Physician / Family Practice / Maine / Permanent / Family Physician invited to Eastern/Coastal Maine - Join popular community health center on Canadian border Job

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Eastport, Maine: We invite a friendly Family Medicine physician to join the medical staff of an established and growing multi-site FQHC/community health center offering services in primary care, dentistry, mental health, podiatry and more.This is a rewarding full time position seeing patients of all ages in the health centers primary office in Eastport a welcoming coastal community on the eastern tip of Maine, on bridge-connected Moose Island, adjacent to New Brunswick, Canada. Enjoy a convenient weekday schedule with your choice of 4 longer days or 5 shorter days (40 hours). This is an outpatient-only role seeing an average of 15-20 patients/day, with shared (phone only) call. An interested and qualified physician could become Medical Director of the site.Become part of a community health center-based medical practice that credits its success to committed staff and dedicated patients. Their mission is to offer quality, patient-focused healthcare to thousands of area residents, including many uninsured and underinsured. They are an important part of the healthcare safety-net, and a provider of choice for long-time residents of the region.You will earn a very competitive salary based on experience, a generous sign-on bonus, and additional bonus income for exceeding your targets. A Medical Director would also earn an annual stipend for the role. Benefits include paid relocation assistance, health insurance, life and disability insurance, plenty of paid time off for vacations, paid holidays, additional paid leave plus a budget for your CME, and more. Student loan repayment is also available.Maine is the State for Living and Working, and the Safest State in the US. Come to Washington County in eastern Maine and enjoy rural living in a coastal setting known for its hearty, friendly people, breathtaking vistas, fascinating wildlife, and numerous recreational options in every season. Idyllic harbors are dotted with working boats and pleasure craft. Maines famous Bold Coast is part of everyday life and available to all who live here. Enjoy bright, blooming springs, and autumn trees bursting with color. The 17,000 acre Moosehorn National Wildlife Refuge is home to deer and moose, bald eagles, migratory and songbirds, and a variety of endangered species. Activities here include cross-country skiing, snowshoeing, ice fishing and snowmobiling in the wintertime, and hiking and biking, camping, hunting and fishing, golf, and all manner of boating during the warmer seasons.Everything you need is here. Walmart plus small businesses and local grocers provide all the basics. You can enjoy browsing enchanting antique shops and art galleries and patronize local cafes and coffee houses along with restaurants serving the freshest seafood, pizza and more.Enjoy an impressive quality of life among some of the safest towns in New England. Home settings include everything from ocean-view and lakefront properties to historic farms with abundant acreage, and interesting in-town homes. If you dream of country living, you can find it here. With excellent private, parochial and public schools, this is a wonderful place for families or for empty nesters.Eastport is the easternmost city in the USA, with 1500 residents. Enjoy unique island life and be among the first Americans to see the sun rise every day. Eastport has a fun and unique arts community that includes an arts center, art galleries, musicians, community theater, and more. The nearby city of Calais is an important US/Canada crossing point, with three bridges spanning the river border between nations. Calais is a shopping destination for Mainers and Canadians around the area. A two-year community college is based there and a branch of the University of Maine, offering dozens of four-year programs, is in Machias.Bangor, Maines third largest city, is two and a half hours from Eastport. Bangor has 100,000 residents and features an international airport, shopping malls and theaters, museums, a casino/hotel, riverfront music and art festivals, and more. Nearer to Eastport is Acadia National Park, with 50,000 public acres containing several picturesque mountains, Golf Digest level golf courses, popular campgrounds, a hundred miles of trails for hiking and biking, gorgeous coastline, and much more. Bar Harbor, adjacent to Acadia, is a tourist hotspot with dozens of restaurants and shops and tours that include whale watching.Contact us today to explore your future in eastern Maine!Highlights:Secure employment with established community health centerWelcoming, supportive and collegial atmosphereInteresting all-ages outpatient-only practiceOption to become Medical Director Convenient schedule no nights, no weekends, no holidaysYour choice of 4 longer days or 5 shorter days/week (40 hours)Patient volume averages 15-20/dayShared call, handled by phone onlyVery competitive salary plus generous sign-on bonusAdditional bonus income based on exceeding targetsPaid relocation assistanceHealth insurance, life and disability insurancePlenty of paid time off for vacations plus paid holidaysMore paid leave plus a budget for your CMEEducation debt assistance available

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