Locum Tenens Opportunity - ​Hospitalist (Nights) - Ketchikan AK - Willing to obtain license accepted - $215/hour

Job Overview:

Position Details:

• Profession: Physician
• Specialty: Hospitalist (Internal Medicine or Family Medicine)
• Setting: Inpatient (25-Bed Critical Access Hospital, Adult Level IV Trauma)
• Location: Ketchikan, AK
• Duration: 6 Months
• Shift Schedule: 12-Hour Variable Shifts (7:00 AM – 7:00 PM / 7:00 PM – 7:00 AM). Must be willing to work night shifts. (No 24-hour shifts).
• Urgent Immediate Need: Night shift coverage (7:00 PM – 7:00 AM) from 12/29/2026 to 01/04/2027.
• Call Requirement: None
• Trauma Level: IV
  
• Facility Type: Critical Access
• Avg. Daily Census :10
• Patient Age Group Neonates, Infants, Pediatrics, Adolescents, Adults, Geriatrics
• Beds : 25

Clinical & Scope Responsibilities:

• Average Daily Census: 10 patients
• Patient Population: Adults / Geriatrics (Peds consulted only; peds patients are not routinely managed)
• Core Responsibilities: Rounding and admissions for both Med/Surg and ICU units. Solo coverage.
• Preferred Procedures: Intubation, central line placement, and ventilator management.

Requirements:

• Board Certification: Board Certified (BC) in Hospitalist, Internal Medicine, or Family Medicine.
• Licensure: Active Alaska Medical License required (Willing to license candidate is acceptable/preferred).
• Experience: Minimum 2 years of experience. Must provide case logs documenting clinical activity in IM/FM representative of scope/complexity over the past 24 months (waived if residency completed in the last year).
• Certifications: Active BLS, ACLS (AHA or Red Cross), and DEA.
• EMR: Epic
• Immunizations: Annual Flu Vaccine required (Medical/Religious exemptions allowed). COVID-19 vaccine not require