Family Medicine 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 Physician to join an established and collegial primary care team at the Vintage Park Campus.

Why Choose SEARHC? 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. 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 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 -$292,527 based on years of experience, with additional productivity bonus based on wRVUs, and quality incentives.
• Financial incentives: Sign-On Bonus and relocation assistance.
• 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, including Roth and 457b plans.

Schedule and Work-Life Balance

• Workweek: Monday–Friday, 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., with telemedicine included.
• Call Schedule: No call.
• Generous Time Off: 33 days (264 hours) annually, including holidays, and 10 additional days 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 encouraged to apply.
• MD or DO with active/unrestricted Alaska medical license or ability to obtain license.
• Board-certified or board-eligible in Family Medicine.
• Unrestricted DEA.
• Required: BLS.

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.

Key Essential Functions and Accountabilities of the Job

• Provides comprehensive primary care including but not limited to diagnosis, treatment, minor procedures, coordination of care, referral, preventive care, prenatal care, and health maintenance to a dedicated panel of patients.
• Maintains accurate and timely documentation of services in accordance with SEARHC policy.
• Provides optimal patient experience using strong listening and communication skills that build long term patient care relationships.
• Actively participates in SEARHC quality patient care initiatives and quality assurance programs.
• Actively participates in provider and clinic meetings, and SEARHC medical staff functions.
• At times the Physician may be directed to provide services outside of the clinic to meet the patient’s needs, e.g., local longterm care center, Pioneer Home, patient’s home, and local schools.
• Knowledge of Well versed in the principles and practices of primary care Is aware of standards of care, EMTALA, HIPAA, health care risk management principles, medical ethics, and medical malpractice principles.
• Skills in Communicating in an open, respectful, helpful, supportive, and collaborative manner with staff and patients.
• Ability to Provide high quality health care services including the performance of medical procedures appropriate to the outpatient and emergency care setting.
• Provide clinical leadership, promotes teamwork and collaboration, provides clinical guidance as requested for midlevel providers, and resolves conflict.
• 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.

Working at SEARHC is more than a job—it’s the opportunity to build a fulfilling and rewarding career and to learn more