Job Description

Board Certified Internal Medicine Physician

Make your move to Alaska! Experience the midnight sun in the summer, a front-row seat to the northern lights in the winter, and the opportunity to advance your career as you broaden your scope of practice.

Foundation Health Partners is seeking a Board Certified Internal Medicine Physician with interest in geriatric medicine to join our highly experienced team at our Internal Medicine & Senior Care Clinic.

The Opportunity:

The FHP Internal Medicine & Senior Care Clinic is built upon a physician-led team providing comprehensive adult primary care, from preventive medicine to the management of chronic and complex conditions. Our team cares for a rewarding and diverse patient population including seniors with multiple medical needs and is we remain deeply committed to preserving Medicare and Medicaid access in Interior Alaska. As an Internal Medicine physician, you'll focus your expertise where it is needed most by consulting on and managing complex and multisystem conditions while partnering with APPs who support routine check-ins, follow-up visits and acute care needs. This team-based model creates greater access for patients while giving physicians more time to focus on higher acuity care and meaningful clinical decision-making.

• Compensation: $350k base salary + production potential. $65k sign-on bonus. Eligible for an annual $10k physician incentive quality metric bonus.
• Schedule: 32 patient hours and 8 administrative hours weekly. 7 weeks ATO and 2 weeks CME.
• Patient Panel: Diverse adult patient population with a range of acuities including chronic and complex conditions.
• Care Team Model: Partner with 1-2 APPs who support routine check-ins, follow-up visits and acute care needs, allowing you to focus more of your time on chronic and complex care.
• Comprehensive Campus: Specialists, laboratory services, testing, imaging and pharmacy are available on the same campus making coordination of care easier for both physicians and patients.

Foundation Health Partners:

Foundation Health Partners is a non-profit, community-owned and independently operated health system in Fairbanks, Alaska, comprised of a 152-bed community hospital, a 90-bed skilled nursing facility, and more than 15 hospital-based outpatient clinics. As the most advanced medical facility for hundreds of miles, we are committed to providing exceptional care to everyone who comes through our doors.

FHP is proud to offer its providers:

• Professional autonomy.
• Strong commitment to work-life balance.
• Comprehensive benefits package - 401k, medical, dental, vision, etc.
• $5,000 annual CME allowance plus 80 hours (2 weeks) of paid CME time.
• Licensure/credential reimbursement and covered malpractice insurance.
• Opportunity to collaborate with the state's most extensive multidisciplinary health system.
• 501(c)(3) non-profit status = eligible for Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF).
• 90 days of temporary housing for relocating providers.

Submit your CV for confidential consideration to Alex Gustafson at providerrecruiting@foundationhealth.org

Living in Fairbanks:

As the second largest city in Alaska, Fairbanks offers a unique blend of large town amenities, breathtaking landscapes, and plenty of wide-open space, making this community one of the most special in the country. With a rich history and plentiful diversity, Fairbanks is proud to be called the Golden Heart City, and only once you visit will you understand the name to be true.

• Second largest city in Alaska at 100,000 residents.
• College Town – University of Alaska Fairbanks, UAF Community & Technical College
• Military Community – Ft. Wainwright Army Post & Eielson Air Force Base
• 16 Elementary Schools | 4 Middle Schools | 4 High Schools | robust youth sports programs
• An easily accessible airport is less than 10 minutes from the hospital
• No state income tax and no sales tax.

Summer activities: Midnight sun, hiking, fishing, camping, gold panning, kayaking, berry picking, community-wide festivals, and events.

Winter activities: Northern lights, skiing, snowshoeing, snowmobiling, hockey, curling, ice fishing, dog mushing, hunting, ice art, etc.

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Qualifications

Graduate of an approved school of medicine with licensure in state where he/she practices.

Board Eligible/Board Certified by appropriate certifying board. Current DEA number.

Must apply for and maintain Medical Staff membership and clinical privileges at appropriate facilities if required by Physician's employment agreement. Requires commitment to healthcare and concern for people in distress, critical listening skills and ability to communicate clearly, desire to work with all types of people and work as a team member and excellent interpersonal skills. Able to meet desired business outcomes while maintaining quality of care. Must be willing to update skills constantly.

Preferred Qualifications:

Additional related education and/or experience preferred.

Foundation Health Partners is an EEO/AAP employer; qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protected veteran status.

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