Travel Labor and Delivery Registered Nurse (L&D RN) – Anchorage, Alaska

Experienced Labor and Delivery Registered Nurses are invited to join a high-risk OB team on a 26-week travel nursing contract in Anchorage, Alaska. This on-site Alaska travel nurse assignment is ideal for an L&D RN who is confident caring for complex obstetric patients and regularly performing charge nurse responsibilities.

Travel Nursing Job Details

• Weekly Estimated Pay: $2,540-$2,680
• Location: Anchorage, Alaska
• Assignment Type: Travel nursing contract
• Assignment Duration: 26 weeks
• Start Date: November 9, 2026
• Schedule: 3 or 4 shifts per week, primarily nights
• Shift Duration: 12-hour night shifts, approximately 7:00 p.m. to 7:30 a.m.
• Weekend Requirement: Every other weekend
• Call Requirement: None
• Guaranteed Hours: 60 hours per two-week pay period, with potential call-off of one 12-hour shift per two weeks
• Charting System: Epic
• Unit: High-risk Labor and Delivery with OB triage, antepartum care, operating rooms, and recovery rooms
• Patient Population: Adolescents and adults, including high-risk antepartum and obstetric patients
• Float Expectations: May float within scope to like units or nearby affiliated locations as needed

Labor and Delivery RN Requirements

• Current Registered Nurse license in Alaska; license must be active and in hand before the assignment begins
• At least 1 year of recent Labor and Delivery nursing experience
• Previous charge nurse experience is required, or strong willingness and ability to train for charge responsibilities; this role regularly functions in the charge nurse position
• Current BLS and ACLS certifications
• AWHONN Intermediate and Advanced certifications
• Neonatal Resuscitation Program certification
• Recent Epic charting experience
• Experience caring for high-risk obstetric patients, including antepartum, labor, delivery, postpartum, and neonatal transition care
• Availability to work two of the following major holidays when scheduled: Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year’s
• Must meet travel eligibility requirements; local candidates within 50 miles are not eligible
• Two professional references covering at least one year of experience within the past three years

L&D RN Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive nursing care for patients in labor, delivery, antepartum, OB triage, and postpartum settings
• Regularly perform or support charge nurse responsibilities, including coordinating patient flow, supporting staff, and promoting safe unit operations
• Assess and manage high-risk pregnancies, preterm labor, premature rupture of membranes, pregnancy-induced hypertension, pre-eclampsia, eclampsia, and multiple gestations
• Monitor fetal and maternal status using external and internal fetal monitoring, NSTs, IUPCs, and related technologies
• Recognize and respond to abnormal fetal heart rate patterns and obstetric emergencies
• Assist with vaginal deliveries, high-risk deliveries, VBAC management, and cesarean sections, including circulating or scrubbing as appropriate
• Administer and monitor medications and therapies such as oxytocin, magnesium sulfate, insulin drips, terbutaline, antihypertensives, and epidural anesthesia
• Support neonatal resuscitation, newborn assessment, thermoregulation, APGAR scoring, and transition of care
• Provide breastfeeding and lactation support, discharge education, newborn safety teaching, and routine postpartum care
• Perform patient triage, physical assessments, IV management, blood product administration, Foley catheter care, and wound assessment
• Collaborate with physicians, midwives, respiratory services, pharmacy, radiology, rapid response teams, and other interdisciplinary partners
• Float within the nurse’s scope of practice to meet changing patient and unit needs

Anchorage offers breathtaking mountain views, outdoor recreation, and access to Alaska’s unique coastal and wilderness experiences. Apply now for this high-risk Labor and Delivery travel nursing opportunity in Anchorage, Alaska.

Benefits

401K with Matching, Healthcare, Dental and Vision

Equal Opportunity

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity across our organization. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.