Registered Nurse (RN)
Juneau, Alaska
Posted Jul 20 · New grads welcomed · reported
- Unit
- Psych
What the listing says
Role
- Term
- Permanent
- Practice
- Union position
- Setting
- Hospital
- Accepts
- RN
- Experience
- New graduates
Ratio not posted. Ask in the interview.
Pay
- Against the board
The median for nursing in Alaska is $44/hr, across 52 postings. It covers every nursing role in the state, so it is a bearing, not a like-for-like comparison.
About this role
Bartlett Regional Hospital is looking for a Registered Nurse to join the Mental Health unit. Positions available at three levels: RN 1 (entry-level, new graduates), RN 2 (one year experience, minimal supervision), and RN 3 (three years experience, leadership responsibilities). Requires current State of Alaska Registered Nurse license.
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Requirements
- State of Alaska Registered Nurse license
- For The Job
Place
- City
- Juneau, Alaska
- Median rent
- $1,444/mo
- Local household income
- $101,661/yr
- State price level
- 2% above the national average
- CMS overall rating
- 4 of 5 stars (Care Compare, Sep 2026)
- Beds
- 45
rent and tenant-paid utilities · Census ACS 2024
all local households, not nurse pay · Census ACS 2024
Alaska index 102.4, where 100 is the national average.
Juneau, Alaska's capital, sits between steep mountains and the Gastineau Channel, offering nurses a remote, rain-forest-meets-frontier vibe unlike anywhere else. With Mendenhall Glacier in view and downtown shops tucked along the waterfront, it's a compact city that blends government-town energy with rugged wilderness at every turn.
Cost figures from U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · 2024 Regional Price Parities · Census ACS 2024.
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About the employer
You would be walking into Bartlett Regional Hospital, a community hospital in Juneau that serves Southeast Alaska. The building runs a small daily census—around sixteen patients on a typical day at roughly 71% occupancy—so the work is close-range rather than…
On your path
Psychiatric is open from year one. Behavioral health spans inpatient, emergency, and community settings.
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- Can you walk me through base pay range and differentials?
- What should I expect for shifts, weekly hours, 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?