Pediatric Nurse Practitioner
Listed compensation
$156K - $208K
Listing transparency3 of 6 stated
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- Employment & setting
- Full-Time
- Call expectations
- Includes call
- Weekends
- Not specified
Job Description
Rural hospital located several hundred miles northwest of Anchorage, AK seeking a full-time, Nurse Practitioner to join their team.
Salary: $156,000 - $208,000/annually
Sign-on bonus and relocation assistance offered!
Nurse Practitioner Opportunity
Full-time or part time Nurse Practitioner position in our pediatric clinic.
The work would be half clinical and half administrative. On the clinical side they would see primarily well child visits and some acute illnesses visits. On the admin side they would be doing some calling of lab results, coordination of referrals and other admin duties that are typically done by an LPN or RN
- They would work alongside out two full-time pediatricians.
- This would be good position for someone who’d be interested in something that’s not 100% clinical
Nurse Practitioner Qualifications
- Must have a valid license Nurse Practitioner or PA license
- Does not need to be licensed in Alaska
The Location
- Rural, remote town northwest of Anchorage.
- No state income tax and permanent fund dividend after a full calendar year of Alaska Residency
- Great fishing, hunting, and wildlife including the ability to go see polar bears and sled dogs.
- Daily flights to Anchorage and other Alaskan cities
- Amazing experience that is unique to rural Alaska!
- Excellent retail and dining that are all locally owned and operated
- Safe schools and community for a family
Key Responsibilities
The role is split equally between clinical duties, such as conducting well-child and acute illness visits, and administrative tasks. Administrative duties include coordinating referrals and communicating lab results to patients.
Requirements
Candidates must hold a valid Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant license. Licensing specifically in the state of Alaska is not required at the time of application.
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Pediatrics — Nurse Practitioner Career Context
Ironside Human Resources ranks #1 of 10 employers hiring Nurse Practitioner on WeekdayDoc by average advertised pay, and holds silver-tier status on the Top Employers work-life index, composite score 71/100, 128 active listings.
Of the 40 active Pediatrics listings this role was benchmarked against, 45% are remote, 28% have no call, 73% require no weekends.
Pediatrics pay on WeekdayDoc is down 3.8% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).
The cost-of-living index for Alaska is 102.4 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$182k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $178k in an average-cost state. 58.9% of Alaska clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
Location & Logistics
Alaska has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states. At the posted ~$182k midpoint, that is roughly $7k–$13k a year versus a typical 4–7% state rate.
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Living in Anchorage
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $418k
- Typical market rent
- $1,802/mo
- Residents’ average commute
- 19 min
- Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
- 105.4
- State income tax
- None
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.
BEA 2024 · Anchorage, AK metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.
City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.