Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant Addiction Medicine

SEARHC is a non-profit health consortium which serves the health interests of the residents of Southeast Alaska. We see our employees as our strongest assets. It is our priority to further their development and our organization by aiding in their professional advancement.

Working at SEARHC is more than a job, it’s a fulfilling career. We offer generous benefits, including retirement, paid time off, paid parental leave, health insurance, dental, and vision benefits, life insurance and long and short-term disability, and more.

Join SEARHC’s Behavioral Health team in Juneau or Sitka, Alaska—providing collaborative, culturally responsive care in a busy outpatient setting. The Nurse Practitioner / Physician Assistant will have the opportunity to deliver comprehensive Addiction and Wellness Services to a diverse patient population while enjoying a supportive team, strong autonomy, and life in one of Alaska’s most scenic, community-focused regions. Sitka and Juneau each offer an established practice to join.

Why Choose SEARHC?

• As one of the largest Native-run healthcare organizations in the United States, SEARHC is committed to providing quality healthcare that honors the traditions of Alaska Native people and American Indians, while ensuring that advanced medical technologies are made accessible to all.
• The new $300 million Mt. Edgecumbe Medical Center opened in Sitka, April 2026 and in 2021 we opened the Wrangell Medical Center. With plans to build a third critical-access hospital in Haines. In addition to the dozens of established outpatient and traveling clinics throughout the region.

Compensation and Benefits:

• Salary: Competitive Salary Range and Incentive Program.
• Financial incentives: $30,000 Sign-on bonus and $20,000 Relocation assistance with a three-year commitment.
• Healthcare benefits: Comprehensive medical, dental, vision coverage with flexible spending options (FSAs).
• Life insurance and wellness: Basic life insurance, Short & Long Term Disability, Accident - Critical Illness – Hospital Insurances, Identity & Fraud Protection, Legal Insurance, and Pet Insurance.
• Professional development: $6000 pre-tax annual CME allowance.
• Retirement planning: 401k plan with up to 5% employer match beginning on your date of hire, including Roth and 457b plans.

Schedule and Work-Life Balance:

• Schedule: Full-time, Monday–Friday, 6:30 AM – 4:00 PM with built in administrative time.
• Call Schedule: After hours call from home in rotation with group.
• Generous Time Off: 33 days (264 hours) annually, including holidays, and 10 days (80hours) of CME.

Practice Details: This role could be based in Juneau or Sitka:

• Practice setting: 100% outpatient with Integrated Telemedicine for regional communities.
• Patient volume: Up to 35 patient facing hours weekly.
• Patient population: Primarily adults
• Technology & tools: Methosoft EHR, MediTech EMR, and Dragon Dictation.

Qualifications:

•              State of Alaska Medical License as an NP or PA

•              Board-certified in specialty by accrediting body.

•              Maintains active, unrestricted DEA registration.

•              Maintains active SEARHC medical staff privileges.

•              BLS required.

Experience Required:

•             Two years of experience as a practicing FNP or PMHNP.

•             A minimum of one year of experience working with substance use disorders/addiction medicine.

What Our Physicians Say:

“SEARHC shares in our vision of creating a medical practice that treats every patient with dignity and optimum care. We are eager to combine the strengths of our respective organizations and further enhance the services we can offer the Juneau community and greater southeast region. Our shared commitment to recruiting and retaining highly trained and compassionate medical professionals, while bringing increasingly advanced technologies and innovations to Juneau, helps us deliver on that vision.”

- Catherine Peimann, M.D.

Community and Lifestyle:

• Location: Experience the unmatched beauty and lifestyle of Sitka, Alaska—where oceanfront living, abundant outdoor recreation, and a close-knit community come together to create a truly unique and rewarding place to live and practice.
• Affordability: Alaska has no state income tax — residents keep more of their paycheck compared to most other states.
• Education: Sitka offers a highly regarded school system with small class sizes, strong academic performance, and a supportive, community-centered environment—ideal for families seeking a high-quality education experience.
• Transportation: Sitka offers convenient and reliable transportation, with daily commercial flights connecting to Seattle and Juneau, a local road system that makes getting around town simple, and access to the Alaska Marine Highway ferry system for scenic regional travel throughout Southeast Alaska.
• Culture: Sitka offers a rich cultural experience, blending strong Alaska Native heritage—particularly Tlingit traditions—with a vibrant arts community, local festivals, and a deep sense of history that creates a unique and welcoming environment.

Working at SEARHC is more than a job—it’s the opportunity to build a fulfilling and rewarding career and to learn more please reach out to Provider Recruiter, Lyndse Clark: LClark@searhc.org or at (907)463-7531.

Key Essential Functions and Accountabilities of the Job

• Provides comprehensive addiction medicine services under the direction of the medical director, including, but not limited to, diagnosis, treatment, education, coordination of care, referral, preventative care, harm reduction, and health maintenance to a dedicated panel of patients.
• When indicated, performs brief medical care, including history and physicals and established care follow up medical visits for assigned clinics within the scope of training and experience.
• Utilizes motivational interviewing and other engagement and rapport-building techniques to achieve optimal patient outcomes.
• Provides addiction medicine consultation and support for SEARHC colleagues across the consortium.
• Is readily available to engage patients promptly into services.
• Maintains access and productivity expectations in alignment with assigned clinics and communities.
• Supports, encourages, and teaches patients how to adjust to life without drugs and to maintain recovery.
• Provides optimal patient experience using strong listening and communication skills.
• Builds long-term patient care relationships.
• Assists patient to become independent and meet personal goals.
• Works alongside an interdisciplinary team to discuss, assess, and resolve patient issues collaboratively and professionally. 
• Participates fully in shared local urgent/emergent care on-call rotation.
• Maintains accurate and timely documentation of services is accordance with SEARHC policy.
• Consults SEARHC physician as needed for patient care and uses other access to specialists as needed (i.e., AristaMD, ANMC providers, etc.).
• Provides medical services at facilities within the SEARHC care network and other facilities and locations listed in SEARHC’s compact and funding agreement with the Indian Health Service.
• Actively participates in SEARHC quality patient care initiatives and quality assurance programs.
• Actively participates in provider meetings, clinic meetings, and SEARHC medical staff functions.

Other Functions

• Depending upon the location and needs of the community served, participates in shared after-hours emergency call coverage.

Knowledge of

• Primary health care, addiction medicine practices, principles, and interventions
• Basic emergency care and protocol where appropriate
• Common disease processes and pharmacology
• Standards of care, EMTALA, HIPAA, health care risk management principles, medical ethics, and medical malpractice principles

Skills in

• Effective communication skill and ability (including motivational interviewing) to interact with staff and patients
• Operating essential basic medical equipment
• Making proper assessments based upon history, exam, lab, x-ray, and other data.
• Incorporating health promotion, health prevention, and harm reduction strategies into patient care
• Educating patients and family members about diagnoses, treatment plan alternatives, risks, options, and medications
• Providing high-quality health care services including the performance of medical procedures appropriate to the outpatient and emergency care setting

Ability to

• Promote teamwork and collaboration.
• Become proficient in POC testing and serum lab draws.
• Resolve conflict.
• Efficiently utilize electronic medical record and other clinically required technology.
• Carefully listen to patients and family members.
• Clearly express ideas through oral and written communication.
• Efficiently analyze complex situations and solve problems.
• Effectively implement clinical program strategies.

Required Certifications:

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