Alaska Rural Health Operations Leader

Rural Staffing Services; Alaska; On-site; USD 180,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

Rural Staffing Services seeks senior healthcare operations leaders for Alaska-based Chief Operating Officer and executive leadership opportunities across rural health systems. The role focuses on turning strategy into action, improving patient access, and strengthening operational performance across diverse Alaska communities.

Opportunities span Critical Access Hospitals, Tribal health organizations, regional networks, and community health centers, with emphasis on staffing, budgeting,

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in healthcare administration, business, public administration, or a related field.
• A master's degree or healthcare executive credential may be preferred for some opportunities.
• Experience leading multiple departments, service lines, facilities, or regional programs.
• Strong knowledge of hospital, clinic, long-term care, or healthcare-system operations.
• A collaborative, visible, and relationship-focused leadership style.

Responsibilities

• Providing strategic and operational leadership across multiple departments, facilities, and service lines
• Translating organizational goals into practical operating plans
• Supporting efficient, safe, patient-centered, and culturally respectful care delivery
• Strengthening communication, accountability, and collaboration across departments and communities
• Improving workflows, productivity, service access, and organizational performance
• Partnering with clinical and financial leaders on staffing, budgeting, and resource planning
• Supporting recruitment, retention, workforce development, and leadership succession
• Overseeing facilities, support services, clinic operations, ancillary departments, or regional programs
• Helping guide growth, restructuring, turnaround, service expansion, or organizational stabilization
• Supporting regulatory readiness, quality improvement, safety, accreditation, and organizational compliance
• Presenting operational updates, risks, and recommendations to executive leadership, governing boards, Tribal councils, or other oversight bodies
• Building strong relationships with employees, providers, Tribal partners, public agencies, community organizations, and local leaders
• Supporting operations across multiple sites or communities separated by significant geographic distances
• Helping maintain services during vacancies, weather disruptions, transportation delays, supply-chain challenges, or other operational pressures
• Supporting infrastructure, housing, equipment, transportation, technology, telehealth, and capital-planning priorities
• Strengthening coordination between village clinics, regional hospitals, specialty services, and community-based care
• Monitoring organizational performance and helping teams respond to changing community needs
• Ensuring essential healthcare services remain dependable, sustainable, and available closer to home

Education

Bachelor's degree in healthcare administration, business, public administration, or related field

Master's degree or healthcare executive credential (preferred)

Job description

Rural Staffing Services seeks senior healthcare operations leaders for Alaska-based Chief Operating Officer and executive leadership opportunities across rural health systems. The role focuses on turning strategy into action, improving patient access, and strengthening operational performance across diverse Alaska communities.

Opportunities span Critical Access Hospitals, Tribal health organizations, regional networks, and community health centers, with emphasis on staffing, budgeting,