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MaineHealth is a not-for-profit integrated health system whose vision is, “Working together so our communities are the healthiest in America.” MaineHealth consists of nine local health systems, a comprehensive behavioral health care network, diagnostic services, home health agencies, and 1,700 employed clinicians working together through the MaineHealth Medical Group. With approximately 22,000 care team members, MaineHealth provides preventive care, diagnosis and treatment to 1.1 million residents in Maine and New Hampshire. Learn more about our system at mainehealth.org 
 
At MaineHealth, we offer benefits that support an individual's needs for today and flexibility to plan for tomorrow. Our packages include health and dental insurances, paid parental leave, retirement program, generous paid time off, and much more! Our comprehensive array of benefits is competitive, affordable, and includes choices that meet specific, but ever-changing, needs. 
 
With a career at any of the MaineHealth locations, you’ll be working with health care professionals that truly value the people around them – both within the walls of the organization and the neighborhoods that surround it. We are deeply invested in the well-being of our communities and care team members. We believe in fostering a work environment of strong commitment, compassionate care, and continuous improvement. Join us, and your abilities will be challenged and enhanced as you take your career to a new level. 

Previous APP experience. Maintenance of BLS and ACLS certifications. Ability to effectively establish and maintain interpersonal relationships with physicians, nurses, allied health professionals, and administrative staff. Ability to effectively establish and maintain interpersonal relationships with staff physicians, advanced practice professionals, nursing, allied health professionals, and other hospital staff. Act as a multidisciplinary liaison in order to provide the best care possible to our patients and families. Ability to efficiently and accurately perform daily rounds/progress notes, admission histories/physicals, admission and daily orders, post procedure follow up and procedural notes, request for appropriate consultations, discharge after visit summaries/discharge summaries. Ability to perform routine technical skills including suturing, phlebotomy, and arterial puncture for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes. Ability to surgically assist the Electrophysiology physicians in addition to the skill set above. Interested individuals will be taught to manipulate intra-cardiac ultrasound for trans-septal puncture and ablation procedures. Additional diagnostic catheter manipulation, under the supervision of the EP doctor, may also be taught and expected as the APP/EP lab role expands. Play a role in all aspects of care as the EP patient moves through the EP lab (pre-op, intra-op and post-op care), as outlined above. Compassionate and thorough care of patients and families.

Qualifications: 

Certified by the National Commission on the Certification of Physician Assistants or certification by the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners/American Nurses credentialing and maintenance of such certifications. Graduate of an accredited Physician Assistant Program or Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Program with Surgical Certification. Licensure through the Maine State Board of Registration in Medicine or Maine State Board of Nursing (or eligibility for licensure).