Alaska Rural Healthcare CNO Opportunities
On-siteAlaska, United States
Job Summary
Provide strategic and operational leadership for nursing and clinical services across rural, remote, and frontier Alaska communities. Oversee staffing, scheduling, productivity, and workforce planning while supporting safe, high-quality, patient-centered care and regulatory compliance. Develop nursing culture, mentor leadership teams, and advance quality improvement and infection prevention initiatives. Collaborate with executive leaders, boards, Tribal partners, and regional organizations to maintain coverage during vacancies, weather disruptions, or increased demand. Lead across multiple facilities or communities separated by significant distances, adapting to limited resources and transportation challenges.
Required Qualifications
- Current Registered Nurse licensure or eligibility for Alaska licensure
- Progressive nursing leadership experience
- Experience as a CNO, Vice President of Nursing, Chief Clinical Officer, Director of Nursing, or comparable senior leader
- Strong knowledge of quality, patient safety, regulatory compliance, accreditation, infection prevention, and nursing operations
- Experience leading teams through growth, transition, workforce shortages, organizational change, or operational instability
- Experience developing nursing leaders and strengthening employee engagement and retention
- The ability to lead effectively when staffing, specialty support, transportation, housing, or other resources may be limited
- Experience with rural hospitals, Critical Access Hospitals, FQHCs, Tribal health organizations, regional health corporations, long-term care providers, or community healthcare organizations
- Experience supporting clinical services across multiple facilities or significant geographic distances
- A bachelor's degree in nursing or a related field
Desired Qualifications
- A master's degree preferred or required for some opportunities
- Relevant nursing leadership, quality, or healthcare executive certification
- A collaborative, visible, transparent, practical, and relationship-focused leadership style
- The ability to relocate, travel regionally, or work within a rotational structure when required
- Experience working with Alaska Native communities, Tribal health organizations, Indian Health Service programs, or tribally operated systems
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