Family Medicine with Obstetrics Physician

SEARHC is a non-profit health consortium which serves the health interests of the residents of Southeast Alaska. We see our employees as our strongest assets. It is our priority to further their development and our organization by aiding in their professional advancement.

Working at SEARHC is more than a job, it's a fulfilling career. We offer generous benefits, including retirement, paid time off, paid parental leave, health insurance, dental, and vision benefits, life insurance and long and short-term disability, and more.

Join SouthEast Alaska Regional Health Consortium (SEARHC)- a distinguished non-profit health consortium dedicated to providing comprehensive healthcare services to the residents of beautiful Southeast Alaska. We are seeking a compassionate, full-time Family Medicine with Obstetrics Physician to join an established and collegial primary care team at the Ethel Lund Medical Center. This position offers a rewarding mix of outpatient and inpatient pediatrics, including hospital call responsibilities for newborn delivery attendance, newborn care, and pediatric admissions-allowing physicians to practice full-spectrum while making a meaningful impact in the community.

Why Choose SEARHC?

• As one of the largest Native-run healthcare organizations in the United States, SEARHC is committed to providing quality healthcare that honors the traditions of Alaska Native people and American Indians, while ensuring that advanced medical technologies are made accessible to all.
• The Vintage Park Campus is the newest medical facility serving the Juneau community. Centrally located in the Mendenhall Valley, Vintage Park offers a range of high-quality healthcare services.
• The new $300 million Mt. Edgecumbe Medical Center opened in Sitka, April 2026 and in 2021 we opened the $30 million Wrangell Medical Center, located in Wrangell. With plans to build a third critical-access hospital in Haines. In addition to the dozens of established outpatient and traveling clinics throughout the region.

Compensation & Benefits:

• Compensation salary: $263,764 -$293,071 based on years of experience, with additional productivity bonus based on wRVUs, and quality incentives.
• Financial incentives: $35,000 Sign-On Bonus and $25,000 Relocation Assistance. Educational Loan Program Partnerships with NHSC/HRSA and IHS.
• Healthcare benefits: Comprehensive medical, dental, vision coverage with flexible spending options (FSAs).
• Life insurance and wellness: Basic life insurance, Short & Long Term Disability, Accident - Critical Illness - Hospital Insurances, Identity & Fraud Protection, Legal Insurance, and Pet Insurance.
• Professional development: $6000 pre-tax annual CME allowance.
• Retirement planning: 401k plan with up to 5% employer match beginning on your date of hire, Roth and 457b plans.

Schedule and Work-Life Balance

• Workweek: Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m., with telemedicine included and four hours of administrative time.
• Call Schedule: Bi-weekly for 3.5 days at a time, consisting of half-day clinic sessions, newborn delivery attendance, newborn care, and pediatric admissions rounding at Bartlett Regional Hospital, and at-home call.
• Generous Time Off: 33 days (264 hours) annually, including holidays, and 10 days (80 hours) of CME.

Practice Details:

• Clinic facilities: 16 exam spaces with two procedure rooms. One medical assistant per physician, dedicated OB/Primary Care nurse case manager, nurse triage, and nutritionist. Ancillary services include Mammogram, CT, DEXA, Ultrasound including ECHO, X-ray, laboratory services, and MRI.
• Patient Volume: 12-17 patients per day in clinic, plus 4 hours of administrative time weekly. EMR and tools include Meditech, Dragon Dictation, and DAX AI assisted documentation.
• Procedure opportunities: Women's health, prenatal, vasectomies, colposcopies, circumcisions, wound care, draining abscesses, and cyst removal.
• Hospital Capabilities: Nearby Bartlett Regional Hospital has 57 inpatient beds with 7 OB rooms, 2 C-Section rooms, and a special care nursery.

Qualifications:

• New graduates are encouraged to apply, particularly those with substantial obstetrics volume and experience during residency.
• Two to Four years of managing OB and inpatient pediatrics experience preferred.
• Active/unrestricted Alaska medical license or ability to obtain license.
• Board-certified or board-eligible in Family Medicine.
• Unrestricted DEA.
• Required: BLS, PALS, NRP.
• Preferred: STABLE.

