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Outpatient continuity clinics – including prenatals, telephone consultations with health aides in villages. Village visits 4-6 weeks per year (goal). Supervise and mentor students and residents, mentor and act as consultants for NP’s and PA’s. May do OB if trained & experienced, may do endoscopies, tubals, outpatient surgical procedures and C-sections if trained and experienced. May be asked to be a collaborative physician for PA’s and opportunity to do extra inpatient/OB night shifts for extra pay.
- Must have completed an accredited medical school.
- Must have completed a residency training program and be board eligible or board certified (unless specific exception is made) by the appropriate board of the American Medical Association or the American Osteopathic Association.
- Must have Alaska State License and DEA License.
- Must have computer skills needed to access computerized medical records.
- Needs the skills and knowledge to practice medicine in the area of their specialty.
- Ability to supervise medical students, residents, physician extenders and community Health Aide clinical practice.
- Generous PTO – beginning at 4.5 weeks
- Ten paid holidays
- Comprehensive healthcare coverage
- Life and Disability Insurance
- Flexible Spending Account
- School loan repayment eligibility
- Tort Claims coverage
- Retirement plans
- Employee Wellness Center
YKHC exercises Federal Law (PL 93-638), which allows American Indian/Alaska Native preference in hiring for all positions.
www.ykhc.org
YKHC administers a comprehensive health care delivery system for 50 rural communities in southwest Alaska. The system includes community clinics, subregional clinics, a regional hospital, dental services, behavioral health services including substance abuse counseling and treatment, health promotion and disease prevention programs, and environmental health services.
YKHC is a Tribal Organization authorized by each the 58 federally recognized Tribal councils in its service area to negotiate with the Federal Indian Health Service to provide health care services under Title III of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act of 1975.
YKHC, along with 12 other Tribal Organizations, is a co-signer to the Alaska Tribal Health Compact, a consortium which secures annual funding agreements with the federal government to provide health care services to Alaska Natives and Native Americans throughout the state.
Consider a unique opportunity to practice Emergency Medicine in the frontier of bush Alaska. Join a collaborative medical staff in the care of nearly 30,000 predominantly Native Alaskans.
Our remote setting and underserved population promote a unique practice of medicine that is both challenging and rewarding. Pathology frequently encountered include: strokes, pulmonary disease, orthopedic injuries as well as numerous infectious diseases from MRSA to TB to botulism.
The city of Bethel with approximately 6,000 inhabitants sits on the banks of the Kuskokwim river. As the hub of the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta, Bethel serves as the center for transportation and culture. The 58 surrounding villages represent a predominantly Yupik Eskimo culture that still relies heavily on their hunter-gatherer traditions. The sprawling 19 million acre Yukon Delta National Wilderness refuge provides ample opportunity to enjoy nature’s beauty.
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