Multiple Village Locum Coverage Needed, NP/PA, Make Your Own Schedule. Need is ASAP and Ongoing

AK
December 17, 2024
Locum Tenens
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Job Description

4686C  Excellent opportunity to make your own schedule and practice meaningful medicine in Western Alaska! 
Daily rate plus call is $1,210 per day! Potential to make $36,300 per month while on call! Have time to explore Alaska and get paid great money doing it. 

This is your chance to take an Alaskan adventure and make great money while you do it!  We are currently looking for several rotating Physician Assistants and Nurse Practitioners who are able to do high level emergency medicine and primary care. Providers will be on call for emergencies and will rotate to different remote villages. Provider must be extremely flexible, capable of working alone, able to think on their feet, and truly committed to excellent patient care. 

Want to talk to someone who’s already done it?  We’d be happy to connect you! Apply now or give us a call.

Dates: ASAP and ongoing. Start date is negotiable if you cannot start ASAP.

OVERVIEW:

  • Locum Tenens
  • Flexible schedule. Rotations are also flexible so you are able to work around your home life! (Open scheduling won’t last long so schedule yourself however you want to now, while you still can!)
  • Primary and Emergency Care and On-Call for Emergencies
  • Shared call in several of the villages required – please ask for more details
  • Monday to Friday 8am (or 9am) to 5pm clinic
    • some after hour urgent care hours may be required, please ask for more information. 
  • Annual assignments available with rotating schedules; make your own monthly rotating schedules
  • Total of 18 FTE providers currently needed throughout the region
  • Travel to and from other village clinics is required 
  • Patient volume village clinic – averages 5 per day
  • Patient volume ER – varies but typically low
  • Nightly triage lines in place to minimize frequent non-emergent call back during the night.

COMPENSATION DETAILS:

  • Pay: $935 per day for every day you are in the village.
  • $275/day for on call
    • Holidays are $1,402.50 per day
  • Paid travel day of $935 at the beginning and end of the assignment
  • Housing and travel expenses included and are arranged for you
  • Medical malpractice insurance provided
  • 1099 contractor position
  • Enjoy practicing meaningful medicine in these deserving communities.

POSITION REQUIREMENTS:

  • Active Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant license with State of Alaska
  • BLS, ACLS 
  • ATLS and PALS preferred but not required
  • Active DEA registration 
  • Covid vaccination with booster required
  • Minimum 2 years of solo full-spectrum emergency experience required.
  • Must have direct patient care experience with stabilization and medevac, including intubations, chest tubes, complicated airways and strong suturing skills.
  • Alaska bush experience highly preferred
  • Must be culturally sensitive and willing to embrace the native community and their culture.

About Us:

At Wilderness Medical Staffing, we know you want a fulfilling career where you can practice meaningful medicine with less burnout. We believe that practicing medicine should be an adventure and understand what it feels like to be in your position because our company was founded by a provider like you over 12 years ago. We’re a purpose-driven locum tenens and permanent placement staffing company that actively staffs over 150 amazing rural and remote locations in the northwest United States and Alaska.

Apply here, learn more by visiting www.wildernessmedicalstaffing.com, or contact a recruiter today to inquire about our open and upcoming positions.

All inquiries are confidential.

 

 

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