OBGYN opening: Caribou, ME
Saint Louis, Missouri, United States
Job Summary
Occupation
Physician
Specialty
Obstetrics & Gynecology
Degree Required
MD/DO
Position Type
Permanent/Full-Time
Work Environment
Hospital
Clinic/Private Practice
Location
Caribou, Maine, United States
Visa Sponsorship
No
Job Description
Last Update:
4/15/24
**OBGYN opening in Maine - visa eligible**
* Located in ***Caribou, ME*** - 200m from Bangor, ME
* Full time, permanent opening
* Employed position
* Joining 2 OBGYNs & 2 CNMs
* Full-time: 40 - 45 hours/week, including operating room time
* Patients: Community profile includes a sizeable population of women for whom gynecological surgical procedures and urodynamic testing are becoming increasingly important.
* On-Call Rotation: 1:3
* The leader of deliveries, north of Bangor Maine, with over 200 deliveries annually
* High-risk mothers and neonates are referred for delivery to Bangor
* The Women's & Children's Health Center is located downstairs, providing inside access within minutes to the labor/delivery/postpartum unit of the hospital
* OB unit and team are award-winning and have a well-earned reputation as the warmest, friendliest, and most desirable place to deliver babies north of Bangor
* Specialists available include urology, orthopedic and general surgery, and ophthalmology
* Access to outpatient clinics including diabetes counseling and nutritional therapy
Join a physician practice management organization with 40 physicians and 20 mid-level providers. The health system's 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.
Caribou, Maine, is the most northeastern city within the United States and has a population of approximately 8,000 people. This dynamic community is economically, culturally, and socially inviting. Caribou promotes and aggressively pursues innovative business and economic development, and welcomes, supports, and responds to the diversity of new people and new ideas. Caribou prides itself on the high quality of its public school system, extremely low crime rate, and family-oriented community activities. 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. Construction began in 2017 to build a new K-8 Community School. The $50 million project is expected to be completed in the summer of 2020 to accommodate student enrollment that fall. Family ties are strong, self-respect and respect for others are 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. Caribou offers an outstanding environment in which to raise a family. Enjoy breathtaking sunsets on nearby lakes. The ocean is within easy travel distance.