Physician - Pediatric Neurologist

Who We Are

Southcentral Foundation (SCF) is an Alaska Native-owned health care system providing a variety of services for 70,000 Alaska Native and American Indian people. SCF's internationally recognized, relationship-based model of care was created from our belief that the journey to health is a partnership and a responsibility shared between the patient and provider. The partnership extends beyond the individual, to the family, the community, and to the world in which we live.

The practice is embedded in the Anchorage Native Primary Care Center Specialty Pediatrics department with access to pediatrics, dietitians, behavioral health consultants, integrated pharmacists, in-house laboratory and radiology services, and community health resources support, as well as opportunities to collaborate with general pediatricians and pediatric specialists. While this full-time position is based in Anchorage, it includes a vast telehealth network as well as opportunities to travel to field clinics throughout rural Alaska.

Alaska Native families will be traveling to the pediatric neurology clinic by car, airplane, boat, snow machine, and other modes of transportation determined by the location of their home. To help with logistics, the robust nurse case manager system at SCF assists pediatric providers to help with getting children to and from their homes and with other logistics that are inherent in providing high quality pediatric care in Alaska. In addition, SCF employs pediatric neurodevelopment physicians, geneticists, and rehabilitation physicians to see children, many of whom are also seen in the pediatric neurology clinic.

This position will be directly connected to the Seattle Children's Division of Pediatric Neurology and the Level 4 Pediatric Epilepsy Center at Seattle Children's. There will be the ability to apply for academic regional teaching status at the University of Washington and participate in divisional teaching conferences.

Seattle Children's Pediatric Neurology will be available to expedite referrals for complex pediatric neurologic disorders as well as provide co-management of complex patients as requested. In addition, there is the opportunity for teaching of pediatric residents and fellows.

Our clinic team environment is one of the robust in the country.

Our data-driven, non-RV quantity means that compensation is salary-based, encouraging a practice focused on health, not quantity of patients.

Our integrated and accessible approach to primary care makes your job easier. Our specialty clinic coordinates patient care with integrated primary care teams that have access to multiple disciplines, including behavioral health, pharmacy, nutrition, case management to support the practice.

Clinic Overview

Join an established specialty practice currently staffed by pediatric endocrinology, pulmonology, infection disease, rheumatology, developmental pediatrics, and others to including, nurse/case manager/pediatric diabetes educator, case manager support staff, and certified medical assistants, with plans to expand.

The practice is embedded in the Anchorage Native Primary Care Center Specialty Pediatrics clinic with access to pediatrics, dietitians, behavioral health consultants, integrated pharmacists, in-house laboratory and radiology services, and community health resources support, as well as opportunities to collaborate with general pediatricians and pediatric specialists and easily transition to adult endocrinology and diabetes care. While this full-time position is based in Anchorage, it includes a vast telehealth network as well as opportunities to travel to field clinics throughout rural Alaska.

Qualifications:

SCF programs are established to serve a primary population comprised of Alaska Native people who are affiliated with Cook Inlet Region, Inc. (CIRI) and Alaska Native and American Indian people within SCF's geographical service area. Employees should have a thorough understanding of the cultures and the needs of this population.

Such knowledge is critical to ensure the achievement of SCF's vision of a Native Community that enjoys physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual wellness, and mission of working together with the Native Community to achieve wellness through health and related services. The SCF Pediatric Subspecialty Program is established to serve a primary population comprised of Alaska Native people from across Alaska.

1.Licensed as a Physician in the State of Alaska.

2.Licensed as a Physician in the State of Washington within six (6) months of hire.

3.Must be Board eligible or have current board certification through either the American Board of Pediatrics in Pediatrics Neurology OR the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology in Neurology with Special Qualification in Child Neurology.

4.Meets all requirements in order to obtain associate medical staff membership and required privileges of service.

5.Basic Life Support (BLS) certification is required. ACLS, NRP, ATLS, ALSO and PALS as required for specialty and any certification relating to the scope of practice as required.

Employee Health and Background Check Requirements:

SCF is committed to customer and employee health and safety. Compliance with our Employee Health Procedure is a condition of SCF employment for all SCF employees.

The successful applicant will be required to agree to comply with all job-related employee health screening and immunizations requirements prior to the first day of SCF employment, which include the following: MMR (Measles, Mumps and Rubella), Varicella (Chicken Pox), and COVID-19 vaccinations.

As an additional condition of employment, the successful applicant must be able to comply with the applicable standards of SCF's Background Check Policy, including the requirements imposed by the Alaska Barrier Crimes/Conditions and Background Checks regulations, the Indian Child Protection and Family Violence Prevention Act, the Crime Control Act of 1990, and the mandatory and permissive exclusion provisions of the Social Security Act.

Alaska Native/American Indian Preference in Employment

Pursuant to the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act, as amended, SCF pursues a policy of Alaska Native/American Indian preference in hiring, contracting, and training.