Healthcare system in outdoor Maine paradise seeks BC/BE Orthopedic Surgeon. Unlimited potential exists for physicians to join our practice as we expand our health centers to serve additional patients and communities. The communities we serve are economically, culturally, and socially inviting.

Position Highlights:

• Status: Full-time
• Patients: Community profile includes a large cohort of elderly patients with co-morbidities, extensive engagement with middle school, high school, junior college and university athletic programs
• On-Call Rotation – 1:3, with the expectation that call will be handled collaboratively with other orthopedic surgeons in the practice group
• Team currently has three Surgeons in the practice; a general Orthopedic Surgeon, an Orthopedic Upper Extremities Specialist and a Podiatrist, as well as two mid-level providers.

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 family includes approximately 540 employees, 60 active medical staff providers, 100 courtesy and consulting physicians, and 75 volunteers.

Enjoy:

• Competitive salary
• Generous health and welfare benefits package
• Professional liability insurance
• Relocation assistance
• Licensing, DEA registration, and medical education loan repayment (if applicable).
• Physicians also receive an annual allowance for professional society memberships, subscriptions (print and online), and Continuing Medical Education.
• 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 permanent resident (green) card.

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 visa candidates will be considered.
• In-practice physicians, residents or fellows, and military-trained physicians will be considered equally

About the Area:

Caribou, Maine, is the most northeastern city within the United States and has a population of approximately 9,000 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.

Family ties are strong, self-respect and respect for others is 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.

Aroostook County provides great hunting and fishing, as well as a multitude of outdoor activities, including camping, biking, canoeing, kayaking, hiking, snowmobiling and downhill and cross-country skiing. The Maine Winter Sports Center was developed as a premier cross-country skiing venue. The Center has hosted several World Cup, Paralympics and Biathlon World Cup events since 2004. Rural northern Maine enjoys a four-season environment, abundant opportunities for relaxed living, welcoming friendly communities, and a variety of recreational pursuits within minutes (rather than the typical hours). A regional airport is available in nearby Presque Isle.

How to Apply:

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Position ID: EC211950