Nurse Manager Jobs in Alaska
Nurse Manager jobs in Alaska are actively hiring, with demand concentrated in hospital systems, critical access facilities, and behavioral health organizations serving both urban populations and remote communities. Most openings are in Anchorage, Fairbanks, and Juneau, where large employers like Providence Alaska Medical Center, Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium, and Bartlett Regional Hospital maintain ongoing nurse manager needs. The most in-demand specialties are medical-surgical leadership, intensive care oversight, and behavioral health unit management. Scan the live roles below and apply to whichever ones fit.
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Top cityAnchorage, AK
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Top credentialBLS Certification
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Behavioral Health Registered Nurse Case Manager
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Maniilaq Association
Behavioral Health Registered Nurse Case Manager
Alaska
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Registered Nurse Case Manager - OB GYN
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SouthEast Alaska Regional Health Consortium
Registered Nurse Case Manager - OB GYN
Juneau, Alaska
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Registered Nurse - Quality Management & Accreditation - Risk Manager HOT JOB
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SouthEast Alaska Regional Health Consortium
Registered Nurse - Quality Management & Accreditation - Risk Manager HOT JOB
Wrangell, Alaska
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Medical/Surgical 3West - Registered Nurse Manager (RN)
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Foundation Health Partners
Medical/Surgical 3West - Registered Nurse Manager (RN)
Fairbanks, Alaska
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Clinical Nurse Case Manager I- Neurosurgery
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Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium
Clinical Nurse Case Manager I- Neurosurgery
Anchorage, Alaska
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Behavioral Health Registered Nurse Case Manager
Maniilaq Association·Alaska
Job functions:
Associate's degree
501-1,000 employees
Job Description
Job Code:
2026:AKB-013
Location:
Alaska-Based
Program:
Integrated Care
FT/PT Status:
Full Time
Job Responsibilities:
POSITION SUMMARY
Facilitates the medical care needs of patients being seen in Psychiatric Emergency Services or in Kotzebue-based
MHC substance use treatment programs. This position reports to the Integrated Care Clinical Supervisor and/or designee.
PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Initiates and utilizes the nursing process to meet the holistic needs of the patient and family while adhering to the professional standards set forth by the American Nurses’ Association.
- Observes the patient’s clinical condition: recognizes, identifies, and interprets serious and/or emergent situations while initiating appropriate nursing interventions.
- Develops and implements patient/family teaching programs based on mutually identified health care goals.
- Documents all observations, nursing interventions, therapeutic measures administered, and status of coordinated activities between nursing and other professional disciplines.
- Evaluates the patient’s plan of care and revises the plan as needed.
- Safeguards patients' right to privacy by judiciously protecting information in a confidential manner.
- Understands the developmental needs of all patients throughout the continuum of life; is able to adjust care to these needs; and documentation reflects this understanding.
- Assumes responsibility and accountability for individual nursing judgments and actions.
- Utilizes incident and medication error reporting protocols per MHC policies.
- Participates in continuing education activities.
- Facilitates patient care across multiple disciplines, departments, and other non-MHC agencies through referrals and other business operations.
- Stays alert to patient and staff safety needs at all times and completes reports as needed in SQSS.
- Facilitates medication refills between patients, physicians, pharmacies, and insurance.
- Provides nurse case management to identify and obtain appropriate medical/therapeutic information in preparation for prescriber visits. Provides patient education and refers to the physician as appropriate.
- Provide educational services, including individual and group, as an integrated part of SUD treatment Programs. Conduct nursing physical evaluation, injections, and lab collection as needed. Coordinates care plans with primary care and specialties.
- Provides culturally sensitive, systematic mental health/SUD nursing care that reflects contemporary nursing practice and the client’s health care/treatment plan.
- Provides comprehensive mental health case management to outpatients of all ages. Utilizes multiple brief patient contacts to provide education and reinforce the clinician’s plan of care.
- Identifies situations where nursing or case management would benefit the patient and communicates closely with clinicians, both medical and behavioral; identifies situations beyond the nursing scope of practice and seeks appropriate clinician direction.
