SouthEast Alaska Regional Health Consortium (SEARHC)·Haines Borough, Alaska
The Rural Family Practice Physician is responsible for providing comprehensive primary care, including diagnosis, treatment, minor procedures, and coordination of care to a dedicated patient panel. This role also requires full participation in shared local urgent/emergent care on-call rotations and maintaining accurate documentation.
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.
Join SEARHC in Haines, Alaska—a tight-knit, mission-driven community where providers deliver full-spectrum primary care while building meaningful, lasting relationships with patients and colleagues. This is a rare opportunity to practice with true clinical autonomy, supported by a collaborative team, all while enjoying an outdoor lifestyle and the unique connectivity of one of Southeast Alaska’s most accessible communities.
Workweek: Monday–Friday schedule, 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM with telemedicine included.
Call
Schedule: Includes rotating 24-hour shifts during the week and weekends.
Future opportunity to reduce call burden with nocturnist coverage.
Generous
Time
Off: 33 days (264 hours) annually, including holidays, and an additional 10 days (80 hours) of CME.
Clinic facilities: 8 exam rooms and 1 treatment room. One medical assistant or registered nurse per physician, primary care nurse case manager, nurse triage, and radiology technician. Ancillary services include Mammogram, X‑ray, and onsite laboratory services.
Patient
Volume: 12-17 patients per day in clinic, plus 4 hours of administrative time weekly. EMR and tools include Meditech, Dragon Dictation, and DAX AI assisted documentation.
Procedure opportunities: Routine primary care, skin/endometrial biopsies, joint injections, casting, IUDs, Nexplanon, and suturing.
Possible rotation at the Klukwan Health Center, 20 miles outside of Haines.
Occasional long-term care and home visits.
Optional involvement in rural outreach or consultative support.
Location: Haines, Alaska, unmatched outdoor recreation year‑round: hiking, kayaking, fishing, skiing, and wildlife viewing. With a strong sense of community with a small-town feel and a safe, supportive, family friendly environment with a cool, coastal-influenced climate with more seasonal swings than most Southeast Alaska communities.
Affordability: Alaska has no state income tax — residents keep more of their paycheck compared to most other states.
Education: Offering a small, high-quality school system with excellent teacher access, strong academics, and a close-knit community that’s ideal for raising a family.
Transportation: Haines offers a unique transportation advantage compared to many Southeast Alaska communities, with access by air, ferry, and road via the Haines Highway connecting through Canada to the Alaska and Lower 48 road systems. This added connectivity makes travel and relocation more flexible while still maintaining the remote, small-community lifestyle.
Culture: Affluent cultural amenities and numerous community events featuring arts, music, festivals, and a rich Indigenous heritage.
Working at SEARHC is more than a job—it’s the opportunity to build a fulfilling and rewarding career and to learn more please reach out to Provider Recruiter, Lyndse Clark: LClark@searhc.org [LClark@searhc.org]
Key Essential Functions and Accountabilities of the Job
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.
Provides optimal patient experience using strong listening and communication skills that build long term patient care relationships.
Actively participates in SEARHC quality patient care initiatives and quality assurance programs.
Actively participates in provider and clinic meetings, and SEARHC medical staff functions.
At times the Physician may be directed to provide services outside of the clinic to meet the patient’s needs, e.g., local long-term care center, Pioneer Home, patient’s home, and local schools
If you like wild growth and working with happy, enthusiastic over-achievers, you'll enjoy your career with us!
include an active State of Alaska Medical License as an MD or DO, and being Board Eligible or Board Certified in Family Medicine, with certification required within three years if eligible upon hire. Required certifications include BLS, ACLS, CALS (or alternatives like PALS, ATLS, BLSO, NRP if CALS is absent).
Market context
Family medicine physicians are often in demand in Alaska because communities can have limited access to primary care and may rely on broad-scope clinicians. This role is competitive for candidates who already hold an active Alaska medical license and meet board eligibility or certification requirements, especially when they can show comfort with rural or resource-limited practice. Review the AI-summarized requirements and benefits here to save time, then confirm your certification status and prepare documentation for BLS, ACLS, and CALS or accepted alternatives before applying.
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