Nursing House Supervisor (PRN)

Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium (ANTHC); Anchorage (AK); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

On-site Child Care

Tuition Discounts

Paid Time Off

Medical Insurance

Job summary

Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium (ANTHC) seeks a Nursing Supervisor to work under the Associate Nurse Executive, coordinating with the Nursing House Supervisor to optimize transfers and ensure high‑quality care across ANMC and tribal health partners.

You will evaluate nursing practice quality, promote evidence‑based standards, ensure regulatory compliance, and support ongoing professional development among nursing staff while fostering an inclusive, patient‑centered environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing; equivalent knowledge may substitute.
• Current RN license in Alaska.
• BLS and ACLS required; TNCC within 6 months of hire.
• Minimum five years of experience in acute care or emergency nursing.
• PALS certification is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate nursing practice quality and healthcare services with stakeholders to identify opportunities for improvement.
• Assess own performance against professional standards, regulations, and organizational criteria.
• Foster a non-discriminatory climate in which care is delivered with socio‑cultural sensitivity.
• Promote research and integrate evidence‑based knowledge into best nursing practices.
• Ensure access to healthcare and monitor regulatory agency, patient safety, and customer service standards.
• Coordinate information and ensure effective communications between hospital departments.

Skills

Communication

Collaboration

Quality improvement

Evidence-based practice

Leadership

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing

Job description

The Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium is a non‑profit Tribal health organization designed to meet the unique health needs of Alaska Native and American Indian people living in Alaska. In partnership with the more than 171,000 Alaska Native and American Indian people that we serve and the Tribal health organizations of the Alaska Tribal Health System, ANTHC provides world‑class health services, which include comprehensive medical services at the Alaska Native Medical Center, wellness programs, disease research and prevention, rural provider training and rural water and sanitation systems construction.

ANTHC is the largest, most comprehensive Tribal health organization in the United States, and Alaska’s second-largest health employer with more than 3,100 employees offering an array of health services to people around the nation’s largest state.

Our vision: Alaska Native people are the healthiest people in the world.

Benefits Package

• Medical Insurance provided through the Federal Employee Health Benefits Program as a Tribal Employee, with over 20 plans and tiers.
• Cost‑Share Dental and Vision Insurances
• Discounted Pet Insurance
• Retirement Contributions with Pre‑Tax or Roth options into a 403(b).
• 401(a) ANTHC Retirement Plan: After one year of employment, ANTHC will begin making matching contributions of up to 5% of your eligible pay, based on your own contributions. In addition, you may be eligible for an annual discretionary contribution of up to 3% from the employer.
• Paid Time Off starts immediately, earning up to 6 hours per pay period, with paid time off accruals increasing based on years of service.
• Eleven Paid Holidays
• Paid Parental Leave or miscarriage/stillbirth eligibility after six months of employment
• Basic Short/Long Term Disability premiums, Accidental Death and Dismemberment (AD&D) Insurance, and Basic Life Insurance are covered 100% by ANTHC, with additional options for Short‑Term Disability Buy‑Up Coverage and Voluntary Life for yourself and your family members.
• Flexible Spending Accounts for Healthcare and Dependent Care.
• Ancillary Cash Benefits for accident, hospital indemnity, and critical illness.
• On‑Site Child Care Facility with expert‑designed classrooms for early child development and preschool.
• Employee Assistance Program with support for grief, financial counseling, mental/emotional health, and discounted legal advice.
• Tuition Discounts for you and your eligible dependents at Alaska Pacific University.
• On‑Site Training Courses and Professional Development Opportunities.
• License and certification reimbursements and occupational insurance for medical staff.
• Gym Access to Alaska Pacific University includes a salt water pool, rock climbing, workout gym, and steep discounts for outdoor equipment rentals.
• Emergency Travel Assistance
• Education Assistance or Education leave eligibility
• Discount program for travel, gym memberships, amusement parks, and more.

Summary

Under general supervision of the Associate Nurse Executive and in collaboration with the Nursing House Supervisor, acts as a resource center for the tribal health organizations, local clinics, rural and local hospitals, and providers to expedite transfers into and from ANMC.

Responsibilities

• Systematically evaluates the quality and effectiveness of nursing practice and healthcare services, analyzing appropriate internal and external data and information to identify opportunities in collaboration with stakeholders for improving services and patient outcomes.
• Evaluates her/his own performance based on professional practice standards, relevant studies and regulations, and organizational criteria identifying areas of strength, as well as areas for professional/practice development.
• Decisions and actions are based on ethical principles and to foster a non‑discriminatory climate in which care is delivered in a manner sensitive to socio‑cultural diversity.
• Promotes research, and integrating evidence‑based knowledge into the identification of best practice in the delivery of nursing care to the appropriate population.
• Promotes and monitors regulatory agency, patient safety standards and customer service expectations for the practice of all aspects of nursing.
• Ensures access to healthcare for Alaska Natives. Represents ANTHC in external contact with partners, agencies and outside counsel as required.
• Assists and supports ANTHC leadership in developing current and long‑range ANTHC goals and objectives, and in the achievement of those goals and objectives.
• Utilizes the ANA Scope and Standards of Practice and the Code of Ethics for Nurses with Interpretive Statements as the foundation for nursing practice.
• Ensures quality of care to patients and families represents “best in class”, promotes satisfaction of internal and external customers.
• Coordinates information and assures effective communications between hospital departments.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Knowledge and Skills

• Knowledge of Alaska Tribal Health System, ANTHC, and Alaska Native culture(s) and politics.
• Knowledge of national nursing standards.
• Knowledge of patient/client and staff data collection systems and processes to support the practice of nursing and the delivery of patient care.
• Knowledge of healthcare systems and patient flow.
• Skill in communicating effectively and collaborating with nursing staff at all levels, interdisciplinary teams, executive officers, and other stakeholders in the development, implementation, and evaluation of programs and services.
• Skill in evaluating factors related to quality, safety, outcomes, effectiveness, cost, and social impact when developing and implementing practice innovations.
• Skill in using evidence‑based practice to develop and implement standards to guide improvement initiatives.

Minimum Education Qualification

A Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing. Equivalent knowledge, experience, education, or training may be substituted for education.

Minimum Experience Qualification

Non‑supervisory - Five (5) years experience in acute care and/or emergency nursing.

Minimum Certification Qualification

• Current registered nurse license in the State of Alaska.
• Current Basic Life Support (BLS) card, ACLS
• Obtain TNCC within 6 months of hire.

Preferred Certification Qualification

PALS certification is preferred.

Visit us online at www.anthc.org or contact Recruitment directly at [e-mail].

Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium has a hiring preference for qualified Alaska Native and American Indian applicants pursuant to P.L. 93‑638 Indian Self Determination Act.