Permanent Pediatrics: General Job in Bethel, Alaska

• Position Type: Permanent
• Recruited Specialty: Pediatrics: General
• Does the Physician Need To Be Trained In Specialty Being Recruited: Yes
• Structure of Position: Multi-Specialty Group, Employed by Hospital/Clinic/MSO/Other
• Partnership Opportunity: Unknown
• Expected Patient Call Coverage: No call
• Expected ER Call Coverage: No call

Bethel Alaska  Outpatient Pediatrician Full time

2 or 3 year contracts, full benefits, relocation, sign-on bonus and retention bonus

• The clinic consists of six main hallways and has three Charge RNs, three Unit Clerks, along with several nurses and providers.  Each nurse is paired up with one provider and this team is given three rooms for patient care.  Most providers see about 14 to 18 patients per day (or about one patient every 30 minutes). 

• Hours of operation are Monday through Friday 8am to 5pm.  Although typically the last patients of the day are scheduled at 430pm, patient care often lasts beyond 5pm. 

• There is travel to Village Clinics.  Each clinic provider is assigned to a few villages.  Providers will travel out to their villages for two days to a week to care for patients in the village clinic.  We send a nurse to assist with patient care.  These trips are a great opportunity to experience village life, see a bit of “bush” AK and are usually very rewarding experiences. 

Organization serves 58 federally-recognized Tribes and operates 41 Village Clinics. Five larger communities are served by five Sub-Regional Clinics. All communities served by the 55 bed regional hospital in Bethel.

Requirements – Must be able to perform full scope of practice, MD/DO from accredited Medical School, must have completed a residency training program and be Board Eligible or Boards Certified, Alaska State license and DEA license.

Benefits Include:

Generous PTO – beginning at 4.5 weeks

Ten paid holidays

Comprehensive healthcare coverage

Life and Disability Insurance

Flexible Spending Account

Retirement plans

Employee Wellness Center

• Location of Medical Training: American Medical Graduate (AMG), Foreign Medical Graduate (FMG)
• Medical Training Type: Allopathic (MD), Osteopathic (DO)
• Board Certification: Board Certified, Board Eligible
• Work Status Requirements: US Citizen, Green Card
• Preferred Experience Level: Currently In Training, Recently Trained, Experienced, Very Experienced
• Accept Local Physicians within 25 mile Radius: Yes

• Facility Type: Clinic
• Number of Providers: