Pediatrician - Rural Mountain Region of Maine

Pediatrician - Office Based & Inpatient Rounding Opportunity!

Designated National Health Service Corps Site- Get Your Loans Repaid!

MaineHealth Pediatrics is seeking a Full-Time BC/BE Pediatrician to provide care at our office based MaineHealth Pediatric Practice with inpatient rounding located in Farmington, Maine.

The successful candidate will join a team of three Pediatricians and two Pediatric Nurse Practitioners, with inpatient call responsibilities with the other members of the group. The practice has a 4-day work week with a mix of office and Inpatient rounding in collaboration with an experienced team of physicians and highly skilled clinical staff. The local medical community provides excellent collegial interaction and referral relationships. In addition to an annual base salary, the compensation model for physicians at MaineHealth offers significant additional income potential. Call requirements are 1:5 and the position offer teaching opportunities of nurse practitioners/physician assistants as well as medical students from University of New England’s UNECOM program and Tufts University Medical School program.

MaineHealth Franklin Hospital is a 25-bed, critical access hospital with a 50-member medical staff, with patient volume drawing from a wide geographic region with 40,000 people. Deliveries are performed in a modern hospital birthing unit with a full staff of OB/GYN providers, and the hospital is equipped with the latest ultrasound and multi-detector CT scanners as well as state-of-the-art operative laparoscopy equipment.

Minimum Qualifications:

1. MD/DO from an accredited medical school.
2. Board Certified/Board Eligible in Pediatrics.
3. PALS and NRP certifications.
4. Prior experience with nursery call and inpatient peds preferred.

This role offers:

1. Four-day work week
2. Community-focused practice serving a close-knit rural population
3. Opportunity to grow and develop teaching and research experiences and work with both residents and medical students
4. Affiliation with Maine Medical Center and Tufts University School of Medicine
5. Leadership development opportunities
6. Competitive pay and comprehensive benefits package including loan repayment options and relocation assistance
7. We are a designated National Health Service Corps site which allow primary care physicians to participate in additional competitive loan repayment programs through NHSC. We also are a qualifying employer for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PLSF) Program.

Farmington, Maine, is a scenic affordable community in the heart of a four-season recreation. The nearby mountains provide hiking with vista views including the pristine Rangeley lakes region and bustling downtown with a distinct local flavor and the home of the University of Maine at Farmington. Family ski resorts, including Sugarloaf and Saddleback, are less than an hour away. Excellent public and private schools and a variety of housing options make Farmington an exceptional place to call home.

To learn more about our system please visit www.mainehealth.org and our benefits page

To learn more, please contact: Donna Lafean, Physician & APP Recruiter, MaineHealth/Franklin Hospital at donna.lafean@MaineHealth.org

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