Physician/ Pediatric Opportunity/ Permanent

Unlimited potential exists for a Pediatrician to join our practice. We have a community that is economically, culturally, and socially inviting. This opportunity has come about due to relocation of an existing Pediatrician. Our community prides itself on the high quality of its public school system, extremely low crime rate and family-oriented community activities. The community boasts a new multi-million dollar Recreation and Wellness Center that offers programs and activities for all ages. A new multi-million dollar middle/senior high school is also in the midst of construction and is anticipated to open in 2020. As an employee ofHealth Services, the successful Pediatrician will receive a competitive salary, generous health and welfare benefits package, professional liability insurance, CME reimbursement, relocation assistance, and education loan repayment, if applicable. The physician will also receive an annual allowance for licensing, DEA registration, professional society memberships, and medical journal subscriptions. 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 green card.Pediatric Practice ProfileOne of six primary care offices located in geographically dispersed communities.3 Obstetricians and 2 Certified Nurse Midwives2 PediatriciansThe leader of deliveries, north of Bangor Maine, with over 200 deliveries annuallyAnesthesiologist on call at all times at Medical CenterNICU not available at 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 at Womens and Childrens Health is conveniently attached to Medical Center with easy internal stairway access to the hospitals maternal/child unit and Operating Rooms one floor above.Our Health system has a telephone triage system to screen after-hours calls. The Womens & Childrens Health Center offers extended early morning and evening hours two days a week, and our 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 Medical Center for after-hours care. The ER is staffed 24/7 by a Board-certified Emergency Physician. Access to 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 therapyExpectations grow the practice as families move into the area to support the growth of local industry, including the Defense Financing and Accounting Service (DFAS), the Maine Military Authority and an influx in the number of U.S. Border Patrol officers.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 18Call: 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.Qualifications of Applicants: Board Certified or board eligible on defined track to become Board Certified Allopathic and osteopathic physicians will be considered equally 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.