New Professionals

For passionate new professionals like you seeking challenging experiences in a unique environment, the rewards of a career with Yukon-Kuskokwim Health Corporation are remarkable. Whether as a physician, physician’s assistant, nurse, nurse practitioner, or in another role, you can be assured of a rewarding career filled with cherished experiences.

As part of a health system that services 56 rural villages spread over a region roughly the size of Oregon, YKHC will give new professionals like you every available resource and opportunity to make a difference in the lives of a special community where culture is celebrated and your commitment can lead to lasting, positive change. If you have a calling to devote your career to a deserving community, we’re offering you the opportunity to actually be empowered to do so.

Whether delivering care at our Joint Commission accredited, 50-bed general acute care facility in Bethel; one of our Sub-Regional Clinics in Aniak, Emmonak, Hooper Bay, St. Mary’s and Toksook Bay; or one of many Village Health Clinics throughout 56 distinct communities, Yukon-Kuskokwim Health Corporation provides you with the responsibilities and support you require as well as a wealth of extras.

Working among colleagues that appreciate and respect your dedication to bringing exceptional medicine to remote areas, a career with YKHC will present you with a great privilege to provide high quality care for a variety of common ailments, as well as a number of unique health concerns not normally encountered in an average setting. Environmental factors and the unique diets of our mostly native population present many opportunities to treat occurrences of rabies, scarlet fever, acute rheumatic fever, tuberculosis, cellulitis and pneumonia. Botulism from some food delicacies is also a common malady, as is MRSA (Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus).

Together with the host of exceptional employment benefits offered to full-time employees, by choosing to work at Yukon-Kuskokwim Health Corporation, you can also take advantage of available school loan repayment programs and gain valuable experience in remote telemedicine.

At YKHC you can hone your skills and build your career in an enriching atmosphere that provides immediate care to the surrounding communities and villages. In a place where medical treatment is challenged by environment and distance, you can turn the promise of your career into an asset for the people of the region, giving yourself the opportunity to grow your skills and knowledge while enriching your life experiences. At Yukon-Kuskokwim Health Corporation, we offer uniquely passionate individuals like you the rewards that go hand in hand with the responsibilities you would hope to be given as a new professional.