Physician – Pulmonology (Locums) - Ketchikan, AK 99901- Offering Best Rates+ Full Travel & lodging assistance_#AS
Updated 10/25/26
99901, Ketchikan, Alaska, United States
Physician
Pulmonology
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Job at a glance
Degree Required
MD/DO
Position Type
Locums/Travel
Work Environment
Hospital
Visa Sponsorship
No
Job description
Job description
• Seeking an MD/DO specializing in Pulmonology for a locum tenens outpatient assignment.
• Position is approximately 0.25 FTE with an expected assignment duration of 6 months.
• Initial coverage is 1 week per month, with the schedule expected to transition to 1 week every other month or quarterly.
• Provider will practice independently as the sole pulmonologist on the island.
• Support is available from family medicine, orthopedics, general surgery, OBGYN, pediatrics, hospitalist, and emergency department physicians.
• Average patient volume is approximately 14–16 patients per day.
• Outpatient clinic setting with no call, rounding, admissions, or required procedures.
• Position is approximately 0.25 FTE with an expected assignment duration of 6 months.
• Initial coverage is 1 week per month, with the schedule expected to transition to 1 week every other month or quarterly.
• Provider will practice independently as the sole pulmonologist on the island.
• Support is available from family medicine, orthopedics, general surgery, OBGYN, pediatrics, hospitalist, and emergency department physicians.
• Average patient volume is approximately 14–16 patients per day.
• Outpatient clinic setting with no call, rounding, admissions, or required procedures.
Job Responsibilities
• Conduct outpatient pulmonary consultations and follow-up visits.
• Develop and implement appropriate diagnostic and treatment plans.
• Review patient histories, clinical findings, and diagnostic information.
• Provide comprehensive pulmonary care within the scope of clinical privileges.
• Collaborate with primary care and other specialty providers when appropriate.
• Maintain accurate and timely documentation in the Epic EMR.
• Provide required documentation of recent clinical activity representative of the requested privileges.
Qualifications
• Active Alaska medical license required at the time of submission.
• BLS certification from the American Heart Association or American Red Cross required.
• Proficiency with Epic EMR required.
• Recent clinical experience appropriate to the requested pulmonary privileges.
• No specific procedures are required for this assignment.
• COVID-19 vaccination required according to facility guidelines; no exemptions.
• DEA and CSR are not required.
Working Hours
• 8:00 AM–5:00 PM.
• 8-hour daytime shifts.
• Initially 1 week per month, with coverage later spacing to 1 week every other month or quarterly.
• No call requirement.
• No block schedule.
• 8 hours of non-billable orientation.
Skills
• Outpatient pulmonary medicine.
• Adult and geriatric patient management.
• Clinical assessment and treatment planning.
• Independent clinical decision-making.
• Interdisciplinary collaboration.
• Epic EMR proficiency.
• Comprehensive clinical documentation.
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