Physician / Hospitalist / Maine / Permanent / J1/H1b welcome: TWO HOSPITALISTS invited to Award-Winning Hospital in beautiful Maine - Join safe, welcoming community Job

We are offering:Paid relocation to scenic, welcoming MaineSupport provided for J1/H1b visa holdersSecure employment with respected medical centerCHOICE OF SCHEDULE: Day shift, Mon-Fri, or Nights, 2 on/2 off12-hour shifts begin either 6am or 6pmNO WEEKEND SHIFTS are required with either schedule Option to include procedures if desired Modern, supportive, interesting practiceHighly competitive salary Cash sign-on bonus Paid liability insurance, health, dental, life and disability insurancePaid time off plus a budget for your CME expensesPaid professional fees and expensesOngoing assistance with student loan debt Excellent quality of life in safe, growing communityRewarding practice, appreciative patientsCaribou, Maine: We invite TWO talented Internal Medicine Physicians to be HOSPITALISTS on the medical staff of an award-winning community-owned 65-bed medical center where 500+ employees serve 35,000 residents of northeastern Maine.Qualified Internists, MD or DO, are encouraged to apply. Physicians needing J1 or H1b visa sponsorship are welcomed by this Equal Opportunity Employer. Expert legal counsel will manage the immigration process, with all costs covered.You will be impressed by this Top Rural Hospital a multiple Blue-Ribbon and Womens Choice Award winner. Leapfrog gives this hospital an A Safety Score every year. They are in the top 2% of all US hospitals for health information and patient safety technology, listed as a Best Place to Work in Maine, and as the Employer and Provider of Choice for healthcare in the area. CHOICE OF SCHEDULE:You can work the DAY SHIFT, Mon-Fri, 6am-6pm, with no weekends.Or you can work NIGHTS, 6pm-6am, 2 on/2 off, with no weekends. Night shifts are handled solo, with backup from an Emergency Department physician. Hospitalists here average -hour shifts every four weeks. This includes one half-day/week for administrative or non-patient care duties. Weekends are covered by a full-time Hospitalist who works from 6am Saturday through 6am Monday.You will be expected to provide high quality, efficient inpatient consultations and acute care in a 6-bed combined Med/Surg/ICU and a 25-bed Med/Surg unit. You have the option of doing procedures if desired (not required). You will manage admissions coming from the Emergency Department. Hospitalists are responsible for post-surgical patients who are on a ventilator, and frequently perform pre-op assessments for the surgeons. You will interact with hospital social workers and discharge planners, office-based primary care physicians, and various medical specialists to coordinate patient care and transfers as appropriate. Inpatient care is supported by excellent, specially trained nursing staff and a superb administrative team. You will have access to the latest diagnostic testing tools. In this community you will help care for a large cohort of elderly patients with comorbidities. Serious trauma, cardiac, neurosurgery, psychiatric and other critical cases are transported to the large tertiary medical center in Bangor, via air ambulance as appropriate.You will be employed by the hospital, and you will earn a highly competitive salary plus excellent benefits including paid relocation to beautiful Maine, paid liability insurance, health and dental insurance, life and disability insurance, paid leave with a budget for your CME, participation in retirement plans, and more. Ongoing assistance with student loans is also available.Northern Maine is a wonderful place to live and work. Caribou is a dynamic, growing community that is economically, culturally and socially inviting. They have high quality public schools, with a student/teacher ratio of just 14:1. The new $50M Middle/Senior High School opened in 2020. Caribou boasts an extremely low crime rate, and recreation galore. A multi-million-dollar Recreation and Wellness Center offers indoor running, basketball and other programs for all ages, and other local facilities include a premier cross-country skiing venue that has hosted the Biathlon World Cup.This rural region enjoys a picturesque four-season environment with abundant wildlife including moose, deer and bald eagles. Seasonal visitors come to enjoy a quiet summer retreat, the spectacular colors of autumn, or a winter adventure. Enjoy breathtaking sunsets on area lakes, camping and hiking in peaceful forests, hunting and fishing, canoeing and kayaking on lakes and rivers, hiking and biking on paths for all skill levels, plus skiing or snowmobiling or dog sledding across groomed trails.The commercial airport in neighboring Presque Isle (20 minutes away) offers direct flights to Newark daily. Many residents of northern Maine enjoy visiting Canada (Quebec City is a scenic 4 hour drive) while Bangor (Maines third largest city, with 100K people and an international airport), is a 3 hour drive south.Contact us today to learn more about these terrific new positions.