- Clinic Support Activities: Researches patient education material.
- Research equipment as needed and work with biomedical services to ensure clinic equipment is maintained.
- What constitutes an emergent psychiatric need, medical emergency, or emergent medication reaction, and how to implement an appropriate response.
- Medications, disease processes, and the ability to utilize information resources.
- How to access systems related to psychiatric/SUD patient care both within and outside of MHC.
- Communicating effectively with and empathizing with patients.
- Performing a nursing assessment.
- Documenting appropriately in Cerner.
- Recognize the acuity of a situation and seek an appropriate plan and level of care.
- Individualize education in a manner that is meaningful to each patient.
- Communicate with patients who may have challenges related to comprehension and mood.
- Other Functions.
- Other duties as assigned.
Job Qualifications:
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Associate's degree in Nursing from an Accredited College. An active nursing license in Alaska or another U.S. state is required. Agency staff must have an active Alaska license. Clinical Competency is required within 3 months of hire and every three years. Experience with mental health care, SUD, and medical primary care phone triage – preferred. Must be willing to obtain ACLS training within 6 months of hire. Ability to lift up to 50 pounds and spend long periods standing or walking.
Other Job Information (if applicable):
DISCLAIMER
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this job. They are not intended to be considered an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of personnel in this job, and the employer reserves the right to revise or change this description. This description does not constitute a written or implied contract of employment. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to satisfactorily perform each of the above essential duties and meet physical demands. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to meet those conditions.
Maniilaq Association
Behavioral Health Registered Nurse Case Manager
Alaska
New 11h ago501-1,000 employees
Job functions:
Associate's degree
Job Description
Job Code:
2026:AKB-013
Location:
Alaska-Based
Program:
Integrated Care
FT/PT Status:
Full Time
Job Responsibilities:
POSITION SUMMARY
Facilitates the medical care needs of patients being seen in Psychiatric Emergency Services or in Kotzebue-based
MHC substance use treatment programs. This position reports to the Integrated Care Clinical Supervisor and/or designee.
PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Initiates and utilizes the nursing process to meet the holistic needs of the patient and family while adhering to the professional standards set forth by the American Nurses’ Association.
- Observes the patient’s clinical condition: recognizes, identifies, and interprets serious and/or emergent situations while initiating appropriate nursing interventions.
- Develops and implements patient/family teaching programs based on mutually identified health care goals.
- Documents all observations, nursing interventions, therapeutic measures administered, and status of coordinated activities between nursing and other professional disciplines.
- Evaluates the patient’s plan of care and revises the plan as needed.
- Safeguards patients' right to privacy by judiciously protecting information in a confidential manner.
- Understands the developmental needs of all patients throughout the continuum of life; is able to adjust care to these needs; and documentation reflects this understanding.
- Assumes responsibility and accountability for individual nursing judgments and actions.
- Utilizes incident and medication error reporting protocols per MHC policies.
- Participates in continuing education activities.
- Facilitates patient care across multiple disciplines, departments, and other non-MHC agencies through referrals and other business operations.
- Stays alert to patient and staff safety needs at all times and completes reports as needed in SQSS.
- Facilitates medication refills between patients, physicians, pharmacies, and insurance.
- Provides nurse case management to identify and obtain appropriate medical/therapeutic information in preparation for prescriber visits. Provides patient education and refers to the physician as appropriate.
- Provide educational services, including individual and group, as an integrated part of SUD treatment Programs. Conduct nursing physical evaluation, injections, and lab collection as needed. Coordinates care plans with primary care and specialties.
- Provides culturally sensitive, systematic mental health/SUD nursing care that reflects contemporary nursing practice and the client’s health care/treatment plan.
- Provides comprehensive mental health case management to outpatients of all ages. Utilizes multiple brief patient contacts to provide education and reinforce the clinician’s plan of care.
- Identifies situations where nursing or case management would benefit the patient and communicates closely with clinicians, both medical and behavioral; identifies situations beyond the nursing scope of practice and seeks appropriate clinician direction.
