Job Title: OB Nurse
Location: Sitka, Alaska
Schedule: 7:00PM – 7:00AM x 3
Term: 13-week assignment with the potential for extension
Pay Rate: $85 – $91/hr
Astrya Global, a San Diego based medical staffing agency, is hiring a OB Nurse for a temporary assignment in Sitka, Alaska. These positions are 13-week contracts with the ability to extend.
Responsibilities for a OB Nurse:
• Must hold a current, unrestricted Registered Nurse license in the State of Alaska at time of submission
• Must have or obtain Flu vaccination
• Must complete ICPA background check; fingerprint cards must be submitted within 1 week of accepting offer
• Provides professional nursing care across the lifespan in accordance with organizational standards, policies, and evidence-based practice
• Utilizes the nursing process to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate patient care
• Delivers high-quality, culturally sensitive, and patient-centered services
• Collaborates with providers and interdisciplinary teams to promote optimal patient outcomes, safety, and positive patient experience
• Provides comprehensive care to obstetric patients during labor, delivery, recovery, and the immediate postpartum period
• Performs fetal monitoring, newborn care, and emergency response
• Collaborates closely with providers and neonatal teams to ensure safe outcomes for both mother and newborn
• Must be competent in the use of all equipment in specialty
• On-call may be required
• Performs comprehensive patient assessments and develops individualized plans of care
• Implements and evaluates nursing interventions and patient responses
• Administers medications and treatments safely and accurately per provider orders and policy
• Recognizes changes in patient condition and initiates appropriate interventions or escalation of care
• Provides patient and family education related to care, medications, and discharge needs
• Delivers culturally responsive, patient-centered care
• Applies critical thinking and professional judgment to perform and interpret comprehensive assessments
• Exercises independent nursing judgment in determining appropriate nursing actions, interventions, and priorities
• Identifies when consultation, collaboration, or escalation to a licensed independent provider is required
• Develops, implements, evaluates, and revises individualized nursing plans of care based on patient needs, responses, preferences, and clinical circumstances
• Integrates clinical findings with ethical principles, cultural considerations, patient safety standards, and regulatory requirements when making nursing decisions
• Accepts accountability for nursing decisions, delegated tasks, and outcomes of nursing care
• Collaborates with providers and interdisciplinary team members to coordinate care
• Facilitates referrals, follow-up care, and continuity of services
• Documents assessments, interventions, and outcomes accurately and timely in the electronic health record
• Advocates for patient care and assists patients in navigating the healthcare system
• Practices within nursing scope of practice and adheres to regulatory, safety, and infection prevention requirements
• Participates in quality and performance improvement activities
• Maintains required competencies and certifications
• Reports adverse events, near misses, and unsafe conditions per policy
• Demonstrates professionalism, accountability, flexibility, and teamwork
• Provides appropriate guidance and delegation to ancillary staff
• Supports orientation, mentoring, and education of staff, students, and peers
• Floats to other departments or assignments as needed
• Maintains current BLS, ACLS, PALS, and NRP certifications
• Completes clinical competency validation within 3 months and every 3 years
• Completes high-risk competency validation within 3 months and annually thereafter
• Ability to lift, push, pull, and move up to 50 pounds
• Ability to stand for extended periods and perform bending, stooping, and kneeling
• Complies with safe work practices, reports injuries and unsafe conditions, and cooperates in safety investigations
Benefits for a OB Nurse:
- Weekly pay every Friday
- Medical/Dental/Vision/Life/Pet Insurance
- 401K Retirement Plan (matching)
- 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.
