RN - Wound Care Per Diem

Providence

Anchorage, Alaska

Posted Oct 29 · 1 year of experience

Pay: Not posted
Shift and hours: Rotating
Unit and setting: Wound-Care
License: RN licenseUpon hire: Alaska Registered Nurse License
Term: Per Diem

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Certification: Upon hire: National Provider BLS - American Heart Association
Education: Graduation from an accredited nursing program.
Experience: 1 year of nursing experience.
Also asks: Why Join Providence?
Also asks: Our best-in-class benefits are uniquely designed to support you and your family in staying well, growing professionally, and achieving financial security. We take care of you, so you can focus on delivering our Mission of caring for everyone, especially the most vulnerable in our communities.
Also asks: Accepting a new position at another facility that is part of the Providence family of organizations may change your current benefits. Changes in benefits, including paid time-off, happen for various reasons. These reasons can include changes of Legal Employer, FTE, Union, location, time-off plan policies, availability of health and welfare benefit plan offerings, and other various reasons.

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We are hiring for Registered Nurse position at Providence Alaska Medical Center in Anchorage, AK! Per Diem, 0.01 FTE, Variable Shift, Hours Per Week as needed Apply today! Applicants that meet qualifications will receive an invite with additional screening questions from our HireVue system!

Providence nurses are not simply valued – they’re invaluable. You will thrive in our culture of patient-focused, whole-person care built on understanding, commitment, and mutual respect. Your voice matters here, because we know that to inspire and retain the best nurses, we must empower them.

Learn why nurses choose to work at Providence by visiting our Nursing Institute page. Join our team at Providence Alaska Medical Center As a Providence caregiver, you’ll apply your specialized training to deliver world-class health with human connection and make a difference every day through your extraordinary care.

Required Qualifications

Graduation from an accredited nursing program. Upon hire: Alaska Registered Nurse License Upon hire: National Provider BLS - American Heart Association 1 year of nursing experience. Why Join Providence?

Our best-in-class benefits are uniquely designed to support you and your family in staying well, growing professionally, and achieving financial security. We take care of you, so you can focus on delivering our Mission of caring for everyone, especially the most vulnerable in our communities. Accepting a new position at another facility that is part of the Providence family of organizations may change your current benefits.

Changes in benefits, including paid time-off, happen for various reasons. These reasons can include changes of Legal Employer, FTE, Union, location, time-off plan policies, availability of health and welfare benefit plan offerings, and other various reasons.

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In Anchorage, AK

Anchorage, AKFrom Census ACS 2024.

Living costs about 5% above the US average

Median rent: $1,489/mo
Household income: $103,284/yr, all local households, not nurse pay

Life in Anchorage, AK

NeighborhoodsNurses and young professionals often land in Midtown for condos, townhomes, duplexes, and smaller houses plus walkable groceries, healthcare, and services, with median home prices about $280,000–$400,000 and easy drives across town. South Anchorage—including Abbott Loop and Jewel Lake—is the family-oriented suburban band of 1980s–2000s homes and townhomes (roughly $450,000–$550,000), quieter streets, and trail access; Eagle River is repeatedly recommended for a small-town feel and amenities if the extra commute is acceptable. Hillside and Turnagain (Golden View, O’Malley) are the premium view-and-privacy belt: Hillside medians $550,000–$900,000+ on half-acre to multi-acre lots, often well and septic, with Chugach trailheads and steep winter roads. Downtown/Ship Creek and northern Midtown near 36th Avenue suit rentals, walkability, and nightlife; Muldoon is mixed and more affordable in parts, while certain Mountain View blocks need block-by-block caution despite community redevelopment.

Nurses and young professionals often land in Midtown for condos, townhomes, duplexes, and smaller houses plus walkable groceries, healthcare, and services, with median home prices about $280,000–$400,000 and easy drives across town. South Anchorage—including Abbott Loop and Jewel Lake—is the family-oriented suburban band of 1980s–2000s homes and townhomes (roughly $450,000–$550,000), quieter streets, and trail access; Eagle River is repeatedly recommended for a small-town feel and amenities if the extra commute is acceptable.

