Physician / ObGyn / Maine / Permanent / J1/H1b: OB/GYN invited to scenic Maine college town with a beautiful campus near great skiing - Student loan assistance provided Job

OB/GYN

We seek a friendly OB/GYN to join a first-rate hospital-employed group in a progressive, award-winning 25-bed critical access hospital. This medical center provides a wide range of services for 40,000 area residents. As a part of Maine's largest healthcare system, you will have job security and access to outstanding specialists. Physicians needing J1/H1B visa support are encouraged to apply. New graduates are welcome and can look forward to strong mentorship from established physicians. You will be proud to practice with a nonprofit, patient-centered organization that boasts excellent patient satisfaction ratings and low turnover. This medical center is nationally renowned for its innovative programs in rural healthcare.

Practice in a modern hospital on a picturesque campus where the buildings sit nestled into pine trees surrounded by nature trails and a spectacular garden ideal for picnics or meditation. The Women's Health group is based in an impressive medical-arts building that feels more like a resort lodge than a hospital, with an open atrium and fireplace, plus floor-to-ceiling windows providing forest and garden views.

Enjoy a convenient 4-day/week schedule practicing in this popular and growing college town in scenic west-central Maine. Join 4 physicians and a CNM providing high-quality care for women in a full-service practice with an interesting case mix including normal and high-risk obstetrics (about 250 deliveries annually) along with preventive care, contraceptive counseling and family planning, menopause and hormone management, infertility evaluation, and gynecologic surgery. Here you will find supportive, collaborative colleagues and enjoy strong patient/provider relationships. Teaching opportunities are available when medical students and residents from Portland and Boston rotate to the hospital. The practice is equipped with the latest equipment. Deliveries are performed in comfortable hospital birthing suites, with many procedures done in the office, including vaginal ultrasound, video colposcopy, LEEP, NSTs, and urodynamics. Call is shared on a 1:4 basis.

You will earn a terrific package that includes a competitive salary plus productivity bonuses, a sign-on bonus, relocation assistance, paid liability insurance, medical, dental, vision, disability and life insurance, plenty of paid vacation time, paid parental leave, more paid leave plus a budget for your CME, a retirement plan with employer matching and assistance with your student loan debt. This is a designated National Health Service Corps site allowing for additional federal loan repayment.

Community Overview

Maine is the state for best quality of life and the safest state in the USA. Settle in a friendly and affordable community. Farmington is a popular college town in the scenic mountain foothills of west-central Maine. They feature a branch of the University of Maine that is famous as a school for teachers. The charming downtown district is classic New England, where 19th-century brick storefronts house appealing shops, home-style eateries, bookstores and more, surrounded by vintage Victorian homes creating a welcoming ambiance.

Surrounded by more than ten lakes and ponds, Farmington offers nearly unlimited four-season outdoor recreation activities. Enjoy scenic hiking in the pristine Rangeley lakes region and take in the panoramic views. Go mountain and trail biking, play challenging golf courses, go hunting and fishing, or enjoy boating of all kinds from kayaking to motorboating and waterskiing even whitewater rafting. In winter, try the local family-operated ski slopes or visit Maine's premier winter resorts just an hour away including world-class skiing at Saddleback or Sugarloaf Mountain.

This area is wonderful for singles or for families, with homes available in Farmington and several surrounding towns. The local schools are terrific. You might settle in the popular Belgrade lakes region 30 minutes from Farmington. Maine's capital, Augusta, is less than an hour away and offers extensive shopping and dining, a multiplex theatre, and a civic center hosting concerts and sporting events. Farmington is less than 2 hours to Portland and the International Jetport, the nightclubs in the Old Port district, hundreds of restaurants, all forms of music, art and culture, and several semi-pro sports teams too.

Position Highlights

• Secure employment with the state's largest healthcare system
• Convenient 4-day/week schedule
• Competitive salary plus cash sign-on bonus
• Relocation assistance provided
• Interesting, well-rounded position with experienced team
• Practice on a beautiful park-like campus
• Outstanding facilities, latest equipment
• Teaching opportunities available
• Competitive salary plus productivity bonuses
• Liability, medical, dental, vision, disability and life insurance
• Paid parental leave
• Paid leave plus a budget for your CME expenses
• Plenty of paid vacation time / paid holidays / sick leave
• Retirement plan with employer matching
• Assistance with your student loan debt