Rural Jobs in Alaska (NOW HIRING)

Help Us Build a Better Way for Rural Healthcare

This application may connect you with the specific opportunity you were viewing, as well as other current or upcoming rural healthcare positions that align with your experience and goals.

By joining the Rural Staffing Services Talent Network, you are helping us build a more thoughtful and connected approach to rural recruitment, one that allows experienced support services leaders and Alaska healthcare organizations to find one another more quickly when the right need arises.

Every application helps strengthen a growing network of people who are willing to bring their experience, leadership, resourcefulness, and heart to rural, remote, and frontier communities.

This application may connect you with the specific opportunity you were viewing, as well as other current or upcoming rural healthcare positions throughout Alaska that align with your experience and goals.

Visit www.RSSJobs.org to explore additional rural healthcare opportunities and communities.

Rural Staffing Services partners with rural hospitals, clinics, Tribal health organizations, regional health systems, community health centers, long-term care providers, and community healthcare organizations throughout Alaska to identify experienced leaders across the operational and support services that keep healthcare organizations running safely and effectively.

We are currently connecting with professionals who may be interested in active and upcoming facilities, environmental services, food and nutrition, supply chain, materials management, security, plant operations, transportation, emergency preparedness, and related support services leadership opportunities across Alaska.

These opportunities may include positions within:

• Critical Access Hospitals
• Rural and community hospitals
• Rural Health Clinics
• Federally Qualified Health Centers
• Tribal health organizations
• Regional health corporations
• Village-based healthcare programs
• Long-term care and senior care organizations
• Integrated rural healthcare systems
• Multi-site and regional healthcare networks

Support services are essential to every part of patient care.

These leaders help ensure healthcare facilities are safe, clean, prepared, supplied, maintained, and able to serve patients and employees every day.

Their work may happen behind the scenes, but its impact is felt throughout the entire organization.

In Alaska, support services leaders may also help organizations navigate remote transportation, severe weather, limited vendor access, supply delays, aging infrastructure, workforce housing, fuel and utility concerns, and the challenges of maintaining facilities across large geographic regions.

A delayed shipment, equipment failure, weather event, or transportation disruption may affect whether a department can continue operating.

The strongest support services leaders are practical, dependable, calm under pressure, collaborative, and committed to creating environments where patients, employees, families, and visitors feel safe and supported.

They understand that reliable support services help protect patient access and keep essential healthcare available closer to home.

This application may connect you with current or upcoming roles such as:

• Facilities Director or Manager
• Plant Operations Director or Manager
• Environmental Services Director or Manager
• Housekeeping Director or Manager
• Food and Nutrition Services Director
• Dietary Director or Manager
• Materials Management Director or Manager
• Supply Chain Director or Manager
• Purchasing Director or Manager
• Security Director or Manager
• Emergency Preparedness Director or Coordinator
• Safety Director or Manager
• Construction or Capital Projects Manager
• Biomedical Equipment Leader
• Transportation Services Leader
• Fleet or Logistics Manager
• Workforce Housing or Facilities Coordinator
• Regional Support Services Leader
• Tribal Health Support Services Leader
• Senior support services supervisory roles

Responsibilities will vary by organization, community, and position and may include:

• Providing operational leadership for facilities, environmental services, dietary, supply chain, security, transportation, or related departments
• Maintaining safe, clean, functional, and welcoming healthcare environments
• Managing preventive maintenance, repairs, utilities, infrastructure, fuel systems, and building operations
• Supporting life safety, emergency preparedness, disaster response, and regulatory readiness
• Leading environmental services, infection-prevention support, sanitation standards, and waste-management processes
• Overseeing food service, nutrition operations, food safety, and applicable regulatory requirements
• Managing purchasing, inventory, supplies, equipment, freight, shipping, and vendor relationships
• Planning for weather, transportation, and supply-chain disruptions
• Supporting capital planning, renovations, construction, infrastructure improvements, and equipment replacement
• Managing department budgets, staffing, scheduling, productivity, and performance
• Recruiting, training, developing, and supporting employees
• Developing policies, procedures, workflows, emergency plans, and performance standards
• Preparing for inspections, surveys, audits, drills, and emergency exercises
• Collaborating with clinical, administrative, quality, infection prevention, finance, and executive leaders
• Supporting facilities or services across multiple communities, clinics, or locations
• Helping maintain essential operations during emergencies, severe weather, staffing shortages, equipment failures, or transportation delays
• Coordinating housing, transportation, fleet, or logistics support when part of the role
• Building relationships with local vendors, public agencies, Tribal partners, contractors, and community organizations
• Identifying practical ways to improve efficiency, safety, reliability, and service quality
• Helping ensure the organization remains prepared, supplied, and operational every day

Qualifications will vary by opportunity, but organizations may seek:

• Progressive experience in healthcare facilities, environmental services, food and nutrition, supply chain, materials management, security, safety, emergency preparedness, logistics, or another support services area
• Previous leadership experience as a director, manager, supervisor, or comparable professional
• Strong knowledge of the regulations, safety standards, and operational requirements relevant to the position
• Experience managing teams, budgets, vendors, inventory, equipment, construction, or facilities
• Experience with emergency preparedness, life safety, infection-prevention support, or disaster response may be valuable
• The ability to prioritize competing needs and respond calmly to operational challenges
• Strong communication, organization, judgment, and problem-solving skills
• Experience working collaboratively with clinical, administrative, financial, and executive departments
• Experience supporting multiple facilities, remote locations, or geographically dispersed operations may be valuable
• Experience with rural hospitals, Critical Access Hospitals, FQHCs, Tribal health organizations, regional health corporations, long-term care providers, or community healthcare organizations
• Experience working with Alaska Native communities, Tribal health organizations, Indian Health Service programs, or tribally operated systems may be highly valued for some opportunities
• Relevant education, certification, or technical credentials based on the position
• A visible, dependable, practical, culturally respectful, and service-focused leadership style
• Some opportunities may prefer credentials related to facilities management, safety, emergency preparedness, environmental services, food service, supply chain, construction, biomedical equipment, or another operational specialty.
• Specific education, certification, travel, call, and experience requirements will depend on the organization and role.

Opportunities may include:

• Permanent support services leadership positions
• Interim leadership assignments
• Regional or multi-site leadership roles
• Hospital or clinic-based positions
• Tribal health support services leadership
• Facilities, supply chain, environmental services, or dietary leadership
• Temporary-to-permanent opportunities
• Emergency preparedness or operational stabilization assignments
• Construction, renovation, or capital-project leadership
• Short-term facilities, logistics, safety, or