Alaska Rural Case Management, Social Work and Care Coordination Opportunities

Alaska Rural Healthcare Case Management, Social Work and Care Coordination Opportunities

Help Us Build a Better Way for Rural Healthcare

This application may connect you with the specific opportunity you were viewing, as well as other current or upcoming rural healthcare positions that align with your experience and goals.

By joining the RSS Rural Talent Network, you are helping us build a more thoughtful and connected approach to rural recruitment, one that allows experienced professionals and Alaska healthcare organizations to find one another more quickly when the right need arises.

Every application helps strengthen a growing network of people who are willing to bring their experience, leadership, resourcefulness, and heart to rural, remote, and frontier communities.

Explore Rural Healthcare Opportunities at RSSJobs.org

This application may connect you with the specific opportunity you were viewing, as well as other current or upcoming rural healthcare positions throughout Alaska that align with your experience and goals.

Visit www.RSSJobs.org to explore additional rural healthcare opportunities and communities.

Rural Staffing Services partners with rural hospitals, clinics, Tribal health organizations, regional health systems, community health centers, long-term care organizations, and community-based healthcare programs throughout Alaska to identify experienced leaders and professionals in case management, social work, utilization review, discharge planning, patient navigation, and care coordination.

We are currently connecting with professionals who may be interested in active and upcoming case management, social work, utilization management, discharge planning, transitions of care, and care coordination opportunities across Alaska.

These opportunities may include positions within Critical Access Hospitals, community hospitals, Rural Health Clinics, Federally Qualified Health Centers, Tribal health organizations, regional health corporations, village clinics, long-term care organizations, home and community-based programs, and integrated rural healthcare systems.

This Is More Than a Care Coordination Role

In Alaska, helping a patient safely move through the healthcare system may require far more than arranging a follow-up appointment.

Patients may live hundreds of miles from a hospital, specialty clinic, rehabilitation facility, pharmacy, or long-term care resource. Some communities are not connected by road and may be accessible only by plane, boat, snowmachine, or seasonal transportation.

Weather, housing, medical travel, insurance, family support, limited local services, and transportation availability can all affect whether a care plan is realistic.

Case management, social work, and care coordination professionals help connect patients and families with the clinical care, resources, education, transportation, and support they need.

They may address barriers involving medical travel, housing, insurance, behavioral health, long-term care, medication access, food security, family support, home health, or access to specialty services far from home.

The strongest professionals understand that a discharge plan is more than paperwork. It is a bridge between the hospital, the patient's home, village or regional providers, Tribal health partners, family members, community resources, transportation services, and the next stage of care.

In Alaska, building that bridge often requires creativity, persistence, cultural respect, and close collaboration across great distances.

Opportunities May Include

This application may connect you with current or upcoming roles such as:

• Director or Manager of Case Management• Case Management Supervisor• Hospital Case Manager• Rural or Regional Case Manager• Social Work Director or Manager• Medical Social Worker• Tribal Health Social Worker• Village-Based Social Worker• Care Coordination Director or Manager• Care Coordinator• Regional Care Coordinator• Utilization Review or Utilization Management Director• Utilization Review Nurse• Discharge Planning Manager• Discharge Planner• Transitions of Care Manager• Population Health Manager• Community Health Program Manager• Complex Care Manager• Patient Navigation Director or Manager• Patient Navigator• Medical Travel Coordinator• Long-Term Care Coordinator• Home and Community-Based Services Coordinator• Behavioral Health Care Coordinator• Senior case management, social work, utilization management, or care coordination roles

What You May Lead or Support

Responsibilities will vary by organization, community, and position and may include:

Coordinating safe, appropriate, and realistic patient transitions

Developing discharge, follow-up, and continuity-of-care plans

Assessing clinical, behavioral, social, financial, cultural, family, and community needs

Connecting patients and families with local, regional, Tribal, state, and federal resources

Coordinating care between village clinics, regional hospitals, specialty centers, rehabilitation facilities, and community-based providers

Collaborating with physicians, nurses, therapists, pharmacists, behavioral health professionals, community health aides, Tribal partners, and community organizations

Supporting utilization review, medical necessity, level-of-care, and length-of-stay processes

Communicating with payers and supporting authorization, appeal, or denial-management processes

Reducing avoidable readmissions, delays in care, and unnecessary travel

Supporting patients with complex medical, behavioral, social, or family needs

Coordinating referrals to home health, skilled nursing, rehabilitation, hospice, behavioral health, long-term care, or specialty services

