AWHONN) Intermediate and Advanced certifications, and Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) certification.
- Experience with electronic charting, including Epic.
- Clinical competency in labor and delivery, high-risk antepartum care, obstetric triage, vaginal and cesarean delivery, fetal monitoring, postpartum hemorrhage, preeclampsia and eclampsia management, magnesium sulfate therapy, newborn assessment, and maternal-newborn care.
- Preferred Qualifications: Previous charge experience; willingness to receive training to function in a charge role.
- Additional Information: The role supports a high-risk labor and delivery unit with obstetric triage, antepartum care, labor rooms, operating rooms, and post-anesthesia care. Clinical responsibilities may include cervical cerclage, cesarean procedures, dilation and curettage, hysterectomy, induction management, newborn care, breastfeeding support, and recognition and treatment of abnormal fetal heart rate patterns. First-time travelers are accepted.
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
Cross Country Job ID #1340443. Pay package is based on 12 hour shifts and 36.0 hours per week (subject to confirmation) with tax-free stipend amount to be determined. Posted job title: Registered Nurse / Labor And Delivery Department
About Cross Country Nurses
You care for others — we’re here to care for you. At Cross Country, we know travel nursing is about more than just the job. It’s about building a career that supports your lifestyle, your values, and your impact. We offer competitive pay, full benefits, and 24/7 support from a team that truly understands what it means to be on the front lines. Wherever your journey takes you, we’re with you every step of the way. Let’s build your best life — one assignment at a time.
Benefits
- 401k retirement plan
- Referral bonus