Overview
- Location
- Ketchikan, Alaska
- Schedule
- 12-hour variable shifts (7:00 AM–7:00 PM OR 7:00 PM–7:00 AM); approximately 1 week per month for 6-month locums assignment · None; no formal call required
- Source-listed pay
- $190/hr – $200/hr
- Practice
- Critical Access Hospital · 25-bed Critical Access Hospital
Not yet verified against the original posting
Role summary
Locums hospitalist position in a 25-bed Critical Access Hospital in Ketchikan, AK, providing solo coverage of Med/Surg and ICU patients at $190–$200/hr for approximately 1 week per month over 6 months (May–July 2026 start). No formal call required; 12-hour day/night shifts with responsibility for ventilation management, intubations, and central lines.
What the posting highlights
- Solo provider
- Care setting: 100% inpatient (Med/Surg and ICU)
- Patient population: Adults 18+
SalaryDr summary based on the original posting
Posted base pay vs physician-reported total comp
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Compensation
- Employer-listed pay
- $190/hr – $200/hr
- Pay context
- Source-listed pay · not yet verified
- Evidence
- Facility in Ketchikan, AK seeking Hospitalist locums coverage Rates: $190-$200/hr Opportunity Highlights Start Date: Expected May 21, 2026. Duration: 6 months (Intermitten
- Observed
- 1 wk ago
- Compensation model
- Hourly rate, $190-$200/hr for 12-hour shifts
Benefits named in the posting
- $1M/3M malpractice insurance and tail coverage
Employer
Critical Access Hospital
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Facility & Community
- Practice setting
- Critical Access Hospital
- Facility type
- 25-bed Critical Access Hospital
- Beds
- 25
- Patient population
- Adults 18+
- EHR
- Epic
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Questions to ask the employer
- Is $190–$200 base salary only, or expected total compensation including bonus and productivity?
- At 0.25 FTE, how do compensation, benefits, and call scale — and is moving to 1.0 FTE an option later?
- How many weeks of PTO and CME time are included, and is unused time paid out?
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Work Design
- Schedule
- 12-hour variable shifts (7:00 AM–7:00 PM or 7:00 PM–7:00 AM); approximately 1 week per month for 6-month locums assignment
- Call burden
- None; no formal call required
- Shift type
- Day and Night shifts
- Patient volume
- Average 10 cases per day
- Inpatient / outpatient
- 100% inpatient (Med/Surg and ICU)
- Coverage model
- Solo provider
- FTE
- 0.25
- Teaching
- No
- Research
- No
- Supervises APPs
- No
Visa & Eligibility
- Remote
- No
- Visa sponsorship
- no
- H-1B
- No
Source & Verification
- Source
- Aggregated (ym_careers)
- Salary label
- Pay not verified
- First seen
- 1 wk ago
- Last verified
- today
- Extraction confidence
- 85%
Full description
Facility in Ketchikan, AK seeking Hospitalist locums coverage Rates: $190-$200/hr Opportunity Highlights Start Date: Expected May 21, 2026. Duration: 6 months (Intermittent coverage for approximately 1 week per month). Schedule: 12-hour variable shifts (7:00 AM 7:00 PM or 7:00 PM 7:00 AM). Shift Details: Day and Night shifts available; no formal call required. Gaps to Fill: Current specific needs for May, June, and July. Clinical Scope & Responsibilities The Hospitalist will function as a solo provider, managing both Med/Surg and ICU patients within a 25-bed Critical Access Hospital. Daily Census: Average of 10 cases per day. Patient Demographic: Adults (18+). While Pediatricians admit and follow their own patients, the Hospitalist may occasionally be consulted. ICU Management: Responsible for rounding and admissions in the ICU. Required Procedures: Ventilation Management: Required. Intubation & Central Lines: Highly preferred. EMR: EPIC (Experience preferred). Working Solo: Yes. Provider Requirements Board Status: Board Certified (BC) in Hospital Medicine, Internal Medicine, or Family Medicine. Experience: Minimum of 2 years of experience required. Licensure: Active Alaska (AK) State License and AK DEA in hand (Required). No "willing to license" candidates. Certifications: Active BLS and ACLS (Required). Case Logs: Must provide documentation of IM or FM services representative of the scope and complexity of privileges from the past 24 months (waived for recent graduates). About WhiteCoat Locums: - Physician owned and led agency - Highest-Pay rates on the market - $1m/3m malpractice insurance and tail - 100% transparency