Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician | Alaska | $509,340

Practice Overview

• Join an established OB/GYN team with three OB/GYN physicians and 3 certified nurse-midwives


• Provide a broad mix of obstetrics and gynecology, including prenatal care, high-risk pregnancy consultation, deliveries, C-sections, OB emergencies, and postpartum care


• Participate in a low-volume, community-based birthing program with approximately 125–130 births annually, rather than a high-volume tertiary OB environment


• Practice at a 24/7 Birthing Center with three birthing-center beds and private labor-delivery-recovery suites


• Manage routine and higher-risk obstetric care, including twin pregnancies, breech presentations, complicated pregnancies, ECVs, C-sections, and OB emergencies


• Maintain a comprehensive gynecology practice including preventive care, contraception, abnormal bleeding, menopause management, family planning, and fertility/hormonal counseling


• Perform gynecologic procedures including colposcopy, LEEP, endometrial ablation, minimally invasive hysterectomy, urinary incontinence procedures, pelvic organ prolapse treatment, pessary fitting, and PTNS


• Perform scheduled and emergency C-sections in the hospital's on-site operating rooms, with anesthesia and surgical teams available around the clock


• Collaborate with anesthesia, pediatrics, nursing, and respiratory therapy for obstetric and newborn care


• Provide care within a community hospital model that allows physicians to maintain a broad clinical skill set while avoiding the delivery volume of a large metropolitan or tertiary center


• Participate in a practice model emphasizing physician involvement, midwife collaboration, surgical care, and community-based medicine

Compensation & Benefits

• Recommended 75th-percentile compensation: $509,340


• Hospital-employed position


• Comprehensive benefits package


• Retirement benefits


• Medical, dental, and vision coverage


• Paid time off


• CME allowance and CME time


• Professional liability coverage


• Relocation assistance


• Sign-on incentive

Qualifications

• Board Certified or Board Eligible in Obstetrics & Gynecology


• Eligible for medical licensure in the State of Alaska


• Ability to provide comprehensive obstetric and gynecologic care


• Comfortable managing routine and higher-risk obstetric patients


• Ability to perform C-sections and other appropriate obstetric procedures

Community Highlights

• Live on the Kenai Peninsula surrounded by mountains, beaches, glaciers, forests, and Kachemak Bay