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• Premium medical, dental, vision and life insurance beginning day one of your assignment.
• Paid sick time. Aya provides paid sick leave in accordance with all applicable state, federal, and local laws. Aya's general sick leave policy is that employees accrue one hour of paid sick leave for every 30 hours worked. However, to the extent any provisions of the statement above conflict with any applicable paid sick leave laws, the applicable paid sick leave laws are controlling.
• Generous 401k match.
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This state is not for the faint of heart. But if exploring the last great American frontier is what you desire, Alaska is the place for you. To witness a tidewater glacier crash into the ocean is to be one with Mother Nature. Where else can you wander through pristine wilderness, catch wild salmon and unwind during the long summer days?

A helicopter ride over Mt. McKinley provides otherworldly views and the majesty of the Northern Lights cannot be communicated in words. To watch the night sky light up in dancing colors is an experience not to be missed.

Embrace the chilly temperatures in the Aurora Ice Museum where you can throw on an extra coat and sip their signature drink in a glass and room made entirely of ice. Explore the rest of the museum and see multicolored beams of light refract through ice crystal chandeliers.

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Travel Nursing Jobs in Alaska

Are you ready to discover new destinations? Then find your next travel nursing Alaska job with Host Healthcare. Alaska, northwest of Canada, is the largest and most sparsely populated state. It’s known for its diverse terrain of open spaces, mountains and forests, with abundant wildlife and many small towns. An Alaska travel nurse job allows registered nurses to experience new opportunities in diverse and unique locations while making a favorable salary.

If you’re a healthcare professional looking for a travel nursing job or physical therapist travel assignment anywhere in the United States, you have come to the right place. Our travel nursing agency provides registered nurses with a job opportunity that allows them to see new places and work in new hospitals and healthcare facilities while supporting their career goals. We also provide resources for our registered nurses in obtaining their Alaska nursing license and housing so they feel well prepared and supported for their travel nursing job . 

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Just a few cities we’ve placed nurses for Alaska travel RN jobs: Anchorage, Juneau, and Fairbanks.

From travel nursing assignments in New York to California, or anywhere else within the United States, our travel nursing agency is here to help you find the perfect assignment.

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Host Healthcare offers Travel Nursing, Allied, and Therapy contracts in all 50 states. We also offer local contracts for those who are looking to work at facilities closer to their home.

At Host Healthcare, we specialize in working with travel nurses, therapists, and allied professionals. We hire for all specialties within these disciplines. We have travel healthcare jobs in every U.S. State. The number of travel healthcare jobs is dependent on the needs of the healthcare facilities. Please click here to view our current open positions in the location of your choice. If you do not see a job for your specialty, please complete this form and a member of our team will follow up with you immediately about available jobs and pay packages.

License regulations vary by state, so before you begin your travel assignment, we'll help you verify which licenses or certifications you will need and will also provide you with personalized assistance for credentialing and licensing.

When can I expect a response from the healthcare facility after being submitted for a travel healthcare job?

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To get started on your travel therapist adventure, we encourage you to take 2 minutes, just sign up above! After you've completed that short form, one of our friendly recruiters will immediately reach out to you. We listen to understand what you're looking for, provide you with a wide range of options that meet your needs, and match you to the perfect travel therapy job.

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Most visitors want to see a glacier during their Alaskan vacation. From water you will have an intimate way to experience glaciers. From the air, you’ll see how massive icefields, dozens of miles long, spill into valleys to create glaciers.

Alaska Day Cruises

A day cruise is the best way to see quintessential Alaskan coastal scenery: seals, whales, and towers of ice crashing into the water. Passing through gorgeous inlets, you’ll also get to look for bears, mountain goats and bald eagles.

Alaska Bear Watching

There are many places to see bears such as Denali Park. Another great place is the Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center. At the 200-acre Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center, see Alaskan wildlife up close.

The Perfect Meal

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The Last Frontier

Your next travel nursing Alaska job or travel therapy Alaska job is waiting for you. Alaska is a destination for outdoor activities like skiing, mountain biking and kayaking. Check out the massive Denali National Park is home to Denali (formerly called Mt. McKinley), North America’s highest peak. Host Healthcare offers a number of different nursing jobs in Alaska for you to try. No matter your specialty, our staffing agency will be able to help you find the right assignment for you. Working in a new medical center will broaden your experience as a nurse and present you with new and unique opportunities. Find a travel nursing Alaska job or travel therapy Alaska job with Host Healthcare today!

