Nursing Jobs in Alaska

Alaska offers wonderful opportunities to the nursing professionals. The state is the home to a number of hospitals, nursing homes and clinics, which regularly recruit nursing professionals of different specializations. This is the reason why one would find several nursing jobs in Alaska. Moreover, the state offers nursing jobs to both, the experienced nursing professionals as well as the ones who are going to start their career in nursing. Majority of the Alaska hospitals offer wonderful environment to work in. Besides, the nursing jobs in Alaska also come with good pay packages and outstanding benefits. 

 

Health Care in Alaska

The healthcare system in Alaska is shaped by the unique characteristics of the state including demographic, geography and climate. The health care services are financed by various payers such as the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD), the U.S. Indian Health Service (HIS), Medicare, Medicaid, Veterans’ Affairs (VA) and others. More than 70% of the population gets federally funded health care.

 

A regional approach is followed in health care system in Alaska. There could be various levels of health care services in Alaska. At the base level, communities (in villages) offer basic level health care services.

 

Level I (Villages): Level I is offered at the villages. At this level, communities offer basic healthcare services to the residents, which include preventive care such as immunizations, surveillance and health promotion etc. , health education and evaluation.

 

Level II (Sub Regional Centers): At Level II, services are offered at broader range than the Level I. This level has health care centers which have Nurse Practitioner, Physician Assistant, Public Health Nurse, EMT-IIs etc. Level II is for the areas which have population of more than 1,000.

 

Level III (Regional Centers): Level III is offered at regional level. The health care services at this level include basic hospital services with diagnostic and laboratory facilities, hospital inpatient care and obstetrical services etc. Level III communities have over 3,000 residents.

 

Level IV (Urban Centers): At Level IV communities, various institutional and specialized services are offered. One can avail of the services like high risk neonatal care, head and spinal cord injury services, open heart surgery etc. Level IV communities have more than 40,000 residents.

 

Level V (Metropolis): Level V communities offer highly specialized services. Medical and dental teaching facilities may also be offered at this level. You can avail of the services like organ transplants and burn care etc. Level V communities usually have more than 450,000 residents.

List of Hospitals in Alaska

There are several hospitals in Alaska, which require good number of nursing professionals regularly. Following are some of the hospitals in Alaska where you can apply for the position of nurse:

Location	Hospital
Anchorage	Alaska Native Medical Center	4315 Diplomacy Drive Anchorage, Alaska 99508
Anchorage	North Star Behavioral Health	2530 DeBarr Road Anchorage, Alaska 99508-2948
Anchorage	Alaska Regional Hospital	Debarr Road Anchorage, Alaska 99508-2997
Anchorage	Alaska Psychiatric Institute	2800 Providence Drive Anchorage, Alaska 99508-4677
Anchorage	Providence Alaska Medical Center	3200 Providence Drive Anchorage, Alaska 99508-4615
Anchorage	St Elias Specialty Hospital	4800 Cordova Street Anchorage, Alaska 99503
Barrow	Samuel Simmonds Memorial Hospital	1296 Agvik Street Barrow, Alaska 99723
Bethel	Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta Regional Hospital	Bethel, Alaska 99559-3000
Dillingham	Kanakanak Hospital
Dillingham	Bristol Bay Area Health Corp	6000 Kanakanak Road Dillingham, Alaska 99576
Cordova	Cordova Community Medical Center	602 Chase Avenue Cordova, Alaska 99574
Elmendorf	U S Air Force Regional Hospital	5955 Zeamer Avenue Elmendorf AFB, Alaska 99506-3700
Fairbanks	Fairbanks Memorial Hospital	1650 Cowles Street Fairbanks, Alaska 99701-5998
Fort Wainwright	Bassett Army Community Hospital	1060 Gaffney Road, Box 7400 Fort Wainwright, Alaska 99703-7400
Homer	Homer Memorial Hospital
Homer	South Peninsula Hospital	4300 Bartlett Street Homer, Alaska 99603-7000
Juneau	Bartlett Regional Hospital	3260 Hospital Drive Juneau, Alaska 99801-7808
Ketchikan	Ketchikan General Hospital	3100 Tongass Avenue Ketchikan, Alaska 99901-5746
Kodiak	Providence Kodiak Island Medical Center	1915 East Rezanof Drive Kodiak, Alaska 99615-6602
Kotzebue	Maniilaq Health Center	436 5th Avenue Kotzebue, Alaska 99752-0043
Nome	Norton Sound Regional Hospital	Bering Straits Nome, Alaska 99762
Palmer	Mat-Su Regional Medical Center	2500 South Woodworth Loop Palmer, Alaska 99645
Petersburg	Petersburg Medical Center	103 Fram Street Petersburg, Alaska 99833
Seward	Providence Seward Medical and Care Center	417 First Avenue Seward, Alaska 99664
Sitka	Mt. Edgecumbe Hospital
Sitka	Sitka Community Hospital	209 Moller Avenue Sitka, Alaska 99835-7145
Sitka	SEARHC MT Edgecumbe Hospital	222 Tongass Drive Sitka, Alaska 99835-9416
Soldotna	Central Peninsula General Hospital	250 Hospital Place Soldotna, Alaska 99669-6999
Valdez	Providence Valdez Medical Center	911 Meals Avenue Valdez, Alaska 99686-0550
Wrangell	Wrangell Medical Center	First Avenue & Bennett Street Wrangell, Alaska 99929

• Registered Nurse (RN)
• Nurse Practitioner
• Critical Care Nurse
• Pediatric Nurse
• Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)
• Travel Nurse
• Clinical Nurse
• RN Acute Care
• LPN Occupational Health
• Director of Nursing