Family Medicine Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant - Rural

SEARHC is a non-profit health consortium which serves the health interests of the residents of Southeast Alaska. We see our employees as our strongest assets. It is our priority to further their development and our organization by aiding in their professional advancement.

Working at SEARHC is more than a job, it’s a fulfilling career. We offer generous benefits, including retirement, paid time off, paid parental leave, health insurance, dental, and vision benefits, life insurance and long and short-term disability, and more.

Join SEARHC in Wrangell, Alaska—a close-knit coastal community where providers practice full-spectrum medicine while building meaningful, long-term relationships with their patients. This is an exceptional opportunity for a Family Medicine Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant seeking autonomy, strong clinical support, and a highly engaged community-based practice.

Why Choose SEARHC?

• As one of the largest Native-run healthcare organizations in the United States, SEARHC is committed to providing quality healthcare that honors the traditions of Alaska Native people and American Indians, while ensuring that advanced medical technologies are made accessible to all.
• The new $300 million Mt. Edgecumbe Medical Center opened in Sitka, April 2026 and in 2021 we opened Wrangell Medical Center. With plans to build a third critical-access hospital in Haines. In addition to the dozens of established outpatient and traveling clinics throughout the region.

Compensation & Benefits:

• Compensation salary: $161,793 -$178,103 based on years of experience, with additional productivity bonus based on wRVUs, and quality incentives.
• Financial incentives: $27,500 Annual Geographic Differential Stipend, $30,000 Sign-On Bonus and a $20,000 Relocation Stipend.
• Healthcare benefits: Comprehensive medical, dental, vision coverage with flexible spending options (FSAs).
• Life insurance and wellness: Basic life insurance, Short & Long Term Disability, Accident - Critical Illness – Hospital Insurances, Identity & Fraud Protection, Legal Insurance, and Pet Insurance.
• Professional development: $6000 pre-tax annual CME allowance.
• Retirement planning: 401k plan with up to 5% employer match beginning on your date of hire, including Roth and 457b plans.

Schedule and Work-Life Balance:

• Schedule: Monday–Friday schedule, 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM with no call responsibilities.
• Generous Time Off: 33 days (264 hours) annually, including holidays, and 10 additional days (80 hours) of CME.

Practice Details:

• Clinic facilities: 11 exam spaces with one procedure rooms. One medical assistant per physician, dedicated Primary Care nurse case manager, and nurse triage. Ancillary services include Mammogram, CT, DEXA, Ultrasound including ECHO, X‑ray, laboratory services, and MRI.
• Patient Volume: 12-14 pediatric patients per day in clinic, plus 4 hours of administrative time weekly. EMR and tools include Meditech, Dragon Dictation, and DAX AI assisted documentation.
• Procedure opportunities: Women’s health, prenatal, vasectomies, colposcopies, circumcisions, wound care, draining abscesses, and cyst removal.
• Hospital Capabilities: Attached to Wrangell Medical Center a Critical Access Hospital with a 24/7 emergency department.

Additional Care Opportunities:

• Occasional long-term care and home visits.
• Optional involvement in rural outreach or consultative support.

Qualifications:

• Minimum two years post graduate rural family medicine experience, required
• State of Alaska Medical License as an NP or PA
• Board-certified in specialty by accrediting body
• Active DEA registration
• BLS certification required

What Our Physicians Say:

“SEARHC shares in our vision of creating a medical practice that treats every patient with dignity and optimum care. We are eager to combine the strengths of our respective organizations and further enhance the services we can offer the Juneau community and greater southeast region. Our shared commitment to recruiting and retaining highly trained and compassionate medical professionals, while bringing increasingly advanced technologies and innovations to Juneau, helps us deliver on that vision.”

- Catherine Peimann, M.D.

Community and Lifestyle:

• Location: Wrangell Island is a community of approximately 1,800 residents with a welcoming, family-friendly atmosphere. Surrounded by world-class outdoor recreation, including fishing, hiking, boating, and wildlife viewing.
• Education: Wrangell is served by a small, community-centered public school system with three schools (elementary, middle, and high school) educating roughly 275 students, offering small class sizes and strong access to individualized learning, extracurriculars, and early college credit opportunities.
• Transportation: Accessible by daily commercial flights and ferry system.

Working at SEARHC is more than a job—it’s the opportunity to build a fulfilling and rewarding career and to learn more please reach out to Provider Recruiter, Lyndse Clark:

LClark@searhc.org

Key Essential Functions and Accountabilities of the Job

Provides comprehensive primary care including, but not limited to, diagnosis, treatment, minor procedures, coordination of care, referrals, preventative care, prenatal care and health maintenance to a dedicated panel of patients, including those in the Wrangell Long-term Care environment.

• Maintains accurate and timely documentation of services is accordance with SEARHC policy.

• Provides optimal patient experience using strong listening and communication skills.

• Builds long-term patient care relationships.

• Consults SEARHC physician as needed for patient care and uses other access to specialists as needed (i.e., AristaMD, ANMC providers, etc.).

• Provides medical services at facilities within the SEARHC care network and other facilities and locations listed in SEARHC’s compact and funding agreement with the Indian Health Services.

• Actively participates in SEARHC quality patient care initiatives and quality assurance programs.

• Actively participates in provider meetings, clinic meetings, and SEARHC medical staff functions

Knowledge of

• Primary health care practices and principles

• Basic emergency care and protocol where appropriate

• Common disease processes and pharmacology

• Standards of care, EMTALA, HIPAA, health care risk management principles, medical ethics, and medical malpractice principles

Skills in

• Effective communication skill and ability to interact with staff and patients

• Operating essential basic medical equipment

• Making proper assessments based upon history, exam, lab, x-ray, and other data

• Incorporating health promotion and health prevention activities into patient care

• Educating patients and family members about diagnoses, treatment plan alternatives, risks, options, and medications

• Providing high-quality health care services including the performance of medical procedures appropriate to the outpatient and emergency care setting

Ability to

• Promote teamwork and collaboration.

• Resolve conflict.

• Efficiently utilize electronic medical record and other clinically-required technology.

• Carefully listen to patients and family members.

• Clearly express ideas through oral and written communication.

• Efficiently analyze complex situations and solve problems.

• Effectively implement clinical program strategies.

Work Environment:

Full-time, M-F

Required Certifications:

Basic Life Support (BLS) - American Heart Association, Nurse Practitioner License - Alaska State Board of Nursing

If you like wild growth and working with happy, enthusiastic over-achievers, you'll enjoy your career with us!