Emergency Medicine Opening in Caribou, ME
Company: Summit Recruiting Group
Location: Caribou
Posted on: January 27, 2023
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Job Description:
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**Emergency Medicine job openings in Caribou, Maine**
- Located in Northern Maine - near Canadian border
- 200mi from Bangor, ME
**Position Details:**
- Full-time, permanent positions
- H1B and J1 candidates are welcome to apply
- 24-hour ED which sees about 16,000 visits per year.
- Level II trauma center that sees a wide variety of cases;
however, major trauma, cardiac, neurosurgery and other critical
cases are transported to a tertiary care center. The physicians and
nursing staff are specially trained in emergency medicine. The
department has one trauma room and 11 exam rooms.
- Although patients are seen in order of severity of illness, a PA
or Nurse Practitioner may see patients with less urgent needs.
- The ER physicians develop their own schedules, generally working
3 shifts one week and 4 the next.
- In addition to working a full-time schedule, the medical center
can offer a flexible staffing model, such as per diem, and
part-time; working site visits are welcomed.
- Currently, there are 5 full-time ER physicians on staff.
- Patients: The majority of the ER patients are elderly with
cardiac and respiratory complaints comprising a good portion of the
visits, along with the expected primary care and emergent care
visits. The largest patient transfers consist of psychiatric,
trauma, neurosurgical, and emergency cardiac situations.
- Hospital utilizes the services of a fixed-wing air ambulance
service with a 40-minute in-air time to Bangor, Maine, location of
Eastern Maine Medical Center, the nearest Level 1 Trauma Center and
Cardiac Cath Lab.
- Seeking candidates BE/BC in Emergency Medicine or BE/BC in
Internal/Family Medicine with previous ED experience.
**Compensation and Benefits Information:**
- The ER physicians are employees of the hospital and are paid on
an hourly basis, negotiable based on experience.
- The hospital will pay a portion of the health insurance for the
physician and will pay the full amount of malpractice insurance.
Additionally, the hospital will pay up to $600/year for
professional licensing and subscriptions.
- The candidate will receive six weeks for vacation, CME, sick and
holiday time to be used on an annual basis.
- The hospital will also provide CME of up to $2,500 per year and
relocation assistance.
- Education loan repayment is paid in six-month increments and is
typically spread out over the life of the initial agreement.
- The physician will also receive an annual allowance for
licensing, DEA registration, professional society memberships, and
medical journal subscriptions. All primary care health centers are
approved for participation in the National Health Service Corps
Loan Repayer program.
**Practice Characteristics:**
Specialists available at health system include: urology, general
surgery, ophthalmology, neurology, all hospitalists practicing at
Medical Center, and occupational medicine Access to Medical Center
outpatient clinics including Cardiology, Pulmonary,
Hematology/Oncology, Endocrinology, Neurosurgical, Ear, Nose and
Throat, Pediatric Cardiology, Pediatric Nephrology, Pediatric
Gastroenterology, Podiatry, and Rheumatology, along with diabetes
counseling and nutritional therapy Expectations Grow the practice
by providing high quality, efficient inpatient and outpatient care.
Communicate effectively on an ongoing basis with office-based
referring primary care physicians, with specialists at tertiary
referral centers by telephone, coordinating patient transfers to
appropriate tertiary centers as medically necessary.
**About Health System:**
- Physician practice management organization with 30 physicians and
26 mid-level providers. The health system's northern Maine
locations include Caribou (3 offices), Presque Isle, Washburn, Fort
Fairfield and Van Buren. In the Fall of 2007, the practice was
designated as a Federally Qualified Health Center, providing
enhanced access to health care services for all members of the
community, and allowing the practice to employ providers holding
H-1B and J-1 visas. In 2016, The Health Resources and Services
Administration (HRSA) awarded the health system for Oral Health
expansion. The HRSA grant award improves and expands the delivery
of oral health through our services area which encompasses 22 towns
across 900 square miles. In addition, HRSA also awarded health
system with multiple grants for their quality performance. The
health system led the field of 18 health center grantees in Maine
with awards across four categories, including a prestigious
National Quality Leaders award.
- Health system has received recognition as a Patient-Centered
Medical Home (PCMH). PCMH is a comprehensive, coordinated
team-based approach that enables patients to take an active role in
their health status and decision making. This innovative model puts
patients at the center of care as their primary care practitioner
leads an interdisciplinary team of health care professionals to
treat all aspects of the patients health. NCQA Patient-Centered
Medical Home Recognition raises the bar in defining high-quality
care by emphasizing access, health information technology, and
coordinated care focused on patients.
- Medical Center is 65-bed acute care hospital in Caribou, Maine.
Well-known for its patient-centered services, the hospital and its
staff have won numerous state and national awards for quality in
both customer service and clinical performance. The medical center
family includes approximately 540 employees, 60 active medical
staff providers, 100 courtesy and consulting physicians, and 75
volunteers.
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