OB Hospitalist - ALASKA

Make your move to Alaska! Experience the

midnight sun in the summer, a front-row seat to the northern lights

in the winter, and the opportunity to advance your career as you

broaden your scope of practice.

Foundation

Health Partners (FHP) is seeking an OB Hospitalist to join our

collegial team at Fairbanks Memorial Hospital. This is an ideal

opportunity for an OBGYN with a desire to inspire and be inspired

by a community with unique needs, values, history, and

opportunities.

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The

Opportunity : Fairbanks Memorial

Hospital (FMH) recently launched an OB Hospitalist program to

enhance obstetric care and help build a stronger maternal safety

net in Interior Alaska. With approximately 1,000 births annually,

FMH serves as the only community hospital for more than 350 miles,

providing crucial support to Alaska residents and nearby military

installations. This role involves close collaboration with local

OBs to ensure consistent, experienced care for every expectant

mother who enters our facility. Our women and infant services unit

offers a centralized location for maternal and newborn care,

featuring a triage room we plan to convert to an OB ED, a fully

equipped operating suite for Cesarean deliveries, and additional

capacity in the hospital’s 7-room OR down the hall. Our Level II

NICU is staffed by pediatric hospitalists and nurses with neonatal

training, providing support for infants who need a higher level of

care.

This position is well suited for

physicians who are motivated by meaningful challenges and driven to

make a lasting impact those who feel called to help improve a

community and grow alongside it. Join our newly launched

hospitalist program and help strengthen a care model built to serve

some of Alaska’s most vulnerable populations.

Compensation :

$4,200 per 24hr shift. $65k sign-on bonus.

Benefits : Full employee

benefits, medical, vision, dental, 401k.

Schedule : 96 shifts per

year (8 shifts / month), not scheduled back-to-back days.

Partners : Three OB

hospitalists currently on the team, community OB / GYN providers,

24 / hr in-house anesthesia, adult and pediatric hospitalists, and

psychiatric teams.

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OB / GYN

Hospitalist Scope of Practice :

Support labor &

delivery for patients who haven’t established care with a local

obstetrician and for patients whose obstetrician is unavailable.

Consultations as requested from the emergency

department and inpatient services.

Emergency

and urgent surgery including C-sections and gynecologic

surgeries / procedures.

Evaluate and manage

high-risk obstetrics patients.

Inpatient

rounding and day-to-day management of admitted patients.

Foundation Health Partners :

Foundation Health Partners is a

community-owned and operated health system in Fairbanks, Alaska. As

the most advanced medical facility for hundreds of miles, we are

highly committed to treating the medical needs of everyone who

comes through our doors.

Submit your

CV for  confidential consideration

to Alex Gustafson at

providerrecruiting@foundationhealth.org

Living in Fairbanks :

As the second largest city in

Alaska, Fairbanks offers a unique blend of large-town amenities,

breathtaking landscapes, and plenty of wide-open space, making this

community one of the most special in the country. With a rich

history and plentiful diversity, Fairbanks is proud to be called

the Golden Heart City, and only once you visit will you understand

the name to be true.

No

state income tax and no sales tax.

Second largest city in Alaska at 100,000 residents.

College Town – the University of Alaska

Fairbanks, UAF Community & Technical College

Military Community – Ft. Wainwright Army Post

& Eielson Air Force Base.

17 Elementary

Schools | 5 Middle Schools | 5High Schools | robust youth sports

programs

Summer

activities : Midnight sun, hiking, fishing, camping, gold

panning, kayaking, berry picking, rafting, rock climbing,

recreational flying, community-wide festivals, live music, and

events.

Winter activities :

Northern lights, skiing, snowshoeing, snowmobiling,

hockey, curling, ice fishing, dog mushing, ice climbing, hunting,

ice art, word class hot springs, community-wide art shows, and

festivals etc.

Check out this video about

Fairbanks :   We invite you to explore Fairbanks, Alaska –

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