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08-16-2007, 10:36 AM
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Moving to Alaska & Nursing
I am a nursing student in NC but upon graduation would possibly like to take the Alaska certification exam and move up there for several years.
Is Alaska a decent place to find nursing jobs? How is the pay? Where are the best cities to look for health care jobs/live in? What's the weather actually like? Is it a decent place to raise a family? What about outdoor activities? I hike/camp/sea kayak/canoe/snow ski and would like a place that offers that... Is travel within the cities okay? What about the cost of living? Are there state taxes? Sorry for all the questions; I'm torn between Alaska and Colorado right now...  
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08-16-2007, 10:41 AM
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What area of nursing do you hope to specialize in? Alaska can't offer everything Denver or The Springs already do.
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08-16-2007, 12:03 PM
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I'm actually planning on getting my master's and becoming a nurse practitioner; probably just a basic family one if I don't decide to specialize in oncology.
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08-16-2007, 02:43 PM
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Definitely try out Alaska first, what an adventure -- you can always go "safe" and move to a place with big cities like Colorado if Alaska doesn't work out. It would be much harder to do it the other way around, in my humble opinion.
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08-17-2007, 01:58 AM
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Registered Nurse Jobs at Banner Health Local Clinics websites Tanana Valley Clinic Fairbanks Clinic Weather in fairbanks, well this afternoon and evening it was in the low 80s and I was 20 minutes out of town up river looking at beautiful scenery and counting beavers and moose. This weekend will be in the high 70 and I will be at one of the local lakes, doing watersports, and sailing. Other lakes and rivers have fishing for those that desire it. Winter can get pretty cold, but understand it is a dry cold so in doesn't penetrate like you may find where you live. We don't always get lots of snow but somewhere in the state usually does. Like to ski really fast? Then check out this site. It becomes the third largest city in the state for 4 days! Arctic Man Ski and Sno-Go Classic Lots of people canoe down the river here in town, this can be anywhere from an hour or two float to a 2 day trip with just you and the woods. In the winter the river is also used for cross country skiing, ski jor, dog mushing, snowmachining. There are several nordic type trails around, along with a couple of downhill ski areas also. On the army base they also set up jumps and such for the snowboarders. There are lots of oppertunities for your kids and raising them here I think is pretty good. Mine turned out fine! Taxes in the Fairbanks area. No state income tax. North Pole has a sales tax of a whopping 2 or 3% The borough property tax (county, aminly pays for schools) runs between 17 to 21 mills depending on where you live and what extra services you recieve. Like Fire service areas or road service areas. For those that are unfamiliar with mills they are $1 for every $1000 of property value. We have tax on alcohol and tobaco. A carton of cigarettes runs between 45 to 65. We also have tax on motel, hotel and car rentals, but there are about the same as other cities I have visited. Cost of living is harder to quantify, your housing costs will be higher than in Texas, the average home is now in the $200,000 range. Gas is $3. for mid grade, a 12 pack of Pepsi on sale is around$5, I forgot to mention, there is lots of hiking and camping available, and you don't have to travel too far to do it. My former wife was an RN for years up here and the pay was getting better all the time. I think the hospital offers a bit more money but I can tell you from experience that the work load is harder and politics are almost as much as we are in the national news at times. She found she enjoyed working for one of the clinics in town better. Last edited by Arcticthaw; 08-17-2007 at 02:01 AM. Reason: Fix a link to a web site,again.
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