What Our Physicians Say

"SEARHC shares in our vision of creating a medical practice that treats every patient with dignity and optimum care. We are eager to combine the strengths of our respective organizations and further enhance the services we can offer the Juneau community and greater southeast region. Our shared commitment to recruiting and retaining highly trained and compassionate medical professionals, while bringing increasingly advanced technologies and innovations to Juneau, helps us deliver on that vision."

- Catherine Peimann, M.D.

Community and Lifestyle

• Location: Scenic Juneau, AK offers stunning natural beauty with mountains, ocean, and glaciers right outside your door. With unmatched outdoor recreation year-round: hiking, kayaking, fishing, skiing, and wildlife viewing.
  • Strong sense of community with a small town feel and a safe, supportive, family friendly environment with a mild coastal climate compared to much of Alaska, with temperate summers and winters.
• Affordability: Alaska has no state income tax - residents keep more of their paycheck compared to most other states.
• Education: Juneau's education system is diverse, well-funded locally, and performs above the Alaska average in many academic areas.
  • The district is the fifth largest in Alaska and operates 14 public schools serving grades PreK-12, including six elementary schools, one middle school, one high school, an alternative high school, a PreK-8 Montessori school, and a K-8 charter school.
• Transportation: No road connects Juneau it to the rest of Alaska or the continental United States. Every visitor arrives by air through Juneau International Airport (JNU) or by sea via the Alaska Marine Highway System ferry network.
• Culture: Affluent cultural amenities and numerous community events featuring arts, music, festivals, and a rich Indigenous heritage.

For more information, please reach out to Provider Recruiter, Lyndse Clark: View email address on click.appcast.io or at View phone number on click.appcast.io.

Key Essential Functions and Accountabilities of the Job


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• Provides highest quality evidenced based primary medical care to SEARHC patients; including pediatric and obstetrical care and deliveries. At times the Physician may be directed to provide services outside of the clinic to meet the patient's needs, e.g., local long-term care center, Pioneer Home, patient's home, and local schools.
• Provides guidance, consultation, and advice to SEARHC Advanced Practice Clinicians and when necessary provides supervision and practice plan oversight.
• Actively leads and manages a full panel of patients in coordination with the integrated care team.
• Documents all patient services in the medical record per medical staff rules and regulations.
• Participates in shared Obstetrics and Pediatric call rotation
• Participates in SEARHC (and as needed BRH) quality and performance improvement programs. Maintains active staff membership at both health care facilities.
• Provides medical education and teaching to visiting medical students and resident physicians.
• Participates in shared evening clinic and/or occasional weekend clinic coverage.
• Participates in ongoing medical education to maintain licensure and board certification.
• May occasionally be called up to be a consultative liaison to rural health care providers (Angoon, Hoonah, Kake) which may include field visits to remote locations.
• May occasionally be called upon for general hospitalist duties if need or circumstances arise.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Well versed in the principles and practices of primary care.
• Exhibits caring and respectful behavior while interacting with patients, families, staff, and colleagues.
• Supports SEARHC standards of care, The Joint Commission, EMTALA, HIPAA, and health care risk management principles, and medical ethics.
• Provides high quality health care services including the performance of medical procedures appropriate to the outpatient and emergency care setting.
• Provides clinical leadership, promotes teamwork and collaboration, provides clinical guidance as requested for Advanced Practice Clinicians, and resolves conflict.
• Ability to efficiently utilize the electronic medical record and other clinically required technology.
• Express ideas clearly through oral and written communication skills, analyze complex situations efficiently and problem solve, and effectively implement clinical program strategies.
• Communicates in an open, respectful, helpful, supportive and collaborative manner with staff and patients.
• Is sensitive and responsive to culture, race, age, gender, and disabilities of patients and staff.
• Exhibits caring and respectful behavior while interacting with patients, families, staff, and colleagues.
• Minor and major surgical skills that the physician has received adequate training in and remained proficient at that skill.

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If you like wild growth and working with happy, enthusiastic over-achievers, you'll enjoy your career with us!