Pediatric Staff Physician One | Rural Alaska

Location

Bethel, Alaska Serving children and families across the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta.

Position Summary

Join the Yukon-Kuskokwim Health Corporation (YKHC) in our mission to achieve the greatest possible improvement in the health status of the people of the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta. The Staff Physician (Pediatrics) works under the supervision of the Medical Director (reporting up to the Clinical Services Administrator).

What Youll Do

• Provide acute, chronic, and well care for complex pediatric patients.
• Care for a panel managed by the Pediatric Group: ~1,200 chronically ill and 1,000+ well children, primarily of Yupik Alaskan descent, with significant respiratory and infectious disease needs.
• Manage conditions including asthma, aspiration syndrome, chronic lung disease, prematurity-related issues, and a high incidence of congenital heart disease, congenital adrenal hyperplasia, ADHD, fetal alcohol syndrome, cerebral palsy, and seizure disorders.
• Stabilize, manage, and transport critical care and neonatal emergencies; occasional medevac flights to villages.
• Collaborate with visiting sub-specialists (pulmonology, neurology, genetics, cardiology, endocrinology) during Bethel pediatric specialty clinics; occasional visits to village clinics.

Qualifications

• MD/DO from an accredited medical school.
• Residency completed; board eligible or board certified by the appropriate AMA/AOA board (unless a specific exception is made).
• Alaska State Medical License and DEA.
• Computer proficiency to access EMR.
• Skills and knowledge to practice medicine within pediatric specialty.
• Ability to supervise medical students, residents, physician extenders, and Community Health Aide clinical practice.

Compensation & Incentives

• Guaranteed Base Annual Salary: $231,248
• Annual Performance Bonus: $75,000 (paid quarterly)
• Retention Bonus (3-year contract):
• Years 1 & 2 at 7%: $18,287.36 each
• Year 3 at 9.1%: $23,773.57
• Sign-On Bonus (3-year contract): $75,000
• Relocation Incentive: $15,000 (individual) or $20,000 (family)

Note on totals: The header figures (e.g., Starting Salary* $396,596) are provided by the employer. Based on the breakdown above, Year 1 cash compensation (base + Year 1 retention + performance bonus) equals $; total retention bonuses accrue over the 3-year term in the amounts listed.

Benefits

• Generous PTO begins at 4.5 weeks
• Ten paid holidays
• Comprehensive health coverage
• Life & Disability Insurance
• Flexible Spending Account
• School loan repayment eligibility
• Tort Claims coverage
• Retirement plans
• Employee Wellness Center

About the Opportunity (at a glance)

• High-impact pediatrics serving a unique, rural Alaska population.
• Broad clinical variety with meaningful collaboration across specialties.
• Medevac and village-clinic experience (rare and career-defining).
• Robust incentives: $75k sign-on, quarterly performance bonus, retention bonuses, and relocation support.