Enjoy The National Parks and Forests

Kenai fjords national park.

Kenai Fjords National Park established in 1980 by the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act. The park covers an area of 669,984 acres on the Kenai Peninsula in south central Alaska.

Tongass National Forest

The Tongass National Forest in Southeast Alaska is the largest national forest in the United States at 17 million acres.

Chugach National Forest

The Chugach National Forest is a 6,908,540-acre forest. Enjoy the stunning landscape stretches across south-central Alaska.

Denali State Park

Denali State Park is an integral part of one of North America’s most spectacularly beautiful regions. The park is 325,240 acres, almost one-half the size of Rhode Island.

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Needed to move across country to be next to my partner, but blindly jumping into a full time job for a hospital system I was not familiar with was out of the question. Host Healthcare (Natalie G specifically) stood by me and helped me fulfill my absurdly specific requests. I was a first time time traveler and I couldn't have made it without the support I received!

Just finished my first contract with Host Healthcare (fifth overall) and they were amazing! Specifically my recruiter Jenny Berroth. Jenny was so helpful and easy to communicate with. I had a couple issues come up and Jenny was all over them and took care of everything so I could just concentrate on being a nurse, while she handled the rest. I can’t recommend Host and Jenny enough! You have to give Host and Jenny a try, you’ll be glad you did!

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Alaska Travel Nursing

As the northernmost state, Alaska presents a stunning variety of adventure and excitement. Travel nursing in Alaska provides a once in a lifetime opportunity to experience life amid glaciers, rugged mountains and ocean inlets. From the isolated Aleutian Islands to the major cities of Anchorage or Juneau, Alaska is a fine place to work. Take some time to enjoy the spectacular scenery, unique wildlife and cultural diversity found nowhere else on earth. With a growing need for traveling nurses to Alaska, it’s possible for you to head north and see the Aurora Borealis for yourself.

Alaska Travel Nursing Advantages

Tackle Challenges —Travel nursing allows you to use your skills and knowledge to handle situations and work environments that require the highest level of experts. As you face unique circumstances in a variety of settings, you will learn how to make the most of what you know as you mentor others as a nursing professional.

Steer Your Career —Choosing where you want to work, the type of facility and rate of pay is not a common occurrence in the work force, but travel nursing allows all this. A qualified recruiter can outline several assignments for you and let you choose the employment situation that is just right. Travel nurses are in such demand that the options exist for a tailor-made employment opportunity.

Fantastic Benefits —Travel nurses to Alaska receive some of the most extensive benefits packages around. Not only do benefits include dental and medical reimbursements as well as free housing, most agency positions might also include travel allowances, low-cost continuing education courses, 401k options and disability or liability insurance. There are few positions that offer all of these excellent benefits in the nursing field, much less in any other field of employment.

Relocation Packages —For those choosing to relocate to Alaska as a travel nurse, their family is always welcome. With so much to see and do in Alaska, a family can be exposed to sights and people that they wouldn’t normally interact with. A recruiter will be extremely knowledgeable on relocating a family to Alaska, and helping out with set up your housing. Alaska has affordable living, low taxes, cultural diversity, amazing recreational opportunities and a quality education system—all positive aspects that travel nurses look for in a place to live.

Why Alaska? —It’s an exciting travel destination, and Alaska provides many amazing opportunities for fun and adventure. At the Inside Passage, see the glaciers crash into the frigid ocean or follow in the footsteps of early prospectors at the town of Skagway, the heart of the Klondike Gold Rush. Juneau and Anchorage offer the best cultural entertainment, museums and sporting events, and the isolated Aleutian Islands provide a glimpse into Alaska’s native past. Many national parks can be found in Alaska, from Denali National Park to Sitka National Historic Park, where outdoor recreation abounds and wildlife flourishes.

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Alaska Native Medical Center begins expansion of emergency department amid growing pains

Construction work has begun on a $257 million expansion of the emergency department at the Alaska Native Medical Center. (Bill Roth / ADN)

The Alaska Native Medical Center in Anchorage has begun construction on a $257 million expansion that will add rooms, beds and space to an emergency department that has long felt cramped.

