Job Description

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 an OB Hospitalist to join our collegial team at Fairbanks Memorial Hospital. This is an ideal opportunity for an OBGYN with a desire to inspire and be inspired by a community with unique needs, values, history, and opportunities.

The Opportunity:

Fairbanks Memorial Hospital (FMH) recently launched an OB Hospitalist program to enhance obstetric care and help build a stronger maternal safety net in Interior Alaska. With approximately 1,000 births annually, FMH serves as the only community hospital for more than 350 miles, providing crucial support to Alaska residents and nearby military installations. This role involves close collaboration with local OBs to ensure consistent, experienced care for every expectant mother who enters our facility. Our women and infant services unit offers a centralized location for maternal and newborn care, featuring a triage room we plan to convert to an OB ED, a fully equipped operating suite for Cesarean deliveries, and additional capacity in the hospital’s 7-room OR down the hall. Our Level II NICU is staffed by pediatric hospitalists and nurses with neonatal training, providing support for infants who need a higher level of care.

This position is well suited for physicians who are motivated by meaningful challenges and driven to make a lasting impact those who feel called to help improve a community and grow alongside it. Join our newly launched hospitalist program and help strengthen a care model built to serve some of Alaska’s most vulnerable populations.

• Compensation: $4,200 per 24hr shift. $65k sign-on bonus.
• Benefits: Full employee benefits, medical, vision, dental, 401k.
• Schedule: 96 shifts per year (8 shifts/month), not scheduled back-to-back days.
• Partners: Three OB hospitalists currently on the team, community OB/GYN providers, 24/hr in-house anesthesia, adult and pediatric hospitalists, and psychiatric teams.

OB/GYN Hospitalist Scope of Practice:

• Support labor & delivery for patients who haven’t established care with a local obstetrician and for patients whose obstetrician is unavailable.
• Consultations as requested from the emergency department and inpatient services.
• Emergency and urgent surgery including C-sections and gynecologic surgeries/procedures.
• Evaluate and manage high-risk obstetrics patients.
• Inpatient rounding and day-to-day management of admitted patients.

Foundation Health Partners:

Foundation Health Partners is a community-owned and operated health system in Fairbanks, Alaska that includes Fairbanks Memorial Hospital, numerous outpatient primary and specialty care clinics, and Denali Center, a skilled nursing 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:

• Professional autonomy and clinical work freedom.
• Strong commitment to work-life balance. Not just words, our leadership values your time.
• Comprehensive benefits package - 401k, medical, dental, vision, etc.
• $5,000 paid CME, licensure/credential reimbursement, and covered malpractice insurance.
• Opportunity to collaborate with the state's most extensive multidisciplinary health system.
• 501(c)(3) non-profit status = eligible for Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF).
• 90 days of temporary housing for relocating providers.

Submit your CV for confidential consideration to Alex Gustafson at providerrecruiting@foundationhealth.org 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.

• No state income tax and no sales tax.
• Second largest city in Alaska at 100,000 residents.
• College Town – the University of Alaska Fairbanks, UAF Community & Technical College
• Military Community – Ft. Wainwright Army Post & Eielson Air Force Base.
• 17 Elementary Schools | 5 Middle Schools | 5High Schools | robust youth sports programs

Summer activities: Midnight sun, hiking, fishing, camping, gold panning, kayaking, berry picking, rafting, rock climbing, recreational flying, community-wide festivals, live music, and events.

Winter activities: Northern lights, skiing, snowshoeing, snowmobiling, hockey, curling, ice fishing, dog mushing, ice climbing, hunting, ice art, word class hot springs, community-wide art shows, and festivals etc.

Check out this video about Fairbanks: We invite you to explore Fairbanks, Alaska - YouTube