Position Summary: 

Works as a team member in classroom, laboratory, and clinical settings to assist Community Health Aide students in developing primary care and emergency care knowledge and skills; follows statewide Community Health Aide Training Curriculum, Manual, and Standards; travels to village clinics as needed to assess student progress.  Provides Continuing Medical Education (CME) instruction to Health Aides as requested by the Director.  Assists the Health Aide Training Coordinator and CHAP Director with projects and in committee as requested.

Position Qualifications:

• Minimum Education: Family Nurse Practitioner; Physician Assistant; Physician (MD or DO).

• Minimum Experience: Two (2) years of recent positive family practice experience. Related experience may be considered (e.g., Women’s health). Teacher training and experience desirable, but not required.

• License, Certification, Registration: FNP, PA, MD, DO. Must have current licensure in State of Alaska. National Certification required. Must be fully credentialed at YKDRH and be a member of Medical Staff. Must have a current DEA number. Current BLS, recommend ACLS and PALS. Satisfactory reference and criminal checks.

• Equipment/Tools/Word-Aids: Able to use computers for word processing, emailing, accessing stored files; ability to operate digital camera, projector, and other equipment as it becomes available, or ability and willingness to learn.

• Specialized Knowledge and Skills: Effective communication skills, cultural sensitivity, and ability to teach students in a supportive and respectful manner. Ability to function within a team training approach as both a member and a leader.

• Supervisory Responsibilities: Management of students in both classroom and clinical environments; advisement of assigned Health Aide trainees.

Benefits Include:

• Generous PTO – starting at 4.5 weeks per year, accrued over time
• Eleven paid holidays
• Comprehensive healthcare coverage
• Life and Disability Insurance
• Flexible Spending Account
• Retirement plans
• $20,000 sign on bonus for a 3-year commitment / $15,000 sign on bonus for a 2-year commitment
• $15,000 Sign on for individual relocation; $20,000 sign on for family 
• Retention Bonus Eligible
• And more!

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.