Physician - Village - Primary Care - Part Time

SouthEast Alaska Regional Health Consortium (SEARHC); Klawock (AK); On-site; USD 150,000 - 200,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous benefits including retirement and paid time off

Health insurance, dental, and vision benefits

Life insurance and long/short-term disability

Job summary

A non-profit health organization in the United States seeks a qualified MD or DO to provide comprehensive family medicine services. The role involves documenting patient services, maintaining patient relationships, and collaborating with advanced practice providers. Applicants must be board-certified in family medicine and possess a State of Alaska medical license. The position requires two years of experience and offers generous benefits, including health insurance and paid time off.

Qualifications

• Two years of experience as a practicing provider.
• Maintains active, unrestricted DEA registration.
• Able to be privileged in moderate sedation and POCUS.

Responsibilities

• Maintains accurate and timely documentation of services.
• Provides optimal patient experience using strong listening and communication skills.
• Acts as the primary collaborating physician for Physician Assistants.
• Participates in patient care quality initiatives and meetings.
• Regular travel amongst Village Clinic sites.

Skills

Effective communication skills

Operating essential basic medical equipment

Making proper assessments based upon history, exam, lab, x-ray, and other data

Incorporating health promotion and health prevention activities into patient care

Educating patients and family members about diagnoses and treatment plan alternatives

Providing high-quality health care services

Education

State of Alaska Medical License as an MD or DO

Board-certified in Family Medicine

ACLS

PALS

CALS or ATLS

ALSO or BLSO

NRP

Job description

Provides comprehensive family medicine services within the scope of training and experience to people of all ages and genders with a focus on frontier and low-resourced settings, serving as a collaborator for advanced practice providers in the consortium.

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. We offer generous benefits, including retirement, paid time off, paid parental leave, health insurance, dental, and vision benefits, life insurance and long and short-term disability, and more.

Key Essential Functions And Accountabilities

• Maintains accurate and timely documentation of services is accordance with SEARHC policy.
• Provides optimal patient experience using strong listening and communication skills.
• Builds long-term patient care relationships.
• Consults specialists as needed (i.e., AristaMD, ANMC providers, etc.).
• 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 Services.
• Actively participates in SEARHC quality patient care initiatives and quality assurance programs.
• Actively participates in provider meetings, clinic meetings, and SEARHC medical staff functions.
• Serve as the primary collaborating physician or alternate for Physician Assistants serving in consortium by fulfilling state requirements
• Serve as the Physician of record/sponsoring physician for CHA/Ps and their standing orders.
• Regular travel amongst Village Clinic sites
• Duties as delegated by the Village Lead Clinician

Education, Certifications, and Licenses Required

• State of Alaska Medical License as an MD or DO
• Board-certified in Family Medicine
• Maintains active, unrestricted DEA registration.
• Maintains active SEARHC medical staff privileges
• ACLS
• PALS
• CALS or ATLS
• ALSO or BLSO
• NRP
• Able to be privileged in moderate sedation and POCUS

Experience Required

• Two years of experience as a practicing provider
• Additional clinical experience or training prior to practice as a licensed provider may be considered by the Medical Director of Primary Care Clinics to meet this minimum experience requirement.

Knowledge of

• Primary health care practices and principles
• Emergency care and protocols where appropriate including medical evacuations
• Common disease processes and pharmacology
• Standards of care, EMTALA, HIPAA, health care risk management principles, medical ethics, and medical malpractice principles

Skills in

• Effective communication skills and ability to interact with staff and patients
• Operating essential basic medical equipment
• Making proper assessments based upon history, exam, lab, x-ray, and other data
• Incorporating health promotion and health prevention activities into patient care
• Educating patients and family members about diagnoses, treatment plan alternatives, risks, options, and medications
• Providing high-quality health care services including the performance of medical procedures appropriate to the outpatient and emergency care setting

Ability to

• Promote teamwork and collaboration.
• Resolve conflict.
• Efficiently utilize electronic medical record and other clinically-required technology.
• Carefully listen to patients and family members.
• Clearly express ideas through oral and written communication.
• Efficiently analyze complex situations and solve problems.
• Effectively implement clinical program strategies.

Work Environment

Half-time, M-F