Opportunities

Maine – Pediatrics

The Opportunity:
• Status: Full-time: 5 days per week, including one early evening each week on a rotating basis; Saturday morning hours may be considered in the future.
• Patients: Patient profile is newborn to approximately age 18
• Call: 1 in 3 rotation with infrequent requirement to come into the hospital for pediatric admissions; pediatricians attend all C-sections. PALS certification required, NRP certification highly desirable.
• American born and trained physicians and foreign-born physicians who have completed a US residency and/or fellowship will be considered equally. H-1B and J-1 candidates can be considered.

Pediatric Practice Profile:
• Their Center for Women’s and Children’s Health is one of six primary care offices located in geographically dispersed communities.
• 3 Obstetricians and 2 Certified Nurse Midwives
• Join one other Pediatrician – replace senior Ped who is leaving after 16 years
• The leader of deliveries, north of Bangor Maine, with over 200 deliveries annually
• Anesthesiologist on call at all times
• NICU not available at the Medical Center, however a pediatric critical care transport team from Eastern Maine Medical Center with mobile NICU and fixed-wing air transport is readily available
• The practice is conveniently attached to the Medical Center with easy internal stairway access to the hospital’s maternal/child unit and Operating Rooms one floor above. The practice uses EPIC for an electronic medical record system, while the hospital uses CPSI.
• They have a telephone triage system to screen after-hours calls. The Women’s & Children’s Health Center offers extended early morning and evening hours two days a week, and their Health Center is open two additional weekday evenings and Saturdays from 8:00 AM – 3:00 PM for ease of patient access. When medically necessary, OB and Pediatric patients can access the ER at the Medical Center for after-hours care. The ER is staffed 24/7 by a Board-certified Emergency Physician.
• Access to the Medical Center outpatient clinics including Cardiology, Pulmonary, Hematology/Oncology, Endocrinology, Neurosurgical, Ear, Nose and Throat, Pediatric Cardiology, Pediatric Nephrology, Pediatric Gastroenterology, and Podiatry, and Rheumatology, along with diabetes counseling and nutritional therapy

The Area:
• This most northeastern city within the United States and has a population of approximately 9,000 people.
• The residents recognize children as their future and share collective responsibility for the nurturing and education of each generation. The community boasts a new multi-million dollar Recreation and Wellness Center that offers programs and activities for all ages, including a basketball court, walking/running track, field trips and game rooms. A comprehensive weight/fitness center and indoor pool are planned for the next phases of this facility.
• An excellent school system is available and offers outstanding academics, athletics, music, the arts, and extracurricular activities. The student-to-teacher ratio is 14:1.
• 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.
• A regional airport is available in nearby Presque Isle.

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