🏔️ High-Impact Hospitalist Role in Alaska | $160/hr + Travel + Adventure Medicine

Position: Hospitalist MD/DO
Location: Juneau (Village Assignments Throughout Southeast Alaska)
Organization: Southeast Alaska Regional Health Consortium
Position Type: Locums / Flexible Contract

🌟 Why This Opportunity Stands Out

Step into a truly unique hospitalist role where medicine meets adventure. Based in Juneau with assignments across remote Southeast Alaska villages, this position offers meaningful, hands-on care in underserved communities—many accessible only by air or boat.

If you’re adaptable, mission-driven, and comfortable practicing in low-resource settings, this is one of the most rewarding roles in the country.

💼 Position Highlights

• 💰 $150–$160/hour + $18/hour call
• ✈️ Housing, travel, and rental car provided
• 🩺 8–12 patients per day
• 🌍 Serve 95% Alaska Native population in villages
• 📅 Monday–Friday clinic + shared call
• 🚁 Full medivac support (including Coast Guard)
• 🧭 Rotational village assignments (fly-in communities)

📍 Practice Setting

• Based in Juneau, the scenic capital of Alaska
• Village travel via small aircraft to remote sites
• EHR: Meditech (2025)
• Communities primarily from:
  • Tlingit
  • Haida
  • Tsimshian

🩺 Clinical Scope

• Inpatient & outpatient hospitalist care
• Emergency room coverage (shared/optional)
• Treat patients across all ages (newborn → geriatric)
• Procedures include:
  • Suturing
  • X-ray & EKG interpretation
  • Ultrasound
  • Fracture management

🚫 No major surgery, C-sections, or advanced anesthesia required

👥 Support & Resources

• RNs, MAs, CHAPs (Community Health Aides)
• Case management support
• Medivac and Coast Guard transport
• Strong referral network

Closest Tertiary Center:

• Alaska Native Medical Center (~550 air miles)

🏥 About the Organization

Southeast Alaska Regional Health Consortium (SEARHC) is a non-profit tribal health system serving Southeast Alaska since 1975. The organization is deeply committed to:

• Delivering culturally competent care
• Partnering with Indigenous communities
• Improving access in rural and remote regions

🧾 Responsibilities

• Provide hospital-based and emergency care
• Deliver comprehensive care across all age groups
• Collaborate with village providers and specialists
• Serve as a consultative liaison across remote sites
• Participate in quality and patient safety initiatives

✅ Qualifications

• MD or DO, Board Certified
• Active (or eligible) Alaska medical license
• Unrestricted DEA
• Minimum 5 years experience preferred

Certifications:

• BLS required
• ACLS, PALS, ATLS (within 1 year for ER coverage)

🧠 Ideal Candidate

• Comfortable in low-resource / remote settings
• Open to solo coverage at times
• Flexible and mission-driven
• Able to commit to at least 4-week assignments

🌄 Live & Work in One of the Most Beautiful Places on Earth

Juneau offers:

• Whale watching, fishing, hiking, and glaciers
• A vibrant yet close-knit community
• Stunning views of mountains and ocean ყოველდღ

This is more than a job—it’s an experience.

🚀 About Arc Health

Arc Health is a mission-driven healthcare organization focused on bringing high-quality care to rural, underserved, and Tribal communities across the U.S. and globally.

👉 Ready for Adventure Medicine?

If you're looking to combine purpose, flexibility, and unforgettable experiences—apply today and bring your skills where they’re needed most.