Full-Time EM Physician opportuinty in Ketchikan, AK

NES Health 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. 

NES Health, Transforming Patient Care, Together. 

Physician owned and managed for almost 50 years, NES Health works relentlessly to attract and retain outstanding clinical talent, nurturing our providers with support and resources that foster professional success. 

NES Health offers competitive compensation, comprehensive malpractice insurance, flexible scheduling, career advancement opportunities, supportive administrative team.

For over 40 years, NES Health has provided the finest patient care resulting from a culture of accountability and high performance. Our partnerships with hospitals in the United States is vast and growing in many areas of the care spectrum, with Emergency Department Management, a specialty.