Family Medicine Physician Job at Penobscot Community Health Care in Jackman, ME

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! Jackman Community Health Center is in need of a full-time Physician with  OMT experience strongly preferred  or 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 looking to help lead and innovate an evolving and growing program in small-town Maine. 

For a clinical provider, this is your chance to work for a  nationally recognized FQHC  that is a leader in integrated primary care! PCHC is an organization that 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 that 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 on-site 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:

1. Knowledge of the professional medical practice and care to give and evaluate patient care.
2. Knowledge of organizational policies, regulations and procedures to administer patient care.
3. Knowledge of medical equipment and instruments to administer patient care. Knowledge of common safety hazards and precautions to establish a safe work environment.
4. Skill in applying and modifying principles, methods and techniques of medicine to provide on-going patient care. Skill in taking medical history, assessing medical condition and interpreting findings.
5. Skill in preparing and maintaining records, writing reports, and responding to correspondence.
6. Skill in developing and maintaining quality assurance. Ability to maintain quality control standards.
7. Ability to react calmly and effectively in emergency situations.
8. Ability to communicate clearly.
9. 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.

For more information, please contact Brittany Hill, Provider Recruiter. 

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