Location: | Ketchikan , Alaska |
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Company: | NES Health |
Salary: | USD |
Industry: | Healthcare |
Job Type: | Full Time |
Contact: | NES Health |
Posted: | 25 days ago |
Reposted: | 4 days ago |
NES Health seeks an 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.