TravelNurseSource is working with Cynet Health to find a qualified Labor/Delivery RN in Anchorage, Alaska, 99508!
Job Title: Registered Nurse
Profession: Nursing
Specialty: Labor and Delivery
Duration: 13 or 26 Weeks
Shift: Night 3x12-Hour
Hours per Shift: 12
Experience: 1 Year
License: Must have state RN license in hand for Auto Offer
Certifications: BLS, ACLS, AWHONN Intermediate and Advanced, NRPS
Must-Have:
- Charge experience preferred or willing to train as charge
- Willing to work every other weekend
- Ability to float if needed to like units
Description:
A Labor and Delivery Registered Nurse is sought to provide care in a high-risk obstetric unit.
The unit has 10 OB Triage rooms, 10 Labor, Delivery, Recovery rooms, 3 Operating Room suites, and 4 Post Anesthesia Care Unit rooms.
The average daily deliveries are around 7, but the unit can handle up to 14 patients with inductions and high-risk antepartum cases.
OB Triage averages 4-5 third trimester testing patients along with an influx of triage patients each day.
Expertise in administration of blood and blood products, amnioinfusion, and assisting with high-risk deliveries is essential.
Skills needed include assistance with vaginal deliveries, newborn assessment, and neonatal resuscitation.
The RN will provide patient education and conduct discharge teaching to parents.
The RN should also possess skills in foley catheter insertion management, pain assessment and management, and monitoring of fetal heart rate patterns.
Flexibility to work during major holidays and willingness to adapt to unit needs is expected.
All requests for time off will be considered individually upon offer.