Helping patients navigate insurance, Medicaid, Medicare, transportation, housing, medication, food, and other barriers

Coordinating medical travel, lodging, escorts, transportation, and follow-up services when required

Helping patients safely return to rural, remote, village, island, or frontier communities

Supporting patients and families who must travel long distances or remain away from home for care

Developing policies, procedures, workflows, referral pathways, and documentation standards

Monitoring quality, outcomes, length of stay, readmissions, and departmental performance

Leading, mentoring, and supporting case management, utilization review, social work, or care coordination teams

Supporting telehealth, remote care coordination, and communication across multiple communities

Building stronger connections between healthcare organizations, Tribal programs, public agencies, and community resources

Advocating for patients, families, caregivers, and communities throughout the care journey

What You Will Bring

Qualifications will vary by opportunity, but organizations may seek:

Experience in case management, medical social work, utilization review, discharge planning, care coordination, population health, patient navigation, or community services

Previous leadership experience for director, manager, or supervisory opportunities

Knowledge of healthcare delivery, payer requirements, medical necessity, utilization management, and patient transitions

Experience coordinating care across hospitals, clinics, long-term care, behavioral health, home health, and community-based programs

Experience working with patients and families facing complex clinical, social, behavioral, financial, or transportation needs

Strong communication, assessment, advocacy, organization, and problem-solving skills

The ability to develop realistic care plans when local resources or transportation options may be limited

The ability to collaborate across clinical, operational, Tribal, regional, and community teams

Experience serving rural, remote, frontier, underserved, high-need, or culturally diverse populations

Experience working with Alaska Native communities, Tribal health organizations, Indian Health Service programs, or tribally operated healthcare systems may be highly valued for some roles

Experience with rural hospitals, Critical Access Hospitals, FQHCs, Tribal health systems, regional health corporations, long-term care, or community healthcare organizations

Familiarity with medical travel, Medicaid transportation, housing resources, telehealth, or regional referral systems may be valuable

Relevant education, licensure, or certification based on the position

A compassionate, resourceful, culturally respectful, and relationship-focused approach

Some opportunities may require or prefer credentials such as RN, LCSW, LMSW, MSW, ACM, CCM, or another case management, nursing, social work, or care coordination credential.

Licensure, certification, supervision, travel, and experience requirements will depend on the specific position.

Why Rural Alaska?

Alaska's healthcare organizations serve communities spread across mountains, forests, tundra, rivers, islands, and thousands of miles of coastline.

Some communities are connected by highways. Others may be reached only by plane, boat, snowmachine, or seasonal transportation.

These distances can make even a routine discharge or referral far more complicated.

A patient may need to travel hundreds of miles for surgery, specialty care, rehabilitation, dialysis, behavioral health services, or long-term care. Returning home may depend on weather, transportation schedules, medication availability, family support, and whether appropriate services exist locally.

Working in case management, social work, or care coordination in Alaska offers the opportunity to solve real problems that directly affect whether patients can receive care safely and remain connected to their families and communities.

You may help arrange a safe return to a remote village, coordinate specialty care across multiple organizations, find housing for a family traveling for treatment, support an elder who wishes to remain close to home, or help a patient navigate services that would otherwise feel impossible to reach.

The impact of this work may be felt by patients, families, caregivers, healthcare teams, Tribal communities, and entire regions.

This work requires flexibility, patience, cultural humility, strong relationships, and the ability to see the whole person beyond the diagnosis or discharge date.

Join the AK-RSS Rural Talent Network

By applying through this page, you are joining the confidential AK-RSS Rural Talent Network.

You may be considered for current or upcoming case management, social work, utilization review, discharge planning, patient navigation, and care coordination opportunities that align with your experience, goals, preferred region, and availability.

Please submit your resume and let us know:

Which Alaska communities or regions you would consider

Whether you are interested in road-system, rural, remote, frontier, village-based, or regional opportunities

Whether you are open to relocation, regional travel, rotational schedules, or fly-in assignments

Whether you are interested in permanent, interim, hybrid, remote, rotational, or multiple types of opportunities

Which position or community you were viewing on RSSJobs.org

Our team personally reviews each application. When we identify an opportunity that may be a strong match, we will contact you directly to share more about the organization, community, patient population, position, travel requirements, housing, and next steps.

Your information will be handled professionally and confidentially.

Discover More Rural Healthcare Opportunities

Visit www.RSSJobs.org to explore additional rural healthcare positions, leadership opportunities, and communities throughout Alaska.

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