Addiction Medicine Advanced Practitioner (NP/PA)

SouthEast Alaska Regional Health Consortium (SEARHC); Sitka (AK); On-site; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Retirement

Paid time off

Paid parental leave

Health insurance

Dental

Vision benefits

Life insurance

Long and short-term disability

Job summary

SEARHC Southeast Alaska Regional Health Consortium seeks a certified provider to deliver comprehensive addiction medicine and family medicine services in Southeast Alaska. You will diagnose, treat, educate, and coordinate care for a diverse patient panel within our training and experience scope.

Join SEARHC to advance your professional development, collaborate with an interdisciplinary team, and participate in quality care initiatives while maintaining robust patient relationships in a

Qualifications

• State of Alaska Medical License as an NP or PA.
• Board-certified in specialty by accrediting body.
• Maintains active, unrestricted DEA registration.
• Maintains active SEARHC medical staff privileges.
• BLS required.

Responsibilities

• Provides comprehensive addiction medicine services under the direction of the medical director, including diagnosis, treatment, education, coordination of care, referral, preventative care, harm reduction, and health maintenance for a dedicated panel of patients.
• Performs brief medical care: history, physicals, and follow-up visits for assigned clinics within training scope.
• Utilizes motivational interviewing and engagement techniques to achieve optimal patient outcomes.
• Provides addiction medicine consultation and support for SEARHC colleagues across the consortium.
• Engages patients promptly into services and maintains access and productivity as aligned with clinics and communities.
• Supports and teaches patients to adjust to life without drugs and maintain recovery.
• Delivers high-quality care with strong listening and communication skills; builds long-term patient relationships.
• Participates in shared local urgent/emergent care on-call rotation and ensures timely documentation per SEARHC policy.
• Collaborates with SEARHC physicians and uses specialists as needed (AristaMD, ANMC).
• Active participation in SEARHC quality initiatives and medical staff meetings.

Skills

Effective communication

Medical equipment operation

Clinical assessment

Health promotion & harm reduction

Patient education

Clinical procedures

Job description

SEARHC Southeast Alaska Regional Health Consortium seeks a certified provider to deliver comprehensive addiction medicine and family medicine services in Southeast Alaska. You will diagnose, treat, educate, and coordinate care for a diverse patient panel within our training and experience scope.

Join SEARHC to advance your professional development, collaborate with an interdisciplinary team, and participate in quality care initiatives while maintaining robust patient relationships in a