| Location | Alaska, Alaska |
This application may connect you with the specific opportunity you were viewing, as well as other current or upcoming rural healthcare positions that align with your experience and goals.
By joining the Rural Staffing Services Talent Network, you are helping us build a more thoughtful and connected approach to rural recruitment, one that allows experienced physicians and Alaska healthcare organizations to find one another more quickly when the right need arises.
Every application helps strengthen a growing network of people who are willing to bring their experience, leadership, clinical judgment, and heart to rural, remote, and frontier communities.
This application may connect you with the specific opportunity you were viewing, as well as other current or upcoming rural healthcare positions throughout Alaska that align with your experience and goals.
Visit www.RSSJobs.org to explore additional rural healthcare opportunities and communities.
Rural Staffing Services partners with rural hospitals, clinics, Tribal health organizations, regional health systems, community health centers, long-term care providers, and healthcare organizations throughout Alaska to identify physicians who understand the importance of serving rural, remote, frontier, and Alaska Native communities.
We are currently connecting with physicians interested in active and upcoming medical leadership, permanent, part-time, per diem, rotational, short-term, and clinical coverage opportunities across Alaska.
These opportunities may include positions within:
• Critical Access Hospitals• Rural and community hospitals• Rural Health Clinics• Federally Qualified Health Centers• Tribal health organizations• Regional health corporations• Village-based healthcare programs• Outpatient and specialty clinics• Long-term care and senior care organizations• Integrated rural healthcare systems• Multi-site and regional healthcare networks
In rural Alaska, physicians often have an impact far beyond a single department or patient encounter.
They may care for generations of families, help shape clinical services, mentor other professionals, support hospital and Tribal health leadership, and become trusted members of the community.
In some areas, a physician may be one of only a few locally available medical professionals. Patients may otherwise need to travel hundreds of miles for emergency, specialty, surgical, obstetric, behavioral health, or primary care services.
Some opportunities may combine clinical practice with medical leadership. Others may offer rotational, per diem, or short-term coverage that helps an organization maintain essential services while recruiting for a permanent physician.
Physicians may work closely with advanced practice providers, nurses, community health aides, behavioral health professionals, pharmacists, emergency transport teams, and regional specialists.
The strongest rural physicians are collaborative, adaptable, clinically grounded, culturally respectful, and committed to building trust with patients, families, employees, Tribal partners, leaders, and the communities they serve.
They understand that practicing in Alaska may require a broad scope, strong judgment, resourcefulness, and the ability to provide excellent care when immediate specialty support is limited.
This application may connect you with current or upcoming roles such as:
• Chief Medical Officer• Vice President of Medical Affairs• Medical Director• Physician Executive• Chief of Staff• Regional Medical Director• Tribal Health Medical Director• Family Medicine Physician• Internal Medicine Physician• Hospitalist• Emergency Medicine Physician• Family Medicine with Obstetrics Physician• OB/GYN Physician• General Surgeon• Pediatrician• Psychiatrist• Primary Care Physician• Rural Health Clinic Physician• Village or Frontier Physician• Long-Term Care Medical Director• Hospice or Palliative Care Physician• Behavioral Health Medical Leader• Specialty physicians based on community or regional need• Per diem physician coverage• Part-time physician opportunities• Rotational or block-schedule coverage• Short-term physician coverage• Permanent physician opportunities• Clinical roles with leadership responsibilities
Responsibilities will vary by organization, community, and opportunity and may include:
Providing safe, high-quality, patient-centered, and culturally respectful medical care
Supporting continuity of care in rural, remote, village-based, underserved, and frontier communities
Participating in call, inpatient, outpatient, emergency, procedural, obstetric, or long-term care coverage
Providing short-term, rotational, or per diem coverage during vacancies, leave, seasonal demand, or increased patient needs
Supporting clinical quality, patient safety, infection prevention, and regulatory readiness
Collaborating with nursing, advanced practice providers, community health aides, behavioral health professionals, pharmacists, and operational leaders
Participating in medical staff leadership, peer review, credentialing, privileging, governance, or clinical policy development
Helping develop, expand, or strengthen clinical programs and service lines
Mentoring physicians, advanced practice providers, nurses, and other clinicians
Supporting physician recruitment, retention, onboarding, and engagement
Advising executive leadership, Tribal leadership, and governing boards on clinical matters
Helping improve access, outcomes, referrals, medical transport, and care coordination
