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 (FHP) is seeking a physician assistant to join our highly experienced General Surgery team.

The Opportunity:

Embark on an exciting adventure to Alaska, taking on a critical role as a General Surgery Physician Assistant in the region's sole community hospital for over 350 miles. Due to our rural nature, our surgeons handle a diverse range of surgical cases; each day promises to be a rewarding challenge, ensuring you keep sharp on your skills. As a member of our team, you can expect to collaborate with our surgeons while engaging in direct patient care through pre-operative evaluations, post-operative clinic visits, coordination of treatment, and prescription management. Join us in this unique healthcare setting, where every day brings a new opportunity to make a lasting impact in our community.   

• Compensation: Starting at a base of $141,838, your compensation can be further adjusted based on experience. Additional opportunity to increase earnings through productivity. $40k sign-on bonus.
• Schedule: 40 hours a week. M-F. 7 weeks ATO, 2 weeks CME.
• Team: Two highly experienced surgeons with mature practices, a dedicated practice manager, and ample reception and scheduling staff. 

Foundation Health Partners:

Foundation Health Partners is a community-owned and operated health system in Fairbanks, Alaska, comprised of 3 facilities, including Fairbanks Memorial Hospital, Tanana Valley Clinic, and Denali Center, a long-term care facility. As the most advanced medical facility for hundreds of miles, we are highly committed to treating the medical needs of everyone who comes through our doors.

FHP is proud to offer its providers:

1. Professional autonomy and clinical work freedom.
2. Strong commitment to work-life balance. Not just words, our leadership values your time. 
3. Comprehensive benefits package and a competitive base salary with scalable income opportunities.
4. $5,000 paid CME, licensure/credential reimbursement, and covered malpractice insurance.
5. Opportunity to collaborate with the state's most extensive multidisciplinary health system.
6. EMR goal – one patient, one chart, one bill.
7. 501(c)(3) non-profit status = eligible for Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF).

Submit your CV for confidential consideration to Alex Gustafson at providerrecruiting@foundationhealth.org | Visit our website at Physicians of Foundation Health Partners - Foundationhealthpartners to learn more. Foundation Health Partners is an EEO/AAP employer.

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. 

1. Second largest city in Alaska at 100,000 residents.
2. College Town – University of Alaska Fairbanks, UAF Community & Technical College
3. Military Community – Ft. Wainwright Army Post & Eielson Air Force Base.
4. 23 Elementary Schools | 4 Middle Schools | 5 High Schools | robust youth sports programs
5. 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.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Must be approved to practice by the State Joint Board on the Regulation of Physician's Assistants. NCCPA certification required. Exhibits an exemplary professional demeanor and interpersonal relationship skills.

Demonstrates proficiency in computer applications and database management. Must have sufficient experience, confidence, and judgment to function with little outside direction. Ability to maintain CME currency as required to maintain NCCPA certification. Requires personal DEA license.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

Advanced degree preferred. Experience in clinical setting including supervision is preferred. ACLS, PALS, ATLS, and/or Neonatal Resuscitation certifications desirable.

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.