Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant -Ob/Gyn Surgical Experience

Surgical Nurse Practitioner Or Physician Associate

MaineGeneral Medical Center is seeking a dedicated and experienced Surgical Nurse Practitioner or Physician Associate to join our growing OB/GYN team in Augusta and Waterville, Maine. This is a full-time, dynamic position designed for an experienced NP or PA who thrives in a collaborative environment encompassing first-assist surgical responsibilities, inpatient rounding, and robust outpatient clinic support.

Key Responsibilities

• Surgical First Assisting: Serve as a dedicated first assist to our OB/GYN surgeons during inpatient and outpatient operative procedures, utilizing state-of-the-art facilities and technology (including access to the Da Vinci surgical robot). Experience with using the surgical robot, preferred.
• Pre- & Post-Operative Office Support: Conduct comprehensive outpatient clinical assessments, consults, and workups for upcoming surgeries. Manage post-operative follow-up visits, wound care, and recovery path assessments.
• Inpatient Rounding: Perform daily rounds on surgical patients, coordinate cross-functional care plans, manage acute post-op complications, and facilitate timely hospital discharges.
• Collaborative Care: Partner with highly collegial OB/GYN physicians, APP's, certified nurse midwives, and support staff to provide seamless maternal and gynecological healthcare.

What We Offer

• Work-Life Balance: MaineGeneral is deeply committed to staff wellness, offering a Monday-Friday schedule, with dedicated administrative time and no on call responsibility, as well as generous earned time off.
• Competitive Compensation & Benefits: Enjoy a comprehensive health, dental, and vision package, robust retirement options with employer contributions, and liability coverage.
• Professional Growth: Generous Continuing Medical Education (CME) financial allowance and dedicated time off to ensure you remain at the forefront of surgical advancements.

Requirements

• Licensure: Graduate of an accredited Nurse Practitioner (NP) or Physician Associate (PA) program with eligibility for an active, unrestricted license to practice in the State of Maine.
• Certification: National certification as a NP or PA, with active Surgical First Assist certification, strongly preferred.
• Experience: Minimum of 2 years of direct, surgical first-assisting experience is strongly preferred, with a focus on general surgery or OB/GYN procedures. Experience with the Da Vinci robot, preferred.

Compensation:

$119,222 - $149,222

Certifications:

Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) - Maine State Board of Nursing, Nurse Practitioner (NP) - Maine State Board of Nursing

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

40

Scheduled Work Shift:

Benefits:

Supporting all aspects of our employees' wellness physical, emotional and financial is a critical component of being a great place to work. With the wide range of benefits and programs available, employees have the resources they need to be well at every stage of life and plan for the future.

Physical Wellness:

• We offer quality health, dental, and vision benefits and wellness programs and resources to provide employees access to resources for a healthy lifestyle and help manage health care costs.

• Employees have access to industry-leading leave for new parents.

• A generous earned time/paid time off plan is offered to all employees - We believe employees need and deserve time away from work to observe holidays, be with family, go on vacation, or simply take care of themselves.

Emotional Wellness:

When life gets challenging, employees have access to our Employee Assistance Program for employees and anyone in their household.

Financial Wellness:

• Tuition Reimbursement is available to all employees to further develop skills and career.

• Educational Loan Reimbursement is available to pay down outstanding eligible medical education debt.

• Eligible medical staff receive both leave days, as well as reimbursement amounts for Continuing Medical Education.

• We offer eligible employees up to 2% of eligible pay in 403(b) company-matching contributions plus another 2% in the 401(a) retirement income plan. Eligible physicians are also provided the opportunity to participate in a 457(b) retirement plan should they meet their contribution limits of their 403(b) plan.

• Three insurance plans are available to protect your family from the sudden loss of income in the event of your death, terminal illness or serious injury from accident.

• Malpractice is provided, to include tail coverage to all eligible medical staff.

• We offer both short-term and long-term disability insurance to replace a portion of your income if you become disabled and cannot work for a period of time.

Career Mobility:

Helping our employees develop their skills and grow their careers is critical to how we retain our talent and sustain our business. We do this by offering our teammates a variety of leadership-supported programs and learning and development resources for every stage of their professional development. We know that our employees are our most valuable resource they're how we grow our business and care for our community.

Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/Vet/Disability Assistive technologies are available. Application assistance for those requesting reasonable accommodation to the career site is available by contacting HR at View phone number on click.appcast.io.

MaineGeneral Medical Center has an internal referral bonus program for all employed medical staff. Please contact physician recruitment for more details of this program.