Hospitalist Physician in Alaska

Opportunity Overview

• Hospitalist physician needed to fill gaps in the 2027 schedule
• 0.10 FTE
• 6-month assignment
• Inpatient hospital setting
• 25-bed facility
• Adult patient population
• Approximately 10 patients per day
• Physician will work independently
• Hospitalists manage both medical/surgical and ICU patients

Schedule & Coverage

• Variable 12-hour shifts: 7:00 AM-7:00 PM and 7:00 PM-7:00 AM
• Must be willing to work nights
• Approximately 1 intermittent week of coverage throughout 2027
• Urgent night coverage needed December 29, 2026-January 4, 2027
• First day reserved for orientation
• 8 hours of orientation required
• No call requirement

Clinical Details

• Inpatient hospital medicine
• Rounding and admissions required
• ICU rounding and admissions required
• Hospitalists manage both medical/surgical and ICU patients
• Pediatric patients are not routinely followed, though hospitalists may be consulted
• Preferred procedures include ventilator management, intubation, and central line placement
• EMR: EPIC

Requirements

• MD
• BLS and ACLS certification from the American Heart Association or American Red Cross
• Hospital medicine experience with clinical activity in the past 24 months
• Applicant must provide documentation of Internal Medicine or Family Medicine services representative of the scope and complexity of the requested privileges
• Case log requirement may be waived for physicians who completed training within the previous year
• Licensed candidates highly preferred, but candidates without a license may be considered