- Clinic Support Activities: Researches patient education material.
- Research equipment as needed and work with biomedical services to ensure clinic equipment is maintained.
- What constitutes an emergent psychiatric need, medical emergency, or emergent medication reaction, and how to implement an appropriate response.
- Medications, disease processes, and the ability to utilize information resources.
- How to access systems related to psychiatric/SUD patient care both within and outside of MHC.
- Communicating effectively with and empathizing with patients.
- Performing a nursing assessment.
- Documenting appropriately in Cerner.
- Recognize the acuity of a situation and seek an appropriate plan and level of care.
- Individualize education in a manner that is meaningful to each patient.
- Communicate with patients who may have challenges related to comprehension and mood.
- Other Functions.
- Other duties as assigned.
Job Qualifications:
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Associate's degree in Nursing from an Accredited College. An active nursing license in Alaska or another U.S. state is required. Agency staff must have an active Alaska license. Clinical Competency is required within 3 months of hire and every three years. Experience with mental health care, SUD, and medical primary care phone triage – preferred. Must be willing to obtain ACLS training within 6 months of hire. Ability to lift up to 50 pounds and spend long periods standing or walking.
Other Job Information (if applicable):
DISCLAIMER
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this job. They are not intended to be considered an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of personnel in this job, and the employer reserves the right to revise or change this description. This description does not constitute a written or implied contract of employment. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to satisfactorily perform each of the above essential duties and meet physical demands. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to meet those conditions.
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Where Alaska roles are concentrated, by current openings.
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A snapshot from current Alaska openings, updated as new roles post.
Who's Hiring
What Alaska Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in nurse manager jobs across Alaska.
- Active Alaska registered nurse license issued by the Alaska Board of Nursing
- Bachelor of Science in Nursing required, Master of Science in Nursing preferred
- Minimum three to five years of clinical nursing experience in an acute care setting
- Prior charge nurse or supervisory nursing experience in a hospital or clinical environment
- Current BLS and ACLS certification from the American Heart Association
- Demonstrated ability to manage nurse staffing, scheduling, and performance evaluations
Nurse Manager Jobs in Alaska: Frequently Asked Questions
How do you become a nurse manager in Alaska?
To become a nurse manager in Alaska, you must first hold an active registered nurse license issued by the Alaska Board of Nursing, which requires passing the NCLEX-RN exam. Most Alaska employers require a Bachelor of Science in Nursing at minimum, with many preferring a Master of Science in Nursing for management roles. Candidates typically need several years of clinical bedside experience before moving into a supervisory or charge nurse role that leads toward a nurse manager position.
Which companies hire nurse managers in Alaska?
Alaska nurse manager roles are posted by SouthEast Alaska Regional Health Consortium, Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium, and Foundation Health Partners and others right now, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. Alaska's hiring is anchored by large regional health systems, tribal health organizations, and critical access hospitals that serve both urban centers and rural communities.
Which Alaska cities have the most nurse manager jobs?
Anchorage, Sitka, and Juneau have the most nurse manager openings in Alaska. Anchorage accounts for the largest share because it is home to the state's major hospital systems and specialty medical centers, while Fairbanks and Juneau generate openings through regional medical centers and state government health services that serve populations in those parts of the state.
How can I get hired as a nurse manager in Alaska with little or no experience?
The most realistic path is moving into a charge nurse role first, which large Alaska employers like Providence Alaska Medical Center and Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium use as a direct pipeline for nurse managers. Applying to new graduate residency programs at major Anchorage or Fairbanks hospitals builds the acute care foundation that Alaska hiring managers require. Lateral moves from roles such as clinical educator, staffing coordinator, or quality improvement nurse also open the door, particularly when paired with a current Alaska RN license and progress toward a BSN or MSN.
Where can I find and apply to nurse manager jobs in Alaska?
You can find and apply to nurse manager jobs in Alaska on Migrate Mate, which lists current Alaska openings updated regularly. Search the available roles, find the ones that match your experience and preferred location, and apply directly to each position that fits.
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