PACU nurse jobs in Alaska

Too few open PACU nurse jobs in Alaska post an hourly rate for a typical posted range yet. BLS measured a median of $52.64/hr ($109,480 a year) for registered nurses in Alaska (May 2025), against $46.90 nationally, 5th highest of 52 states and territories. BLS does not measure specialties: these are the figures for registered nurses.

Anchorage (4), Ketchikan (2), Sitka (1) and Soldotna (1). A job open in several towns counts in each.

By open jobs on this board: Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium (3), Advantis Medical (1) and Central Peninsula Hospital (1). In all, 6 employers have PACU nurse jobs open in Alaska.

8 PACU nurse jobs are open in Alaska today at 6 employers on this board, about 1.1 for every 1,000 PACU nurses employed there (BLS counts 7,510, May 2025). Across the US, BLS projects employment of registered nurses to grow 5.6% over 2025-2035. BLS does not measure specialties: these are the figures for registered nurses.

6 of the open registered nurse and LPN jobs here say so in their own posting: Registered Nurse (RN) - Labor and Delivery (L/D) - Per Diem - Anchorage, AK at HealthTrust Workforce Solutions (...in a wide variety of high-level nursing skills. HealthTrust Offers Weekly direct deposit 401(k) plan...); Registered Nurse (RN) - Labor & Delivery (L&D) - Contract - Nights - Anchorage, AK at HealthTrust Workforce Solutions (...Healthtrust Offers: + Competitive Pay Packages + Guaranteed hours + Weekly direct deposit options +...); Registered Nurse (RN) - Operating Room (OR) - Per Diem - Anchorage, AK at HealthTrust Workforce Solutions (...in a wide variety of high-level nursing skills. HealthTrust Offers Weekly direct deposit 401K with...). Every such job in Alaska.

46 of the open registered nurse and LPN jobs here say so in their own posting: Clinician I/II/Sr Clinician-Residential-Up to $10K Signing Bonus at Alaska Behavioral Health (up to $10,000 sign-on bonus); Charge Nurse - PICU - $10,000 Sign On at Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium ($10,000 sign-on bonus); Lactation Consultant RN - $10,000 Sign on + Relocation at Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium ($10,000 sign-on bonus). Every such job in Alaska.

44 of the open registered nurse and LPN jobs here say so in their own posting: Clinical RN Quality Coordinator $25K sign-on/$15K relocation at Bristol Bay Area Health Corporation (Clinical RN Quality Coordinator $25K sign-on/$15K relocation . PURPOSE OF THE JOB: ( This is an exempt...); Primary Care/Outpatient Registered RN - $25K Sign on, $15K Relo at Bristol Bay Area Health Corporation (Primary Care/Outpatient Registered RN - $25K Sign on, $15K Relo . $25,000 Sign On Bonus and $15,000...); Registered Nurse - $25K Sign-On / $15K Relo at Bristol Bay Area Health Corporation (Registered Nurse - $25K Sign-On / $15K Relo . Sign on Bonus $25,000 and $15,000 Relocation Dayshift and...). Every such job in Alaska.

2 of the open registered nurse and LPN jobs here say so in their own posting: Registered Nurse - Float Pool - $10,000 Sign On Bonus at Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium; Float Pool - Registered Nurse (RN) at Foundation Health.

A registered nurse license from the Alaska Board of Nursing: by passing the NCLEX-RN after a state-approved nursing program, or by endorsement for a nurse already licensed in another state. A nursing degree and RN license, usually after a year or more of acute care.

237 people finished registered nursing programs at 3 schools in Alaska in 2023-24 (U.S. Department of Education). The most graduates: University of Alaska Anchorage in Anchorage (140), Charter College in Anchorage (70) and Alaska Pacific University in Anchorage (27). Online schools count where they are based.

No. Alaska is not in the Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC) and has no pending bill to join (NCSBN, read 9 Nov 2026), so a nurse needs a Alaska license from the Alaska Board of Nursing, by endorsement for a nurse licensed in another state, even with a multistate license from a compact state. How to transfer your nursing license to Alaska (the board's endorsement fee: $100).

Alaska law limits it: Nurses may not be required or coerced to work beyond their agreed scheduled shift, or to accept overtime they judge unsafe, except in listed emergencies (covers nurses in health care facilities). (AS 18.20.400) The law's own words are on this page.

Of the employers hiring PACU nurses in Alaska, the hospitals Medicare rates highest (Jul 2026): Providence Alaska Medical Center in Anchorage (Providence, 3 of 5, 79% said nurses always communicated well); Alaska's rated hospitals average 2.9 stars. Every Alaska hospital hiring here, by rating. Patients' ratings of their care, not employees' of the jobs.

Of the employers hiring PACU nurses in Alaska, the home health agencies Medicare rates highest for quality of patient care (Sep 2026): Providence at Home With Compassus Hh Anchorage in Anchorage (Providence, 3 of 5); Alaska's rated agencies average 2.8 stars. Every Alaska home health agency hiring here, by rating. Patients' ratings of their care, not employees' of the jobs.

Of the employers hiring PACU nurses in Alaska, in Medicare's survey of patients' families: Providence at Home With Compassus Hospice Care, Anchorage in Anchorage (Providence, 85% said the team always communicated well, 4 stars). Hospices hiring now by Medicare's family survey. Families' ratings of the care, not employees' of the jobs.

By the Alaska hospitals' own reports to Medicare (in 2022 pay periods, its own and contract staff together, before benefits), registered nurse hours averaged $63.69 an hour across 6 hospitals, against $60.42 an hour across the US. The highest hospital averages: Providence Alaska Medical Center in Anchorage ($68.75), Central Peninsula General Hospital in Soldotna ($67.15), Bartlett Regional Hospital in Juneau ($63.87), Mat-Su Regional Medical Center in Palmer ($60.31). An average over every hour, not one job's pay. Every Alaska hospital.

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