Urgent Care Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant

About the role

SEARHC is a non-profit health consortium serving the health interests of the residents of Southeast Alaska. We see our employees as our strongest assets and prioritize their professional advancement.

Responsibilities

• Provides comprehensive primary care including, but not limited to, diagnosis, treatment, minor procedures, coordination of care, referral, preventative care, and health maintenance to a dedicated panel of patients.
• Participates fully in shared local urgent/emergent care on-call rotation.
• Maintains accurate and timely documentation of services in accordance with SEARHC policy.
• 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 Service.
• Participates in SEARHC quality patient care initiatives and quality assurance programs.
• Participates in provider meetings, clinic meetings, and SEARHC medical staff functions.
• Depending upon the location and needs of the community served, participates in shared after-hours emergency call coverage.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years of postgraduate clinical Urgent Care experience.
• Additional clinical experience or training prior to practice as a licensed provider may be considered by the Medical Director of Primary Care Clinics to meet this minimum experience requirement.
• Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant (or MD/DO considered).
• Active Alaska medical license (or ability to obtain).
• BLS required; ACLS and PALS preferred.
• Eligibility for SEARHC medical staff privileges.

Benefits

• Compensation salary: NP/PA: $152,464 to $169,405 based on years of experience, with additional productivity bonus based on wRVUs, and quality incentives.
• MD/DO: $263,274 to 292,527 based on years of experience, with additional productivity bonus based on wRVUs, and quality incentives.
• Financial incentives: Sign on bonus and relocation assistance.
• 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 in pre-tax annual CME allowance.
• Retailment planning: 401k plan with up to 5% employer match beginning on your date of hire, Roth and 457b plans.

Schedule and Work-life Balance

• Full-time: 3 twelve-hour shifts per week (8:00 AM – 8:00 PM) with no call requirements.
• Participation in telemedicine and inbox management.
• The clinic is open 7 days a week, including weekends and holidays (rotational coverage).
• Generous Time Off: 33 days (264 hours) annually and 10 additional days of CME.
• Practice Details: Clinic Facilities: Two exam spaces per provider, 1 procedure room, 1:1 Medical Assistant, and RN. Patient Volume: ~10–25 patients per day, variable. With Meditech EMR, Dragon dictation and DAX CoPilot AI tools. Procedure Opportunities: Traditional urgent care practice treating all ages with acute illness and injuries, including laceration repair, suturing, splinting, I&D, fishhook removal, medication refills bridging care for patients. Strong collaboration with co-located Primary Care teams for continuity.