Emergency Medicine Physician

Healthcare system in outdoor Maine paradise seeks BC/BE Emergency Medicine Physician to work in our 24-hour ED which sees about 16,000 visits per year.

Emergency Department (ED):

• Level II trauma center
• Sees a wide variety of cases
• Major trauma, cardiac, neurosurgery, and critical cases transported to a tertiary care center
• Specially trained physicians and nursing staff in emergency medicine
• One trauma room and 11 exam rooms
• PA or Nurse Practitioner may see less urgent cases

Physician Schedules:

• Develop their own schedules
• Generally work three 12-hour shifts one week, four the next
• Flexible staffing model: per diem, part-time; welcomes working site visits

Medical Center:

• One of four rural hospitals in Aroostook County
• Highest Emergency Medicine volume among the four hospitals
• Majority of ER patients are elderly with cardiac and respiratory complaints
• Patient transfers include psychiatric, trauma, neurosurgical, and emergency cardiac situations
• Utilizes a fixed-wing air ambulance service to Bangor, Maine (40-minute in-air time)

Employment Details:

• ER physicians are hospital employees
• Paid on an hourly basis (negotiable based on experience)
• Hospital covers a portion of health insurance
• Full payment of malpractice insurance
• $600/year for professional licensing and subscriptions
• Six weeks of vacation, CME, sick, and holiday time annually
• CME support up to $2,500 per year
• Relocation assistance provided
• Education loan repayment in six-month increments over the initial agreement's life
• 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:

This dynamic community is economically, culturally, and socially inviting. Caribou promotes and aggressively pursues innovative business and economic development, and welcomes, supports and responds to the diversity of new people and new ideas. Caribou 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. The area 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.

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