Our Physiatrists/ Pain Consultant

Southcentral Foundation, an Alaska Native-owned, and nonprofit health care organization serving nearly 65,000 Alaska Native and American Indian people living in Anchorage, Matanuska-Susitna Valley, and 55 rural villages in the Anchorage Service Unit. Some of our funding comes from the Indian Health Service, but we are our own tribally managed non-profit corporation. Since we are affiliated with IHS, individuals that work for us will qualify to apply for Federal Loan Repayment, and are covered by Federal Tort.

Southcentral Foundation’s Nuka System of Care has been recognized as one of the world’s leading models of health care redesign and is a recipient of the 2011 and 2017 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award. Our award-winning model of care is based on our belief that the journey to wellness is a responsibility between patient and provider. 

Nuka is built upon the simple, yet revolutionary belief that the relationship between the primary care team and the patient (known as the customer-owner) is the single most important tool in managing chronic disease, controlling health care costs, and improving the overall wellness of a population. Recognizing that individuals are ultimately in control of their own lifestyle choices and health care decisions, Nuka focuses on understanding each customer-owner’s unique story, values and influencers in an effort to engage them in their care and support long-term behavior change.

At the core of the evaluation and treatment of pain in patients at Southcentral Foundation is a PMR/Pain Consultant who understands the challenges faced by our unique patient population and their primary care provider team. 

The PMR/Pain Consultant is an expert in the evaluation and treatment of pain and pain management, understanding their role as a consultative coach who, together with a highly trained interdisciplinary team, brings together the broad spectrum of medical services available at Southcentral Foundation to support the highest standards of addressing a patients pain complaints from acute to chronic to chronic and complex. 

These resources range from Traditional Healing to Orthopedic and Neurosurgery, educational and support groups to fluoroscopic guided injections and implanted stimulators.  Resources for addressing pain at SCF include Board certified Physicians in Sleep Medicine, Neurology, and Psychiatry, Hospice/Palliative Care, and Anesthesia Pain.

Integrated clinical pharmacists, dieticians, and mental health specialist on every primary care team support the primary care providers and nurses, and therapists.   Also on the campus grounds included in the integrated team for addressing pain housed in a 3 story, newly remodeled building one will find acupuncturists, massage therapists, exercise specialists, chiropractic medicine, physical therapy and a brand new state of the art work-out facility. 

If you are interested being part of national recognized facility please apply today at https://www.southcentralfoundation.com/employment/physician-opportunities/. Or contact

Tess Johnson 
Recruiter
4501 Diplomacy Drive Anchorage, AK 99508
(907) 729-5011
(888) 700-6966 x 2