Pediatrician

Why Choose SEARHC?

Workweek: Monday–Friday, 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., with telemedicine included.

Call

Schedule: Bi-weekly for 3.5 days at a time, consisting of half-day clinic sessions, inpatient pediatric rounding at Bartlett Regional Hospital, and at‑home call.

Generous

Time

Off: 33 days (264 hours) annually, including holidays, and an additional 10 days of CME.

Clinic facilities: 5 exam spaces with access to a treatment room. One medical assistant per physician, dedicated pediatric case manager, and nurse triage. Ancillary services include X‑ray, laboratory services, MRI, pediatric rehabilitation, and nutrition support.

Patient

Volume: 12-17 pediatric 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: Circumcisions, tongue tie release, minor wound repair, nebulizer treatments, draining abscesses, and removing foreign bodies.

Hospital

Capabilities: Nearby Bartlett Regional Hospital has 57 inpatient beds with 7 OB rooms, 2 C-Section rooms, and a special care nursery.

Location: Scenic Juneau, AK offers stunning natural beauty with mountains, ocean, and glaciers right outside your door. With unmatched outdoor recreation year‑round: hiking, kayaking, fishing, skiing, and wildlife viewing.

Strong sense of community with a small town feel and a safe, supportive, family friendly environment with a mild coastal climate compared to much of Alaska, with temperate summers and winters.

Affordability: Alaska has no state income — residents keep more of their paycheck compared to most other states.

Education: Juneau’s education system is diverse, well-funded locally, and performs above the Alaska average in many academic areas.

The district is the fifth largest in Alaska and operates 14 public schools serving grades PreK–12, including six elementary schools, one middle school, one high school, an alternative high school, a PreK–8 Montessori school, and a K–8 charter school.

Transportation: No road connects Juneau it to the rest of Alaska or the continental United States. Every visitor arrives by air through Juneau International Airport (JNU) or by sea via the Alaska Marine Highway System ferry network.

Culture: Affluent cultural amenities and numerous community events featuring arts, music, festivals, and a rich Indigenous heritage.

Key Essential Functions and Accountabilities of the Job

Provides highest quality evidenced based pediatric medical care to SEARHC patients; including diagnosis, treatment, performance of minor procedures, referral and coordination of care, preventative care, and individualized health maintenance. In special situations, Physician may be directed to provide services outside of the clinic to meet patient and family needs.

Places the patient and family at the center of care, utilizing strong listening and communication skills, patient education, encouragement, and motivational techniques to build successful ongoing patient care relationships

Provides clinical pediatric consultation throughout the health system when needed. Services may be provided face-to-face or through virtual formats. Periodic travel may be required to outlying areas.

Provides guidance to non-physician providers and when necessary provides supervision and practice plan oversight.

Actively leads and manages a full panel of patients in coordination with the integrated care team.

Documents all patient services in the medical record per SEARHC medical staff rules and regulations.

Participates in SEARHC quality and performance improvement programs and maintains active medical staff membership.

Provides medical education and teaching to visiting medical students and resident physicians where applicable.

Participates in ongoing medical education to maintain licensure and board certification.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

Well versed in the comprehensive principles and practices of pediatrics

Exhibits caring and respectful behavior while interacting with patients, families, staff, and colleagues.

Supports SEARHC standards of care, DNV, EMTALA, HIPAA, and health care risk management principles, and medical ethics.

Provides high quality health care services including the performance of medical procedures appropriate to the outpatient care setting.

Provides clinical leadership, promotes teamwork and collaboration, provides clinical guidance as requested for Advanced Practice Clinicians, and resolves conflict.

Efficiently utilizes the electronic medical record and other clinically required technology.

Expresses ideas clearly through oral and written communication skills, analyze complex situations efficiently and problem solve, and effectively implement clinical program strategies.

Communicates in an open, respectful, helpful, supportive and collaborative manner with staff and patients.

Is sensitive and responsive to culture, race, age, gender, and disabilities of patients and staff.

Exhibits caring and respectful behavior while interacting with patients, families, staff, and colleagues.