Supporting telehealth, regional consultation, and communication between village clinics and regional hospitals
Stabilizing patients and coordinating medical evacuation or transfer when required
Helping teams respond to limited local resources, weather disruptions, transportation delays, or changes in patient demand
Building trusted relationships with patients, families, employees, Tribal partners, and community organizations
Considering a permanent opportunity when the organization and community are the right fit
Qualifications will vary by opportunity, but organizations may seek:
Doctor of Medicine or Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degree
Current board certification or board eligibility in the relevant specialty
Eligibility for Alaska physician licensure
Current DEA registration when required
Relevant clinical experience
Strong communication, collaboration, adaptability, and professional judgment
The ability to practice independently while remaining connected to a broader clinical and regional care team
The ability to respond thoughtfully when immediate specialty resources or transportation options are limited
Experience serving rural, remote, frontier, underserved, high-need, or culturally diverse populations
Experience with Critical Access Hospitals, Rural Health Clinics, FQHCs, Tribal health organizations, regional health corporations, long-term care providers, or community healthcare organizations
Experience working with Alaska Native communities, Tribal health organizations, Indian Health Service programs, or tribally operated systems may be highly valued for some opportunities
Previous medical leadership experience for CMO, medical director, chief of staff, or physician executive roles
Experience using telehealth or coordinating care across significant geographic distances may be valuable
A patient-centered, collaborative, culturally respectful, and community-minded approach
Specific credentialing, privileging, call, schedule, travel, certification, and experience requirements will depend on the organization and position.
Opportunities may include:
• Permanent employment• Part-time employment• Per diem coverage• Rotational or block-schedule assignments• Short-term physician coverage• Seasonal support• Temporary-to-permanent opportunities• Medical director appointments• Clinical roles with administrative or leadership responsibilities• Regional positions serving multiple communities• Village-based or fly-in assignments• Independent contract arrangements where legally appropriate• Direct temporary employment with the healthcare organization
The schedule, compensation, call expectations, credentialing requirements, travel arrangements, housing, transportation, community location, and employment structure will be explained before you decide whether to move forward with a specific opportunity.
Alaska is unlike anywhere else.
Its healthcare organizations serve communities spread across mountains, forests, tundra, rivers, islands, and thousands of miles of coastline.
Some communities are connected by highways. Others may be reached only by plane, boat, snowmachine, or seasonal transportation.
These distances make physician access especially important.
A local physician may allow a patient to receive care close to family, avoid an unnecessary medical transfer, maintain a hospital service, or keep an entire clinic operating.
Practicing in rural Alaska offers the opportunity to develop meaningful relationships, experience a broad clinical scope, and see the direct impact of your work.
You may care for multiple generations of one family, help stabilize a patient before transport, mentor a local clinician, strengthen a service line, support a remote team, or help shape the future of healthcare across an entire region.
Even short-term, rotational, or per diem coverage can make a meaningful difference by protecting services, reducing burnout, supporting local teams, and giving an organization time to find the right permanent solution.
The work requires humility, adaptability, cultural respect, strong clinical judgment, and a genuine commitment to listening before leading.
For the right physician, it is an opportunity to practice medicine with extraordinary purpose.
By applying through this page, you are joining the confidential Rural Staffing Services Talent Network.
You may be considered for current or upcoming physician and medical leadership opportunities throughout Alaska that align with your specialty, experience, preferred region, availability, and goals.
Please submit your resume and let us know:
Which Alaska communities or regions you would consider
Whether you are interested in road-system, rural, remote, frontier, village-based, or regional organizations
Whether you are open to relocation, short-term travel, rotational schedules, or fly-in assignments
Whether you are interested in permanent, part-time, per diem, short-term, rotational, leadership, or multiple types of opportunities
Your clinical specialty and any medical leadership experience
Which position or community you were viewing on RSSJobs.org
Our team personally reviews each application.
When we identify an opportunity that may be a strong match, we will contact you directly to share more about the organization, community, clinical needs, schedule, credentialing, travel arrangements, housing, and next steps.
Your information will be handled professionally and confidentially.
Visit www.RSSJobs.org to explore additional rural healthcare positions, leadership opportunities, and communities throughout Alaska.
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