Central Peninsula General Hospital is recruiting two full-time, hospital-employed Internal Medicine physicians to join an established outpatient practice in Soldotna, Alaska. Both openings are created by the planned departures of two high-volume physicians, and the hospital is looking to replace that production capacity with physicians who are energized by patient access and comfortable in a small community practice setting. The clinic also houses a University of Washington residency program, giving incoming physicians the option to participate in teaching if that aligns with their interests.
Two of the practice's primary patient-facing physicians are departing. Dr. Berger is relocating with his family to Colorado, and Dr. Arnie is stepping away to be closer to grandchildren. Both are scheduled to leave at different points through the year, one in spring and one in late summer. The hospital's goal is to replace their combined patient volume and maintain access for an underserved internal medicine population on the central peninsula.
| Detail | Description |
|---|---|
| Employment Model | Hospital employed |
| Location | Soldotna, Alaska |
| Practice Type | 100% outpatient |
| Patient Ages | 18 and older |
| EMR | Epic |
| Schedule | 4 days per week |
| Clinical Hours | 36 patient-facing hours per week |
| Admin Time | 4 hours per week (per contract) |
The position follows a four-day work week with 36 patient-facing hours and four hours of protected administrative time per contract. In practice, physicians who document efficiently often finish closer to a standard 36 to 38-hour week. There is no inpatient rounding requirement.
The clinic is in the first year of a University of Washington internal medicine residency program. Currently two to three full-time residents rotate through the clinic, with additional elective rotation residents expected throughout the year. Incoming physicians will be asked about their interest in teaching and precepting. The medical director is strongly invested in the residency program.
The hospital's priority is patient access and volume. Academic involvement, if any, is expected to represent no more than 10 to 20 percent of a physician's time, with the majority of each workday dedicated to seeing patients. Candidates with no interest in teaching are still considered, particularly for the higher-volume replacement role.