Pediatric | $75k Sign-On, $15k–$20k Relocation, Mission-Driven Alaska Practice

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 You’ll 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 Yup’ik 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 $324,535.36; 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.

The Yukon-Kuskokwim Health Corporation, commonly referred to as YKHC, is a Tribal Organization that administers a comprehensive healthcare delivery system for 58 rural communities in southwest Alaska.

Each of the communities in our service area is home to a federally-recognized Tribe, whose governing council has authorized YKHC to provide health services on behalf of the federal Indian Health Service (IHS).

YKHC’s healthcare delivery system includes community clinics, sub-regional clinics in five of the area’s larger communities, a regional hospital, dental and optometry services, behavioral health services, counseling and treatment for individuals with substance use disorders, health promotion and disease prevention programs, and environmental health services.

The city of Bethel with approximately 6,000 inhabitants sits on the banks of the Kuskokwim river. As the hub of the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta, Bethel serves as the center for transportation and culture. The 58 surrounding villages represent a predominantly Yupik Eskimo culture that still relies heavily on their hunter-gatherer traditions. The sprawling 19 million acre Yukon Delta National Wilderness refuge provides ample opportunity to enjoy nature’s beauty.