Addiction Medicine Physician - Fellowship Program Development

Providence Alaska Medical Center has an exciting full-time opportunity available for a physician to help lead the launch of a new Addiction Medicine Fellowship Program in Anchorage, Alaska. This program will have a profound impact on patients with substance use disorders. As one of the primary leaders of this program, you will have a wide variety of roles and responsibilities. These include, serving as the attending physician for the addiction medicine consultation service line, providing clinical supervision and didactic sessions to medical students, residents, and addiction medicine fellows, leading an interdisciplinary care team, developing resources for SUD treatment and education, collaborating with providers across the Providence healthcare system as necessary, and more. Take advantage of this opportunity to be on the forefront of a new fellowship program as part of a mission-driven and highly compassionate team in Anchorage, Alaska.

• Full-time position
• Competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits provided
• Primary specialty in family medicine or emergency medicine preferred
• Must be a board-certified in Addiction Medicine, fellowship-trained preferred
• Academic activities supported and encouraged

Where You'll Work

With 401 beds, more than 1,100 nurses and more than 800 doctors, Providence Alaska Medical Center is the largest and most comprehensive hospital in the state and the only one with a dedicated Children's Hospital. A nationally recognized Level II trauma center, this hospital features heart and cancer centers, Alaska's largest emergency department with LifeMed Alaska air ambulance transport, full diagnostic, rehabilitation and surgical services, and inpatient and outpatient mental health and substance abuse recovery services for adults and children.

Where You'll Live

Anchorage, with 285,000 residents, is a modern American city surrounded by spectacular scenery and endless outdoor recreation opportunities. Within city limits are hundreds of miles of trails for hiking, biking and skiing, a ski resort, golf courses, major dogsled race starts, and several peaks of the hugely popular Chugach Mountains. With shopping malls, world-class restaurants, brewpubs, two universities, a sports arena and a performing arts center, Anchorage blends city living with the wilderness of the great outdoors.

Who You'll Work For

Providence is a nationally recognized, comprehensive health care organization spanning seven states with a universal mission - to provide compassionate care to all who need its services, especially the poor and vulnerable. Its 119,000-plus caregivers/employees serve in 51 hospitals, more than 800 clinics and a comprehensive range of health and social services. Providence: one name, one family, one extraordinary health system.

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Equal Opportunity Employer including disability/veteran

Job ID Number: 20540