The expansion was authorized by the board of the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium — which operates federally owned ANMC — earlier this year in response to significant capacity challenges the facility is facing, said Valerie Nurr’araluk Davidson, president and CEO of ANTHC.

Those challenges include having not enough rooms or beds for a population that is living longer and has grown significantly since the hospital first opened three decades ago, Davidson said.

In February, hospital administrator Alan Vierling sent out an email to all staff warning that the facility was dealing with “a high rate of admissions that is putting a strain on operations.”

The email warned that non-emergency surgeries were being canceled until the capacity issues were resolved, and that patients were being held in the emergency room while they waited for inpatient beds to open.

Vierling said in a statement afterward that the hospital returned to normal in less than 24 hours, but that similar scenarios could unfold without major infrastructure changes.

There are 70,000 more Alaska Native people living in Alaska now than there were when the facility was built, Vierling said. The hospital serves patients from across the state who often need to travel to Anchorage to receive care.

“If you walk through that facility today, you can see that not only is staff space tight, but so is patient care spaces. In fact, we actually have people who are in beds in the hallway because we don’t have enough emergency department rooms to be able to treat them,” Davidson said.

Many of the hospital’s rooms are double- rather than single-occupancy, “which hasn’t been designed as part of community standards in hospitals since the ‘80s,” she said.

Nearly $30 million of the funding for the expansion came via congressionally directed spending, Davidson said, which was secured by U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski.

The expansion will include adding 21 more rooms to the emergency department and will also allow the hospital to expand its behavioral health treatment and surgery recovery areas, Davidson said. It will include an updated ambulance bay with multiple points of entry to allow for more efficiency and faster care, she said.

The current ambulance bay has only one point of entry and “looks like somebody’s garage at home,” Davidson said.

That means that in emergencies when more than one ambulance is arriving, patients need to be offloaded in the parking lot, “which is not the best standard of care,” she said.

The new behavioral health rooms will allow the hospital to better respond to patients in crisis, Davidson said.

Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium president and CEO Valerie Nuur'araluk Davidson spoke about the need to expand the emergency services at Alaska Native Medical Center on Wednesday, April 3, 2024. (Bill Roth / ADN)

“The goal is to get them stabilized, and that requires quiet, typically lower lighting, to try to remove as much stress as possible. But without a dedicated space to do that, it’s really, really hard to bring that stress level down,” she said.

The next phase of the expansion — which the consortium is hoping to find an additional $200 million in funding for — will include adding three additional floors to the hospital’s emergency department to make more room and be able to add a helipad for patients being transported from remote communities; plus dozens more inpatient beds.

The expansion comes at a time when the hospital, which was built in the 1990s to serve Alaska Native and American Indian people across Alaska, has seen major growth in the population it serves, and with health improvements, longer lifespans.

In 2021, the hospital’s emergency department received around 45,000 visits; in 2023 that number was close to 55,000, a hospital spokesperson said. There were 2,000 more surgeries in 2023 than there were in 2020.

And like other hospitals in Alaska, ANMC is dealing with a higher number of long-term patients who would be better served by skilling nursing facilities, but stay in the hospital longer because of a lack of available beds in the state, Davidson said.

Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium (ANTHC) Board of Directors has approved resources to design a short-term skilled nursing facility to alleviate the capacity challenges at ANMC. (Bill Roth / ADN)

ANMC is also planning to break ground on construction of a new skilled nursing facility later this summer, with an estimated completion in fall 2026, Davidson said.

The goal of the expansion is to better serve the consortium’s growing patient counts, said Davidson, who added that ANMC’s growing pains are not new: the 182-bed hospital has half as many beds as the 400-bed Indian Health Services facility it replaced.

“It really shouldn’t be a surprise to anyone that we’re having capacity issues,” Davidson said.

Construction will cause some disruptions to the hospital this fall, according to ANMC: the emergency department entrance will be relocated and some parking areas will be closed. The expansion of the emergency department is expected to be completed by 2027.

Updates on building access and parking will be available on ANTHC’s website .

Annie Berman

Annie Berman is a reporter covering health care, education and general assignments for the Anchorage Daily News. She previously reported for Mission Local and KQED in San Francisco before joining ADN in 2020. Contact her at [email protected].