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SEARHC

Family Physician W/OB - Juneau Alaska *$25,000 Sign On Bonus*

SEARHC, Juneau, AK, United States


This role provide comprehensive outpatient health care services for SEARHC patients, including obstetrics and pediatric services at Bartlett Regional Hospital (BRH). Participate actively as a medical staff member of both the SEARHC and Bartlett Regional Hospital BRH.

 

Benefits Included:

  • Sign-On Bonus and Relocation Bonus
  • Health, Dental, Vision, and Disability Insurance
  • Paid Parental Leave
  • 401(k) 
  • 457 Plan
  • 4k in yearly CME funds
  • Tuition Assistance
  • IHS Student Loan Repayment Eligible Site
  • 100k Retention Bonus (after 5 years)
  • Cost of Licensing & Required Certifications
  • Malpractice Insurance w/ Tail Coverage

Responsibilities:

  • Provides highest quality evidenced based primary medical care to SEARHC patients; including pediatric and obstetrical care and deliveries. At times the Physician may be directed to provide services outside of the clinic to meet the patients needs, e.g., local long-term care center, Pioneer Home, patients home, and local schools. 
  • Provides guidance, consultation, and advice to SEARHC Advanced Practice Clinicians and when necessary provides supervision and practice plan oversight.
  • Actively leads and manages a full panel of patients in coordination with the integrated care team.
  • Documents all patient services in the medical record per medical staff rules and regulations.
  • Participates in shared Obstetrics and Pediatric call rotation
  • Participates in SEARHC (and as needed BRH) quality and performance improvement programs. Maintains active staff membership at both health care facilities.
  • Provides medical education and teaching to visiting medical students and resident physicians.
  • Participates in shared evening clinic and/or occasional weekend clinic coverage.
  • Participates in ongoing medical education to maintain licensure and board certification.
  • May occasionally be called up to be a consultative liaison to rural health care providers (Angoon, Hoonah, Kake) which may include field visits to remote locations.
  • May occasionally be called upon for general hospitalist duties if need or circumstances arise.

Education/Experience:

  • Medical School completion plus completion of accredited three-year family practice residency.
  • Board certified by the American Board of Family Medicine (or attainment of certification pending completion of the certification exam, if recently finished family medicine residency).

License/Certification:

  • Active, current, unrestricted (and previously unrestricted) Doctor of Medicine (MD) or Doctor of Osteopathy (DO) license issued by a US State licensing body. Permanent, direct hire physicians of SEARHC are required to submit a completed application to State of Alaska medical body within six months of the start date.
  • Unrestricted DEA
  • BLS, ACLS, NRP, ALSO certifications required 

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

  • Well versed in the principles and practices of primary care
  • Exhibits caring and respectful behavior while interacting with patients, families, staff, and colleagues.
  • Supports SEARHC standards of care, The Joint Commission, EMTALA, HIPAA, and health care risk management principles, and medical ethics
  • Provides high quality health care services including the performance of medical procedures appropriate to the outpatient and emergency care setting
  • Provides clinical leadership, promotes teamwork and collaboration, provides clinical guidance as requested for Advanced Practice Clinicians, and resolves conflict
  • Ability to efficiently utilize the electronic medical record and other clinically required technology
  • Express ideas clearly through oral and written communication skills, analyze complex situations efficiently and problem solve, and effectively implement clinical program strategies
  • Communicates in an open, respectful, helpful, supportive and collaborative manner with staff and patients
  • Is sensitive and responsive to culture, race, age, gender, and disabilities of patients and staff.
  • Minor and major surgical skills that the physician has received adequate training in and remained proficient at that skill.