Nurse Practitioner
Listed compensation
$165k-$211k
The week · per this posting · Monday – Friday
Ask the employer about the work setting, call expectations, nights and shift pattern and time off.
Job Description
Rural hospital located several hundred miles northwest of Anchorage, AK seeking a full-time, Nurse Practitioner Director to join their team.
Salary: $165,318 - $211,126/annually
Sign-on bonus and relocation assistance offered!
Nurse Practitioner Opportunity
Establish a sound management structure for clinic activities and ensure that all clinics are staffed with capable individuals
Provide oversight to the Supervisor/Instructors in the development of goals, plans, and budgets for attaining Village Health Services' objectives
- This position requires travel
- Schedule: Monday – Friday (8am – 5pm)
- Oversees 6-10 supervisors
- $1500 monthly housing stipend
Nurse Practitioner Qualifications
- Must have a valid license Nurse Practitioner or PA license
- 2 years of experience directing or supervising employees
- Nurse Practitioner 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 Nurse Practitioner Director will establish management structures for clinic activities and ensure all clinics are adequately staffed. They will also provide oversight to supervisors in the development of goals, plans, and budgets to meet organizational objectives.
Requirements
Candidates must hold a valid Nurse Practitioner or PA license and possess at least 2 years of experience in directing or supervising employees. The role requires the ability to travel to various clinic locations.
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Nurse Practitioner at Ironside Human Resources a 6.4 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Nurse Practitioner roles — ranked against 14,090 active Nurse Practitioner roles listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements.
Rural Health — Nurse Practitioner Career Context
Ironside Human Resources holds silver-tier status on WeekdayDoc's Top Employers work-life index, composite score 71/100, 167 active listings.
Of the 50 active Nurse Practitioner listings this role was benchmarked against, 30% are remote, 56% have no call, 54% require no weekends.
Nurse Practitioner pay on WeekdayDoc is up 1.1% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).
The cost-of-living index for Alaska is 102.4 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$188k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $184k 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 ~$188k midpoint, that is roughly $8k–$13k a year versus a typical 4–7% state rate.
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- No weekends
Living in Anchorage
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $418k≈ 2.5× annual pay
- Typical market rent
- $1,802/mo≈ 13% of gross pay
- 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.
Ratios use this listing’s gross annual pay. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.