Experienced Physician or Advanced Practice Provider

Penobscot Community Health Care; Jackman (ME); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

PCHC’s Jackman Community Health Center in Maine seeks a full-time Physician with OMT experience preferred, or an experienced NP/PA to join a unique rural primary and urgent care facility.

The provider will work independently yet collaborate closely with a dynamic team to advance an evolving outpatient program, serving a close-knit community and leading prevention, treatment and education efforts.

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited medical school with a Maine State license to practice medicine and a valid DEA number.
• Board Certification by the American Board of Family Medicine within three years of completing a Family Medicine Residency is required.
• Graduated from an accredited Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant program.
• Current license to practice medicine as a Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant in the State of Maine.
• Current DEA license.
• Up-to-date training in Basic Life Support (BLS) from AHA/Red Cross/Institute; most obtain within 2 weeks if not current at hire.

Responsibilities

• Provide primary care and urgent care services within a rural outpatient setting.
• Lead and innovate an evolving primary care program in Jackman, ME.
• Collaborate with the Paramedicine program to support acute care 24/7.

Skills

OMT experience

Team collaboration

Independent practice

Medical knowledge

Education

Maine medical license

Board Certification - Family Medicine

DEA license

Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant program graduate

Job description

If you want to enjoy Maine, the way it should be, come and experience the simple pleasures of small-town medicine while being surrounded by over 250,000 acres of woodlands!

PCHC’s Jackman Community Health Center

is in need of a full-time Physician with OMT experience strongly preferred or an experienced Nurse Practitioner or Physician's Assistant to work in their highly unique primary care and urgent care facility.

This is the perfect opportunity for a provider who enjoys working independently but highly collaboratively and wants to help lead and innovate an evolving and growing rural outpatient primary care program in small-town Maine.

This is an opportunity to work for a nationally recognized FQHC leading integrated primary care! PCHC providers believe in its mission, lives behind their mission and values and strives to meet those expectations every day for the community they serve. If you are someone that wants to directly impact the community you live in, this is just the job for it.

About Jackman Community Health Center

• Supporting a small, close-knit community with this role being an integral part of the town.
• Flexible scheduling options could include part- or full-time availability.
• Collaboration with the specialized Paramedicine program that supports acute care for the Jackman area 24 hours a day.
• An experienced and highly dynamic team that manages day-to-day operations including schedule management and clinical support.
• Collaboration with a designated care manager that assists with medication management, monitoring of conditions and hospital post-op discharge support.
• Focus on services that include prevention, treatment, and education of injury and illness.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Knowledge of professional medical practice and care to give and evaluate patient care.
• Knowledge of organizational policies, regulations, and procedures to administer patient care.
• Knowledge of medical equipment and instruments to administer patient care. Knowledge of common safety hazards and precautions to establish a safe work environment.
• Skill in applying and modifying principles, methods, and techniques of medicine to provide on-going patient care. Skill in taking medical history, assessing medical conditions, and interpreting findings.
• Skill in preparing and maintaining records, writing reports, and responding to correspondence.
• Skill in developing and maintaining quality assurance. Ability to maintain quality control standards.
• Ability to react calmly and effectively in emergency situations.
• Ability to communicate clearly.
• Ability to work independently in an isolated setting.

PROFESSIONAL EXPECTATIONS

• Admit mistakes or missteps openly, own our own behavior, forgive one another, and model vulnerability and humility
• Keep discussions about team members, subordinates, and colleagues as well as challenges in the workplace positive, constructive, and factual
• Be mindful of employee confidentiality even among peers, and particularly where an issue involves a peer
• Only say what you would be willing to say to someone directly
• Whenever possible, speak directly to the person with whom you are having a disagreement or a challenge. Challenge yourself to engage in these discussions. Do not avoid constructive conflict.
• Work with your immediate supervisor or HR when you need to process a performance or behavioral situation with a colleague or subordinate and determine best next steps.
• It is always ok—and usually preferable—to pause, and take time to reflect, before reacting to a situation.

Education and Experience:

• Graduate of an accredited medical school with a Maine State license to practice medicine and have a valid DEA number.
• Board Certification by the American Board of Family Medicine within three (3) years of completing a Family Medicine Residency required.
• Graduated from an accredited Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant program.
• Current license to practice medicine as a Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant in the State of Maine.
• Current DEA license.
• Will have up-to-date training and certification in Basic Life Support issued by the American Heart Association, American Red Cross, or American Health & Safety Institute. Most obtain within 2 weeks if not current at hire.

Give yourself the opportunity you deserve, by working for a healthcare facility that always puts the patient first…for you, for your family, for our community.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, or any other characteristic protected by law