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Family Medicine Physician

We invite a friendly Family Medicine Physician to join this rural satellite primary care practice, managed by an award-winning 48-bed community hospital in the popular college town of Waterville (17 miles from Unity). Unity is 40 minutes west of Bangor and 90 minutes north of Portland. Join a physician-led medical center that is part of Maine's second largest health system offering financial stability and soundness, and an excellent referral/specialist network including skilled hospitalists for all inpatients.

Job Description

• Deliver a comprehensive range of outpatient primary care services to people of all ages in mid Maine.
• Step into a robust, established Rural Health Center practice with two doctors and an experienced APP, preparing to take the reins from a physician who is preparing to retire.
• Enjoy practicing in a modern, recently updated facility with mental health, lab, and PT services on-site.
• Offer office-based procedures or introduce other skills/services, such as osteopathic manipulation or integrative medicine, with support available.
• Mentorship is available for newer doctors who may want to work alongside the senior physician before assuming their patient panel.
• Opportunity to take the role of lead physician, if desired.
• Enjoy a convenient weekday schedule (4 days/week) intended to promote an exceptional work/life balance and support family-friendly lifestyles. A shorter schedule may be available, if desired.

Requirements

• MDs and DOs, new or experienced, are equally welcome.
• J1/H1B visa support is available for the right person.

Benefits

• Robust salary plus bonus potential and a cash sign-on bonus.
• Relocation assistance.
• Life, health, and disability insurance.
• Liability insurance with tail coverage.
• Plenty of paid time off for vacations and sick leave, plus paid holidays.
• Additional paid leave plus a budget for your CME.
• Retirement plan with employer matching.
• Generous multi-year assistance with your medical education debt.

Community Overview

Maine is ranked as the State for Best Quality of Life and the Safest State in the USA. Unity is a small town of just 2,300 that is famous as the former site of Unity College (est. 1965) and the annual Common Ground Fair (sponsored by the Maine Organic Farmers Association since 1977). Nearby Waterville is a dynamic college town (16,000 people) and part of a multi-city/town community with over 100,000 residents. The region offers quality schools, a wide range of home options, plus a lot of local shopping and dining. Enjoy a serene lifestyle with all amenities at hand, plus year-round recreation in all seasons. You will find golf, fishing, biking and hiking, boating, snowshoeing and skiing, even whitewater rafting all in easy reach. Enjoy a central location in an affordable community between Portland (one of the most popular cities in the northeast) and Bangor (a riverside community with over 100,000 people). Both cities offer international airports, shopping malls and theatres, dozens of restaurants, live theater and sports, live concerts and festivals, and much more.