Location: Sitka, AK

Start Date: 01-27-2026

End Date: 02-03-2026

Contract Type: Perm

Shift Type: Rotating days and nights, full-time; exact start/end times vary. Schedule includes day and night shifts, weekends, holidays and on-call coverage

Bill Rate: $25,000 sign-on; $10,000 relocation

About United Health Care Staffing

At United Health Care Staffing (UHC Staffing), we believe healthcare staffing should be more than just finding a job. We are here to connect amazing professionals with opportunities that make their careers exciting, rewarding, and meaningful. With us, you're not just signing up for a contract you are joining a team that's got your back, answers your calls, and maybe even cracks a joke or two to brighten your day. Think of us as the travel buddy who handles the logistics while you focus on what you do best helping people heal.

Roles & Responsibilities

• Provide hands-on labor, delivery, postpartum and neonatal nursing care including focused 1:1 labor support
• Monitor, interpret and document electronic fetal heart rate tracings using NICHD terminology and perform NSTs
• Deliver total perioperative C-section nursing care from post-op recovery to discharge
• Stabilize high-risk maternal and neonatal patients and coordinate transfers to tertiary facilities when needed
• Triage OB phone calls and manage unscheduled outpatient needs to ensure timely, safe care
• Offer breastfeeding support, teaching and lactation consults for new families
• Supervise and delegate to CNAs, LPNs and support staff; act as Contact RN when assigned
• Provide patient/family education, complete thorough assessments and maintain accurate EHR documentation
• Participate in departmental meetings, in-services and maintain required competencies and certifications

Qualifications

• Current, full, unrestricted Registered Nurse license in Alaska or another U.S. state required (Direct hire must have applied for Alaska license before start; agency staff must have active Alaska license)
• BLS required on hire; ACLS, PALS and NRP required within 6 months if not on hire; ACLS maintained biannually thereafter
• One year of clinical nursing experience preferred; prior Labor & Delivery/OB experience preferred
• Ability to work independently, make sound judgments in emergencies and provide perioperative C-section care
• Experience supervising and delegating to CNA/LPN staff; strong communication and teamwork skills

Education

• High school diploma or equivalent required

Knowledge & Skills

• Knowledge of nursing process: assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation
• Proficiency in fetal heart monitoring and NICHD electronic fetal heart rate tracing terminology
• Medication administration and familiarity with common pharmaceuticals and side effects
• Skill with basic and specialized medical equipment (defibrillator, suction, EKG, etc.)
• EHR documentation accuracy and effective oral/written communication
• Patient/family education, triage skills and comfort coordinating inter-facility transfers

Benefits

• Generous sign-on bonus (amount listed in compensation)
• Relocation assistance available (amount listed in compensation)
• Comprehensive medical, dental and vision plans
• Paid parental leave and generous paid time off
• Retirement benefits
• Short-term and long-term disability plus life insurance
• Support for continuing education and mandatory competency training
• A mission-driven, community-focused non-profit employer with employee development opportunities

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