Community Health Center / FQHC Pediatrics: Child Development Job in Alaska, Alaska
This pediatric child development position in Alaska is offered as an employed role within a community health center/FQHC setting, one of several practice structures available for this opening — others include solo-independent, single-specialty and multi-specialty group, hospital/clinic/MSO employment, and academic arrangements. In this setting, you would practice within a federally supported safety-net clinic, an option that may suit physicians drawn to community-focused pediatric care alongside the practical structure of employed practice.
The role is a permanent position located in a community with a population between 100,000 and 499,999. Compensation is structured through an employment agreement, with financial arrangements described among income guarantee, straight employment, employment agreement with production bonus, and contract — the financial offering for this listing is noted as the national average tier.
Emergency department call follows a 1:4 rotation. The position is open to physicians who are board certified or board eligible, trained through allopathic or osteopathic pathways, and at a range of experience levels from those currently in training to very experienced physicians.
- Position Type: Permanent
- Recruited Specialty: Pediatrics: Child Development
- Does the Physician Need To Be Trained In Specialty Being Recruited: Yes
- Structure of Position: Solo-Independent, Single-Specialty Group, Multi-Specialty Group, Employed by Hospital/Clinic/MSO/Other, Academic, Community Health Center/FQHC
- Partnership Opportunity: Unknown
- Expected Patient Call Coverage: (not specified)
- Expected ER Call Coverage: 1:4
COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS Pediatrician (PEDS)
- $293,779 base salary based on experience
- $115,000 student loan repayment via NHSC
- 6% (2-year contract); 7% (3-year contract) annual retention bonus
- $35,000 (2-year contract); $70,000 (3-year contract) sign on bonus
- $10,000 (single); $12,500 (family) relocation assistance
- 30 days of free housing
- $5,000 and 8 days of annual CME
- 23 days of PTO and 10 paid holidays
RESPONSIBILITIES AND FACILITY DETAILS Pediatrician (PEDS)
- Pediatrician to provide specialized Pediatric care to Native Alaskan patient population
- 12-16 patients per day - depending on the weather and flights
- No call; no weekends
- New, modern facility opened in 2019
QUALIFICATIONS AND SKILLS Pediatrician (PEDS)
- Will consider 2020 Pediatrician residents
- Board Certification in Pediatrics
- Seeking flexible and adaptable personalities
COMMUNITY Pediatrician (PEDS)
- Alaskan river-community with no stop lights and only accessible by plane
- Local amenities include restaurants, fitness center, and a movie theater
- Outdoor activities include fishing, hunting, canoeing, cross country skiing, and more
- Best known as Alaska bush - this is not Anchorage, Juneau, or Fairbanks
REFERENCE NUMBER: 151333
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- Structure of Financial Support: Income Guarantee, Straight Employment, Employment Agreement with production bonus, Contract
- Financial Offering: National Average
- Median Compensation: $233,029 per year
- Relocation Allowance: No
- Signing Bonus: No
- Stipends: No
- Student Loan Assistance: No
- Practice State: Alaska
- Practice City: Registered Candidates Only
- Community Size: 100,000 - 499,999
- Community Details: Registered Candidates Only
- Location of Medical Training: American Medical Graduate (AMG), Foreign Medical Graduate (FMG)
- Medical Training Type: Allopathic (MD), Osteopathic (DO)
- Board Certification: Board Certified, Board Eligible
- Work Status Requirements: US Citizen, Green Card, H-1 Visa, J-1 Visa, O-1 Visa
- Preferred Experience Level: Currently In Training, Recently Trained, Experienced, Very Experienced
- Accept Local Physicians within 25 mile Radius: Yes
- Agency: The Delta Companies
