Description

American Traveler is hiring an experienced Labor & Delivery RN for a 13-week night shift assignment at a Critical Access Hospital providing OB services to the entire community, requiring an active AK RN license.

Details

• Critical Access Hospital setting providing OB/Labor and Delivery services for the entire community
• Cares for obstetric patients during labor, delivery, recovery, and immediate postpartum period
• Provides fetal monitoring, newborn care, and emergency response in collaboration with neonatal teams
• Night shift schedule from 7pm to 7am on varying nights of the week
• 13-week assignment length
• On-call may be required, rotating weekly among staff with 30-minute response time
• Floats to other departments or assignments as needed

Requirements

• Active, unrestricted Alaska RN license required at time of submission
• Minimum 2 years of experience required
• Associate's degree in Nursing from an accredited program
• Current BLS, ACLS, PALS, and NRP certifications required
• Must complete clinical competency within 3 months and renew every 3 years
• Must complete high-risk competency within 3 months and renew annually
• Competent in the use of all specialty equipment
• Proficiency with electronic health records and clinical systems required
• Must have or obtain flu vaccination
• Must pass ICPA background check with fingerprint cards submitted within 1 week of accepting offer
• 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

• Performs comprehensive patient assessments and develops individualized plans of care
• Administers medications and treatments per provider orders and policy
• Recognizes changes in patient condition and escalates care as needed
• Provides patient and family education on care, medications, and discharge needs
• Delivers culturally responsive, patient-centered care
• Exercises independent nursing judgment consistent with Alaska Board of Nursing scope of practice
• Documents assessments, interventions, and outcomes in the electronic health record
• Collaborates with providers and interdisciplinary team to coordinate care
• Participates in quality and performance improvement activities
• Provides guidance and delegation to ancillary staff and may support orientation or mentoring of peers
• Works in a moderate-to-high noise clinical environment
• ICPA fingerprint clearance processing may delay start date by 3-5 weeks