Internal Medicine Nurse Practitioner

Overview

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 is actively recruiting an ambitious Nurse Practitioner to join our Outpatient Internal Medicine & Senior Care Clinic. 

The Opportunity:

The FHP Internal Medicine & Senior Care Clinic is home to an experienced team of providers who offer a range of services, from preventive care to diagnosing and managing chronic or complex conditions. We are deeply committed to preserving Medicare access in Interior Alaska and ensuring that all patients, regardless of insurance type, have access to quality healthcare.  As a crucial member of our team, you will play a pivotal role in providing services to patients grappling with chronic and multisystem disorders. Collaborate seamlessly with your dedicated care team and become integral to our mission to deliver exceptional, patient-centric care.  

• Compensation: Starting at a base of $147,112, compensation can be further adjusted based on experience. Additional opportunity to increase earnings through productivity. $40k sign-on bonus.
• Schedule:  M-F 40 hours per week. 7 weeks ATO, 2 weeks CME. 
• Patient Panel: Diverse acuities and populations.
• Team: We operate under a Care Team model, meaning that APPs provide routine check-ins, follow-up visits, and acute care services and physicians offer consultative services and treat complex cases.

Foundation Health Partners:

Foundation Health Partners is a community-owned and operated health system in Fairbanks, Alaska, comprised of 3 facilities, including Fairbanks Memorial Hospital, Tanana Valley Clinic, and Denali Center, a long-term care facility. 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.

FHP is proud to offer its providers:

• Professional autonomy and clinical work freedom.
• Strong commitment to work-life balance. Not just words, our leadership values your time. 
• Comprehensive benefits package and a competitive base salary with scalable income opportunities.
• Paid CME/licensure and malpractice insurance.
• Opportunity to collaborate with the state's most extensive multidisciplinary health system.
• Consult, collaborate, and access Mayo Clinic resources through FHP’s partnership with Mayo Clinic Care Network
• EMR goal – one patient, one chart, one bill.
• 501(c)(3) non-profit status = eligible for Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF).

Submit your CV for confidential consideration to Alex Gustafson at [email protected] | Visit our website at foundationhealth.org to learn more. Foundation Health Partners is an EEO/AAP employer.

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. 

• Second largest city in Alaska at 100,000 residents.
• College Town – University of Alaska Fairbanks, UAF Community & Technical College
• Military Community – Ft. Wainwright Army Post & Eielson Air Force Base.
• 23 Elementary Schools | 4 Middle Schools | 5 High Schools | robust youth sports programs
• No state income tax and no sales tax.

Summer activities: Midnight sun, hiking, fishing, camping, gold panning, kayaking, berry picking, community-wide festivals, and events.

Winter activities: Northern lights, skiing, snowshoeing, snowmobiling, hockey, curling, ice fishing, dog mushing, hunting, ice art, etc.

Qualifications

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Must possess knowledge of clinical care and patient treatment as normally obtained through the completion of master’s degree in nursing.

Must be approved to practice as a Nurse Pracitioner (NP) by the State Board of Nursing by proof of license/certification.

Requires current RN license in state of practice. Must be certified to practice by the State Board of Nursing within a particular population as a nurse practitioner. Requires personal DEA license or must have prescribing and dispensing authority granted by the state board of nursing. Additional technical and professional certifications may be required based on type of nurse practitioner and scope of delineation document under medical staff services for an individual facility.

Exhibits an exemplary professional demeanor and interpersonal relationship skills.

Demonstrates proficiency in computer applications and database management.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

DNP or PhD preferred. Current BLS certification preferred. A minimum of 3 years previous relevant experience preferred.

Foundation Health Partners is an EEO/AAP employer; qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protected veteran status.