The posting
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.
Join the Southeast Alaska Regional Health Consortium (SEARHC) in Wrangell—a unique rural medicine opportunity offering a blend of emergency medicine and observational/hospitalist care. Wrangell Medical Center is a critical access hospital serving a tight-knit island community, where providers practice broad-spectrum medicine with meaningful patient relationships and strong team collaboration.
Why Choose SEARHC – Wrangell Medical Center?
- True rural, full-scope practice combining ED, inpatient, and rehab care with high clinical autonomy.
- Low patient volumes allowing for thoughtful, patient-centered care and meaningful clinical interactions.
- Flexible scheduling model with week-long rotations, allowing for travel and extended time off.
- Collaborative, team-based environment in a small, supportive clinical setting.
- Modern facility located in Southeast Alaska’s scenic island community.
Compensation and Benefits:
- Guaranteed Hourly Rate: $135.00. SEARHC will pay for roundtrip airfare, lodging, and ground transportation.
- Call Compensation: $350 per call shift & $160 per hour for call-back
- Retirement planning: 401k plan with up to 5% employer match beginning on your date of hire, Roth and 457b plans.
Schedule and Work-Life Balance:
- Schedule: A minimum of 7 shifts monthly. Day shift: 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM. Evening shift: 4:00 PM – 12:00 AM including overnight call to 8am.
- Call structure: 12:00 AM – 8:00 AM (not required to be onsite).
Wrangell Medical Center:
- Critical Access Hospital with a 4-bed ED and 8-bed inpatient unit.
- Variable Patient volume: ED census: ~3 patients/dayInpatient census: ~1 patient/day Rehab census: ~3 patients/day
- Scope of care: Full-spectrum care including emergency, inpatient, and acute rehab patients across all ages
- Telehealth integration: Supports regional urgent care telehealth when not engaged in direct patient care
Clinical Resources & Support:
- Clinic & hospital infrastructure: 2 trauma bays, 2 flex ED rooms, 8 inpatient beds, and adjacent LTC/clinic services
- Support staff: 3 RNs onsite per shift (ED/MS/LTC), on-call lab and imaging 24/7
- Imaging: X-ray and CT available 24/7; additional access to mammography, ultrasound, and DEXA
- Technology: Meditech EHR
- Specialty access: Tele-stroke program and telemedicine consultations; additional services available at SEARHC regional facilities
Qualifications:
- N.P. or Physician Assistant degree.
- Board certified in specialty area.
- At least 2 years of experience in emergency room and/or acute care environment.
- Alaska Medical License issued by the Alaska State Medical Board.
- BLS, BLSO, PALS, ACLS, ATLS required; ALSO and NRP encouraged.
What Makes This Opportunity Unique?
- Practice independently with strong support—often as the sole provider, with access to regional consultation.
- Highly flexible scheduling allowing for travel-friendly rotations.
- Low volume, a high quality care model emphasizing patient relationships and provider satisfaction.
- Opportunity to serve Alaska Native and rural populations, making a meaningful impact in underserved communities.
- Located within the Tongass National Forest, offering unmatched natural beauty and outdoor lifestyle.
What Our Physicians Say:
“SEARHC shares in our vision of creating a medical practice that treats every patient with dignity and optimum care. We are eager to combine the strengths of our respective organizations and further enhance the services we can offer the Juneau community and greater southeast region. Our shared commitment to recruiting and retaining highly trained and compassionate medical professionals, while bringing increasingly advanced technologies and innovations to Juneau, helps us deliver on that vision.”
- Catherine Peimann, M.D.
Community and Lifestyle:
- Location: Wrangell Island is a community of approximately 1,800 residents with a welcoming, family-friendly atmosphere. Surrounded by world-class outdoor recreation, including fishing, hiking, boating, and wildlife viewing.
- Transportation: Accessible by daily commercial flights and ferry system.
Working at SEARHC is more than a job—it’s the opportunity to build a fulfilling and rewarding career and to learn more please reach out to Senior Provider Recruiter, Lyndse Clark: [email protected].
Key Essential Functions and Accountabilities of the Job
Provides appropriate clinical health care services to the emergency room, acute care, and long-term care patients of Wrangell Medical Center, Mt. Edgecumbe Medical Center and Sitka Long-Term Care. Provides clinical support for outpatient care as requested such as provider inbox coverage and after-hours virtual care. Care includes evaluations, clinical analysis, and recommendation and delivery of complex therapies and treatments. Includes delivery of health care services to patients of all ages, including newborn, infant, child, adolescent, pregnant, adult and geriatric patients.
· Practices comprehensive medical care to outpatients and inpatients, including evaluations, clinical analysis, treatment recommendation, and preventive health care. This includes delivery of health services to patients of all ages and may include caring emergent needs of obstetrical patients.
· Serves as consultative liaison to village health care providers and referral physicians throughout Southeast Alaska.
· Participate in all medical staff functions as requested, to include quality assurance reviews and meetings.
· Abide by medical staff bylaws, rules and regulations, and clinical services policies/procedures.
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
• Ability to gather and analyze information and use it to make appropriate clinical diagnosis and therapeutic decisions.
• Demonstrate knowledge of allopathic theories and therapies.
• Specialized knowledge applicable to emergency medicine, such as airway and trauma management.
• Oral and written communication skills.
• Clinical judgment skills to assess complex situations and make appropriate clinical decisions.
• Skills appropriate for emergencies, such as intubation skills and cardiac resuscitation.
• Ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing.
• Ability to order diagnostic tests effectively and efficiently.
• Ability to work as the sole provider, with the support of other physicians.
Required Certifications:
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