Hillside and Turnagain (Golden View, O’Malley) are the premium view-and-privacy belt: Hillside medians $550,000–$900,000+ on half-acre to multi-acre lots, often well and septic, with Chugach trailheads and steep winter roads. Downtown/Ship Creek and northern Midtown near 36th Avenue suit rentals, walkability, and nightlife; Muldoon is mixed and more affordable in parts, while certain Mountain View blocks need block-by-block caution despite community redevelopment.

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As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: akhomehq.com Source 2: quora.com Source 3: reddit.com Source 4: facebook.com

Getting aroundTypical commute time is about 16.39 minutes. Midtown’s commercial core—where medical facilities cluster—makes drives to most of the municipality practical; South Anchorage to downtown or Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson can run 20–35 minutes, and Eagle River works if that extra drive is not a deal-breaker. The city is car-dependent (Walk Score 31, Transit Score 22). Hillside and Turnagain mean steeper icy streets that locals treat as 4WD and quality-snow-tire territory. Named bus lines, hospital-campus parking, and door-to-door hospital routes are not spelled out in these sources.

Typical commute time is about 16.39 minutes. Midtown’s commercial core—where medical facilities cluster—makes drives to most of the municipality practical; South Anchorage to downtown or Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson can run 20–35 minutes, and Eagle River works if that extra drive is not a deal-breaker.

The city is car-dependent (Walk Score 31, Transit Score 22). Hillside and Turnagain mean steeper icy streets that locals treat as 4WD and quality-snow-tire territory.

Named bus lines, hospital-campus parking, and door-to-door hospital routes are not spelled out in these sources.

Sources

As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: realestate.usnews.com Source 2: akhomehq.com Source 3: quora.com Source 4: reddit.com Source 5: rent.com

OutdoorsThe city sits between Cook Inlet and the Chugach Mountains, with Chugach State Park trailheads reachable from Hillside streets and Potter Marsh plus the Seward Highway opening Kenai Peninsula trips. Lake Hood is the world’s busiest floatplane base—watching takeoffs from the waterfront deck is a local spectacle. Hiking, backpacking, camping, glacier trekking, and wildlife viewing are ordinary weekends; moose wander neighborhoods, eagles pass overhead, and nearby waters offer whale watching. South Anchorage, Eagle River, Turnagain, and Hillside are the neighborhoods people pick when trailheads and views are the point of living here.

The city sits between Cook Inlet and the Chugach Mountains, with Chugach State Park trailheads reachable from Hillside streets and Potter Marsh plus the Seward Highway opening Kenai Peninsula trips. Lake Hood is the world’s busiest floatplane base—watching takeoffs from the waterfront deck is a local spectacle.

Hiking, backpacking, camping, glacier trekking, and wildlife viewing are ordinary weekends; moose wander neighborhoods, eagles pass overhead, and nearby waters offer whale watching. South Anchorage, Eagle River, Turnagain, and Hillside are the neighborhoods people pick when trailheads and views are the point of living here.

Sources

As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: travelalaska.com Source 2: akhomehq.com Source 3: rent.com Source 4: anchorageactivities.com Source 5: quora.com

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Anchorage is Alaska’s urban wild card: a city of roughly 291,000 between the Chugach Mountains and Cook Inlet, with medical facilities and restaurants on one side and moose, trailheads, and the world’s busiest floatplane base on the other. For a nurse, Midtown is the practical landing—healthcare, groceries, and about 16-minute typical commutes—while South Anchorage and Eagle River trade a bit of drive for quieter streets and schools. There is no state income tax and no municipal sales tax, but groceries, electricity (about 23.42 cents/kWh), and housing (median home around $390,000–$420,000) run high because almost everything is shipped in. Winters are long and dark (5.5 hours of light on solstice) rather than Fairbanks-brutal; summers bring 22-hour days, patio beer at Midnight Sun or Moose’s Tooth, and Chugach hiking. Hillside views cost $550,000-plus and need 4WD. Crime is neighborhood-specific—vet Mountain View block by block. The tradeoff is real: sticker shock and ice versus scenery, wildlife, and take-home pay that is not eaten by state tax.

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As of 2025Source 1: realestate.usnews.com Source 2: akhomehq.com Source 3: travelalaska.com Source 4: royalalaskanmovers.com Source 5: rent.com Source 6: quora.com Source 7: anchorageactivities.com Source 8: youtube.com

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