Stephanie Brown, a nurse specializing in cardiac surgery, became part of a growing workforce in Alaska last year when she took a job far from her Florida home. Brown was hooked by the appeal of work ...

Alaskans value resilience. We know what it means to work together in tough times, and we require solutions that meet the unique challenges of our vast, remote state. Few areas demonstrate this need ...

Apr. 13—It's no secret that Alaska is short of qualified, certified, and registered nurses. It's a problem that has existed since before the COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated the situation nationwide and ...

In Alaska, travel nurses earn $3,096 per week, or $77.40 per hour based on a 40-hour work week. That is $24.90 more per hour than registered nurses overall—higher than the difference in pay between ...

Here are five updates that offer a glimpse into the world of travel nursing that Becker’s has reported on since July 5: 1. The average weekly travel nurse pay in July in the U.S. was $2,447.83, down ...

Jul. 5—First of two stories. Long before COVID-19 arrived in Alaska, the state was in the midst of a nurse shortage. Now, health care industry professionals say the pandemic drew attention to the ...

Travel nurses in Alaska receive the highest average weekly salary, according to a March 7 report from Vivian, a national healthcare hiring marketplace.

Racquel Stephen explores how travel nurses fill health care gaps and shares their experiences. Host Racquel Stephen examines the trend of using travel nurses to fill gaps in health care systems and ...

Travel nursing took off during the COVID-19 pandemic and it has continued to grow. In 2020, Staffing Industry Analysts reported that travel nurse staffing demand jumped 35%. What used to make up just ...

Hunter Marshall was an ICU nurse in New Mexico before becoming a travel nurse during the pandemic. Marshall made the same amount of money in 13 weeks as the old job would have paid in six months.

Alaska is the top-paying state for travel nurses, but two of the top-paying cities are in Texas, a March 7 Vivian report found. Vivian, a healthcare career marketplace, found the average salary for ...