Job Description

Provide rheumatology services to SEARHC patients in Southeast Alaska. May provide specialty consultative services to other SEARHC providers.

SEARHC is a non-profit health consortium which serves the health interests of the residents of Southeast Alaska. We see our employees as our strongest assets. It is our priority to further their development and our organization by aiding in their professional advancement.

Working at SEARHC is more than a job, it’s a fulfilling career. We offer generous benefits, including retirement, paid time off, paid parental leave, health insurance, dental, and vision benefits, life insurance and long and short-term disability, and more.

Key Essential Functions and Accountabilities of the Job

• Provides comprehensive rheumatology services on an outpatient basis to all SEARHC patients, including evaluations, clinical analysis, diagnosis, and ongoing therapy recommendation.

• Evaluates and treats patients with degenerative, autoimmune, and inflammatory conditions such as rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, lupus, and gout.

• Completes appropriate testing: appropriately incorporates use of laboratory tests, radiological studies, and diagnostic exams in the clinic setting.

• Collaborates with SEARCH health care leaders to create discrete service line approaches to specific rheumatological problems, where indicated by need.

• Participates in quality assessment and quality improvement initiatives, including peer review, where appropriate.

• Provides educational programs to the SEARHC medical staff on at least an annual basis.

• Collaborates with SEARHC Specialty Leadership, to promote the SEARHC rheumatology and build its practice. This may include collaboration with providers in Juneau, Sitka, and other SEARHC communities.

• Performs rheumatology consultations at the request of other care providers and guides primary care providers to initiate care protocols for patients.

• Participates in all medical staff functions as requested, to include quality assurance.

• Abide by medical staff bylaws, rules and regulations.

Other Functions

• Evaluates patients for ability to treat conditions locally and refers them to higher level of care when appropriate.

Supervisory Responsibilities

• Assists in developing rheumatology care pathways for immunological conditions.

• Guides primary care providers in initiating care for rheumatic illnesses.

Education, Certifications, and Licenses Required

• Completion of a bachelor’s degree, medical school degree, and an accredited rheumatology residency.

• Active Alaska medical license

• Board Certified or Eligible

Experience Required

• 2 years working as a rheumatologist in a clinical setting.

Knowledge of

• Ability to gather information, analyze data, and make advanced clinical determinations.

• Requires advanced knowledge in medicine and in the specialty of rheumatology.

• Requires specialty knowledge in treatment and therapies for rheumatic disorders.

• Requires knowledge of regulatory guidelines and standards of care for rheumatology.

Skills in

• Oral and written communications skills.

• Clinical judgment skills.

• Appropriate and judicious use of tests (e.g. laboratory and imaging tests).

Ability to

• Ability to work cooperatively with patients.

• Ability to work cooperatively with other health professionals.

• Ability to work cooperatively with support staff.

Required Certifications

Medical Doctor - State of Alaska - Alaska State Medical Board, Physician License - State of Alaska - Alaska State Medical Board

If you like wild growth and working with happy, enthusiastic over-achievers, you'll enjoy your career with us!