Outpatient Primary Care

Holland America-Princess (Holland America Dawson City Inn); Alaska; On-site; USD 200,000 - 300,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Retirement plan

Paid time off

Parental leave

Health insurance

Dental

Vision care

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Additional benefits

Job summary

SEARHC seeks a board-certified/eligible Internal Medicine physician to provide comprehensive care for adults and seniors within the Southeast Alaska care network. The role emphasizes chronic disease management, teaching, and collaboration with advanced practice clinicians and specialists.

The physician will manage a patient panel, document in the EMR, and participate in quality initiatives while maintaining licensure and pursuing ongoing medical education.

Qualifications

• Board-certified or eligible in Internal Medicine (ABIM) with completed residency.
• Active MD/DO license in the United States, with DEA registration.
• Compliance with medical staff requirements and licensure timelines.

Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive internal medicine care to adults and elderly patients.
• Lead a panel of internal medicine patients in coordination with the care team.
• Document all patient services accurately in EMR per regulations.
• Participate in quality improvement and educational activities.

Skills

Clinical leadership

EMR proficiency

Communication

Team collaboration

Surgical skills

Education

MD or DO degree

Internal medicine residency

Job description

Provide comprehensive specialized internal medicine care to adults and the elderly.

SEARHC

is a non-profit health consortium which serves the health interests of the residents of Southeast Alaska. We see our employees as our strongest assets. It is our priority to further their development and our organization by aiding in their professional advancement.

Working at SEARHC is more than a job, it’s a fulfilling career.

Key Essential Functions and Accountabilities of the Job

• Provides the highest quality evidence-based comprehensive medical care to SEARHC patients with special emphasis toward chronic illness in adult and elderly populations.
• Provides guidance, consultation, and advice to other SEARHC medical staff including Advanced Practice Clinicians throughout the health system, and when necessary provides supervision and practice plan oversight.
• Actively leads and manages a panel of internal medicine patients commensurate to the Physicians FTE status and in coordination with the integrated care team.
• Documents all patient services in the medical record per medical staff rules and regulations.
• Participates in SEARHC quality and performance improvement programs.
• Provides medical education and teaching to visiting medical students and resident physicians.
• Participates in ongoing medical education to maintain licensure and board certification.
• Provides medical services at facilities within the SEARHC care network and other facilities and locations listed in SEARHC’s compact and funding agreement with the Indian Health Service.
• Other duties as assigned.

Education, Certifications, and Licenses Required

• Medical School completion plus completion of accredited internal medicine residency.
• 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 Required

Experience Required

• Board certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM), or attainment of certification pending completion of the certification exam, if recently finished internal medicine residency.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Well versed in the principles and practices of internal medicine.
• Exhibits caring and respectful behavior while interacting with patients, families, staff, and colleagues.
• Supports SEARHC standards of care, The Joint Commission, EMTALA, HIPAA, health care risk management principles, and medical ethics.
• Provides high quality health care services including the performance of medical procedures appropriate to the 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.
• Exhibits caring and respectful behavior while interacting with patients, families, staff, and colleagues.
• Minor and major surgical skills that the physician has received adequate training in and remained proficient at that skill.

Benefits

• retirement
• paid time off
• paid parental leave
• health insurance
• dental
• vision benefits
• life insurance
• long and short-term disability
• more

If you like wild growth and working with happy, enthusiastic over-achievers, you'll enjoy your career with us!