Registered Nurse
McKinley Orthopedics, Sports Medicine, and Spine
Fairbanks, Alaska
$82k–$110k/yr
Posted pay
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Last seen active Aug 9, 2026
What this might mean for you
McKinley Orthopedics, Sports Medicine, and Spine runs at clinic pace — scheduled patients and predictable hours. The posted pay pencils out to roughly $82k–$110k a year. It's a day shift — the full-speed version of the unit, with every specialist in the building.
What the posting states
- Base pay
- $82k–$110k/yr
- Shift
- Days
About this role
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Skills for this role
Certifications
Requirements
- Current Alaska Registered Nurse (RN) license or ability to obtain prior to employment
- Current Alaska Registered Nurse (RN) license or ability to obtain prior to employment
- Current BLS certification
- Current ACLS certification or ability to obtain within required timeframe
- Nursing experience: 1 year (Preferred)
- PALS certification (Preferred)
- Previous experience in an Ambulatory Surgery Center, Operating Room, PACU, or perioperative setting (Preferred)
Benefits
- 401(k) matching
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
About the employer
You are looking at McKinley Orthopedics, Sports Medicine, and Spine in Fairbanks, Alaska. The work sits in a specialty ortho, sports medicine, and spine setting rather than a broad inpatient floor. Fairbanks carries a cost of living about 3% above…
What reviewers appreciate
- No state income tax in Alaska
- Specialty orthopedics, sports medicine, and spine setting
- Fairbanks housing described as not extremely overpriced relative to other markets
What reviewers flag
- Cost of living about 3% above the national price level
- Heating oil, utilities, and remote-area constraints can make costs feel high
- Tight square footage and limited newer housing stock
Living in Fairbanks, AK
Fairbanks sits in Alaska's interior, where subarctic winters deliver spectacular northern lights and midnight sun summers erase the concept of nighttime. The Chena River threads through downtown, and the University of Alaska campus anchors the community. RNs who crave true frontier living—and don't mind forty below—will find a tight-knit, adventurous patient population.
- Metro price level · Fairbanks area
- 103.2
- 3% above the national average
- Median gross rent
- $1,496/mo
- rent and tenant-paid utilities
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · 2024 metro Regional Price Parities · Census ACS 2024
On your path
Pediatrics is a first-year unit lane. Families are part of every care plan.
Worth asking
The posting doesn’t answer these. Good ones to ask a recruiter or in the interview.
- Can you walk me through the differentials?
- What should I expect for weekend, holiday, call, and rotation?
- What orientation, preceptor time, and ongoing unit support are included?
- How are patient load, floating, and staffing support handled day to day?
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