Emergency Medicine Hospital Based job located in Alaska
Job Description
(Login for Information) seeks a Full-Time Emergency Medicine Physician to join our practice at PeaceHealth Ketchikan Medical Center located in Ketchikan, Alaska.
About the Hospital
- 25 Bed Community Hospital
- Owned by PeaceHealth
- EPIC EMR
- Level IV Trauma Center
Coverage includes:?
- Radiology??
- Pediatrics on-call?
- Anesthesiology on-call?
- Ultrasound?
- OB/GYN on-call?
- Hospitalist?
- 6 bed ICU
About the Program and Hours
- 8 Bed Emergency Department
- 7,500 Annual Visit ED
- 15% admission rate from the ED
- Both EM and HM physicians respond to in-house codes
- ED sometimes asked to perform procedures
- 12- or 24-hour shifts
Qualifications
- Active Alaska in the state or ability to attain unrestricted state license
- Candidate Must be BE/BC in EM
- Active ACLS, ATLS, BLS, and PALS
About the Community
Ketchikan’s economy is based upon government services, tourism and commercial fishing. Civic boosters have dubbed the community the “Salmon?Capital of the World.”?The?Misty Fiords National Monument?is one of the area’s major attractions, and the?Tongass National Forest?has long been headquartered in Ketchikan, mostly in the city’s historic?Federal Building.?Ketchikan has the world’s largest collection of standing?totem poles, found throughout the city and at four major locations:?Saxman?Totem Park,?Totem Bight State Park, Potlatch Park, and the?Totem Heritage Center.
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Physician owned and managed for almost 50 years, (Login for Information) works relentlessly to attract and retain outstanding clinical talent, nurturing our providers with support and resources that foster professional success.