Permanent OBGYN: General Opportunity in Caribou, Maine

• Position Type: Permanent
• Recruited Specialty: OBGYN: General
• Does the Physician Need To Be Trained In Specialty Being Recruited: Yes
• Structure of Position: Single-Specialty Group, Multi-Specialty Group, Employed by Hospital/Clinic/MSO/Other, Community Health Center/FQHC, Contract
• Partnership Opportunity: Unknown
• Expected Patient Call Coverage: No call
• Expected ER Call Coverage: No call

55-218 Physician / OBGYN / Caribou, ME sm

Allied Specialty -

State Maine

Physican Speciality Obstetrics/Gynecology: General

Sub Specialty -

Position Type Permanent

Recruiter Murdock Consulting

Internal ID 101612

Description

Physician / OBGYN / Caribou, ME

OBGYN Physician Needed in Caribou, Maine.

The Hospital is a physician practice management organization with 27 physicians and 13 mid-level providers.

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

For over 25 years the hospital has provided care to a service area population numbering about 35,000 people.  

Our clinical staff is fully engaged in quality improvement, earning multiple blue ribbons from the Maine Health Alliance.  

We are a designated preferred provider for State of Maine employees, and have been recognized by Anthem Blue Cross / Blue Shield as a preferred provider based on the demonstrated quality of care provided to our patients.

Significant potential exists for an OB/Gyn to join our practice, working at our Women’s and Children’s Health Center located on the Medical Center campus, as well as at our Presque Isle Health Center. 

As an employee of the hospital, the successful OB/Gyn candidate 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 membership, and medical journal subscriptions.  

Practice Characteristics:

The successful candidate will join two OB/Gyn’s, two Certified Nurse Midwives and a Family Nurse Practitioner in providing compassionate, high quality care to obstetrical and gynecological patients drawn from multiple communities.

180 – 190 deliveries are performed annually, with market share steadily increasing.

High risk mothers and neonates are referred for delivery to Medical Center in Bangor.

The Women’s Health Center is located downstairs from Medical Center, providing inside access within minutes to the labor/delivery/post partum unit of the hospital.

The Hospitals OB unit and staff have a well-earned reputation as the warmest, friendliest and most desirable place to deliver babies.

Specialists available include urology, vascular and thoracic surgery, general surgery, and ophthalmology.

Access to Medical Center outpatient clinics including diabetes counseling and nutritional therapy.

Expectations – provide high quality, compassionate and efficient outpatient and inpatient care.  The successful candidate will be able to work closely and effectively with mid-level providers, be able to participate in marketing the OB and Gyn programs to increase volumes, and be interested in continuing to advance the use of technology and techniques in Gyn surgical care. 

The Opportunity:

Status:  Full-time: 40 – 45 hours/week, including operating room time

Patients: Community profile includes a sizeable population of women for whom Gyn surgical procedures and urodynamic testing are becoming increasingly important.

On-Call Rotation – 1:3 

Community:

Caribou, Maine is the most northeastern city within the United States, and has a population of approximately 8,000 people.  

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

• Location of Medical Training: American Medical Graduate (AMG)
• Medical Training Type: Allopathic (MD), Osteopathic (DO)
• Board Certification: Board Certified, Board Eligible
• Work Status Requirements: US Citizen, Green Card
• Preferred Experience Level: Currently In Training, Recently Trained, Experienced, Very Experienced
• Accept Local Physicians within 25 mile Radius: Yes

• Facility Type: Clinic
• Number of Providers: