Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner (full-time or locum tenens)

Are you a Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner looking for an exciting opportunity to provide acute and occupational medical care to on-site employees while enjoying the beauty of remote Alaska? If a work schedule that includes dozens of weeks off in a year to travel and enjoy life is appealing to you, we are seeking dedicated medical professionals to join our team for seasonal rotations. 

Established in 1976, Fairweather LLC is a leading provider of remote medical support for Alaska, with a four-decade history of medical staffing for clinic and hospital sites throughout the state. Fairweather understands the challenges of delivering first-class medical care in a rugged Arctic environment as an Alaska-based company. Most importantly, we are equipped to meet these demands with expert staff, sophisticated logistics, and our philosophy of never-ending innovation. That approach is directly responsible for Fairweather’s growth over the past four decades. Today, as a Doyon Limited company, Fairweather provides a wide range of solutions to meet the challenges of working in rural Alaska. We are also the state leader in remote medical care innovation, from our fully equipped emergency response vehicles to our customized medical kits.

Fairweather’s medical department includes physician assistants, nurse practitioners, paramedics, EMT II/III, and registered nurses.

WORK LOCATION: Prudhoe Bay, Alaska (North Slope)

SCHEDULE: Rotational schedule determined by location on the North Slope

REPORTS TO: Fairweather Medical Manager and Fairweather Medical Director/Collaborating Physician

Benefits 

Competitive pay (weekly pay range: $5,200-$5,600) depending on experience. 

Travel is provided from Anchorage to Prudhoe Bay, and housing and meals are included.

Federal Health Benefits, Dental, Vision, Flexible Spending accounts, Life Insurance, 401k

Voluntary: Accidental Insurance, Hospital Insurance, Critical Illness, Short/Long Term Disability

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: 

• Practitioner for acute and occupational medical care. This includes routine minor illness, medical emergencies, and trauma. Directs triage, patient transport, and medical supervision at mass casualty incidents. Interfaces with other response team sections. 
• Diagnoses and treats illnesses and injuries of the workforce according to collaborative agreement with the supervising physicians
• Prescribes and dispenses appropriate pharmaceuticals including controlled substances as approved by the supervising physician, within the scope of the collaborative agreement and in accordance with DEA regulations
• Determines the need for emergency air evacuation of seriously ill or injured patients to appropriate medical centers in Anchorage and Fairbanks
• Conducts laboratory and electro-cardiograph diagnostic procedures as required
• Refers patients to appropriate consulting physicians within Alaska when required
• Attend daily and/or weekly safety and training sessions with the Medical Director and/or Medical Emergency Response Team
• Maintains medical records according to company policies and expected standards of medical practice. This includes but is not limited to injury reporting, completion/review of medical forms, and maintenance of statistical logs
• The number of employees varies based on camp location and work activity levels.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS: 

• Active Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner License with Alaska State License 
• Professional certification with National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA) or American Academy of Nurse Practitioners (AANP)  
• 3-5 years family, internal medicine, or emergency medicine experience
• 2 years remote experience preferred
• Current Basic Life Support (BLS) and Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification 
• Advance Trauma Life Support (ATLS) preferred 
• Knowledge of OSHA first aid policies 
• OSHA First Aid refers to the medical treatment that is defined by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) as minor care provided at the workplace that does not result in a recordable injury for workplace injury and illness logs.
• Must possess a valid driver's license

Physical Requirements

• Considerable time walking, standing, stooping, sitting, lifting, and assisting with positioning the patient.
• Exposure to anesthetic gases, blood and body fluids, sharps, and other health care occupational hazards.
• Exposure to hospital-grade cleaning solutions, flammable solutions, and gases, e.g., alcohol and oxygen, as well as latex and other industrial chemicals.  

REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION: It is Fairweather's business philosophy and practice to provide reasonable accommodations, according to applicable state and federal laws, to all qualified individuals with physical or mental disabilities.

PREFERENCE STATEMENT: Fairweather grants preference to qualified Doyon Shareholders first, and second to qualified shareholders of other Alaska Native corporations that grant a similar preference in all phases of employment and training, which include, but are not limited to hiring, promotion, layoff, transfer, and training.