Nursing - L&D

Origin Travel Nurses; Sitka (AK); On-site; USD 86,000 - 117,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full-service Credentialing

Referral Bonus up to $1,500

Job summary

Astrya Global Medical Staffing is seeking a Labor and Delivery RN for a permanent assignment in Sitka, Alaska. Schedule is 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM, five days a week, with a salary range of $86,000 to $117,000.

The role delivers comprehensive obstetric care from labor through the immediate postpartum period, performs fetal monitoring and newborn care, collaborates with neonatal teams, and maintains documentation in the electronic health record while ensuring safety and regulatory compliance.

Qualifications

• Experience in obstetric nursing and labor/delivery care.
• Proficiency in fetal monitoring and interpreting tracing.
• Strong communication and patient-family education skills.

Responsibilities

• Perform comprehensive patient assessments and develop individualized plans of care.
• Provide obstetric care from labor through the immediate postpartum period.
• Monitor fetal status and newborn management as part of the team.

Skills

Labor & Delivery

Fetal monitoring

Patient education

EHR documentation

Job description

Job Title: L&D
Location: Sitka, Alaska
Schedule: 8:00AM - 5:00PM x 5
Term: Permanent
Salary: $86000.00 - $117000.00

Astrya Global, a San Diego based medical staffing agency, is hiring a L&D for a permanent assignment in Sitka, Alaska.

Responsibilities for a L&D:

• Perform comprehensive patient assessments and develop individualized plans of care
• Implement and evaluate nursing interventions and patient responses
• Administer medications and treatments safely and accurately per provider orders and policy
• Recognize changes in patient condition and initiate appropriate interventions or escalation of care
• Provide patient and family education related to care, medications, and discharge needs
• Deliver culturally responsive, patient-centered care
• Apply critical thinking and professional judgment to perform and interpret comprehensive assessments and recognize significant changes in patient condition requiring nursing intervention or provider notification
• Exercise independent nursing judgment in determining appropriate nursing actions, interventions, and priorities
• Identify when consultation, collaboration, or escalation to a licensed independent provider is required
• Develop, implement, evaluate, and revise individualized nursing plans of care based on patient needs, responses, preferences, and clinical circumstances
• Integrate clinical findings with ethical principles, cultural considerations, patient safety standards, and regulatory requirements when making nursing decisions
• Accept accountability for nursing decisions, delegated tasks, and outcomes of nursing care
• Collaborate with providers and interdisciplinary team members to coordinate care
• Facilitate referrals, follow-up care, and continuity of services
• Document assessments, interventions, and outcomes accurately and timely in the electronic health record
• Advocate for patient care and assist patients in navigating the healthcare system
• Practice within nursing scope of practice and adhere to regulatory, safety, and infection prevention requirements
• Participate in quality and performance improvement activities
• Maintain required competencies and certifications
• Report adverse events, near misses, and unsafe conditions per policy
• Demonstrate professionalism, accountability, flexibility, and teamwork
• Provide appropriate guidance and delegation to ancillary staff
• Support orientation, mentoring, and education of staff, students, and peers
• Float to other departments or assignments as needed
• Provide comprehensive care to obstetric patients during labor, delivery, recovery, and the immediate postpartum period
• Perform fetal monitoring, newborn care, and emergency response
• Collaborate with providers and neonatal teams to ensure safe outcomes for both mother and newborn
• Demonstrate competency in the use of all equipment in specialty
• Participate in on-call duties as required
• Maintain current BLS, ACLS, PALS, and NRP certifications
• Complete clinical competency validation within 3 months of hire and every 3 years
• Complete high-risk competency validation within 3 months of hire and annually thereafter
• Comply with safe work practices, report injuries and unsafe conditions, and cooperate in safety investigations

Benefits for a L&D:

• Salary: $86000.00 - $117000.00
• Full-service Credentialing and Corporate Travel Team
• Referral Bonus up to $1,500

Astrya Global Medical Staffing offers 10+ years of staffing experience, 100% domestic support, and is certified by both the Joint Commission and National Association of Locum Tenens Organizations. At Astrya, we are dedicated to helping healthcare professionals find the perfect job.