Hospitalist opening in northern Maine - 10 on/10 off, visas welcome

Healthcare system seeks BC/BE Internal Medicine Physicians to join its Hospitalist team and provide inpatient consultation and acute care within the 6-bed combined medical and surgical ICU, the 24-bed med/surg unit, and for admissions coming from the Emergency Department.

• Shift: 10 on 10 off
• 12 hour shift of 6 am - 6 pm
• Hospitalist team provides 24/7 inpatient coverage, including weekends at the Medical Center
• Dedicated administrative time during day rotations
• Manage inpatient care, ICU patients, admissions, and care coordination
• Collaborative relationships with primary care providers, specialists, emergency medicine physicians, and care management teams
• EPIC electronic medical record system at Pines with ongoing integration initiatives
• 26 Beds ACU Floor 7 ICU
• The hospital's Emergency Department is continuously staffed with a Board Certified Emergency Medicine physician.
• Specialists available include urology, general surgery, orthopedic surgery and sports medicine, ophthalmology, and hematology/oncology. Pathologists work at the Medical Center's clinical laboratory.
• Access to outpatient clinics including Cardiology, Pulmonology, Hematology/Oncology, Endocrinology, Neurosurgery, Ear, Nose and Throat, Pediatric Cardiology, Pediatric Nephrology, Pediatric Gastroenterology, and Rheumatology, along with diabetes counseling and nutritional therapy
• The hospitalists are responsible for managing post-surgical patients who are on a ventilator and frequently perform pre-operative assessments for the attending surgeons.
• On-Call Rotation – infrequent coverage resulting from time-off requests of peer hospitalists for vacations, holidays and continuing medical education.

Compensation & Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Generous health and welfare benefits package
• Professional liability insurance
• Relocation assistance
• Licensing, DEA registration, and medical education loan repayment (if applicable).
• Physicians also receive an annual allowance for professional society memberships, subscriptions (print and online), and Continuing Medical Education.
• All of our primary care health centers are approved for participation in the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayer program.
• Immigration assistance provided by expert legal counsel is provided at the expense of the practice for candidates needing a J-1 waiver, H-1B visa or permanent resident (green) card.

About the Area

Located in is the most northeastern city within the United States and has a population of approximately 9,000 people. This dynamic community is economically, culturally, and socially inviting. It promotes and aggressively pursues innovative business and economic development, and welcomes, supports and responds to the diversity of new people and new ideas. It prides itself on the high quality of its public school system, extremely low crime rate and family-oriented community activities.

Family ties are strong, self-respect and respect for others is instilled, trust and courtesy are a way of life, and the pace of life is consistent with these ideals. This community celebrates the values and lessons of a multi-cultural heritage that serves as its strength and foundation in a progressive, modern world. It offers an outstanding environment in which to raise a family. Enjoy breathtaking sunsets on nearby lakes. The ocean is within easy travel distance.

Aroostook County provides great hunting and fishing, as well as a multitude of outdoor activities, including camping, biking, canoeing, kayaking, hiking, snowmobiling and downhill and cross-country skiing. The Maine Winter Sports Center was developed as a premier cross-country skiing venue. The Center has hosted several World Cup, Paralympics and Biathlon World Cup events since 2004. Rural northern Maine enjoys a four-season environment, abundant opportunities for relaxed living, welcoming friendly communities, and a variety of recreational pursuits within minutes (rather than the typical hours). A regional airport is available in nearby Presque Isle.