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Anders Group pays Travel Nursing Home Nurses the most, averaging $2,528 per week, followed by MedPro Healthcare Staffing ($2,394). For comparison, the Fairbanks, AK average for Travel Nursing Home Nurses is $2,461 per week — Anders Group pays 3% more.

Seward, Alaska pays Travel Nursing Home Nurses the most, averaging $2,953 per week, followed by Fairbanks, Alaska ($2,461) and Ketchikan, Alaska ($2,309). Seward, Alaska also has the highest ceiling, with max weekly pay reaching $3,472. For comparison, the Fairbanks, AK average for Travel Nursing Home Nurses is $2,461 per week — Seward, Alaska pays 20% more.

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Registered Nurses who provide direct patient care, administer medications, coordinate treatment plans, and monitor patient conditions across diverse healthcare settings including hospitals, clinics and outpatient centers, home health and hospice, schools and public health settings, travel nursing assignments, corrections, long-term acute care, and non-bedside roles such as case management, informatics, education, and telehealth.

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