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Emergency Medicine PA/NP – Houlton Regional Hospital, Houlton, ME
Full-Time
Interested in joining a physician-owned and physician-led emergency medicine group? BlueWater Health is seeking an experienced Emergency Medicine PA or NP for full-time work at our Houlton Regional Hospital location in Houlton, ME.
About the Position:
- 100% physician owned independent group
- Competitive Compensation and Best-in-Class Benefits Package (fully covered Family Health, Dental, Disability Insurance)
- Generous company-direct Health Savings Account (HSA) contributions
- 401k contributions and Guaranteed Profit Sharing
- Malpractice Insurance
- Generous CME allowance
- Full time is 1,440 hours per year
- 12-hour APP Swing night shift (5p-5a)
- 24-hour Physician coverage shifts
- Housing Provided
About the Hospital:
Houlton Regional Hospital (HRH) is a 25-bed critical access acute care facility located in Southern Aroostook County. They were presented with the Leapfrog organization's Top Rural Hospital award in both 2021 and 2022 and HRH was the only rural hospital in Maine to be given this award for 2022.
Our hospital serves the needs of approximately 17,000 people in a wide geographic area, bordered by New Brunswick, Canada to the East. Its catchment area includes a significant geriatric population.
The ED sees about 11,500 patients per year; 25-35 patients a day and is staffed with single 24-hour physician coverage with additional overnight APP coverage.
There is a small increase in volume in the summer months with many vacationers enjoying various outdoor activities our great state has to offer.
There is plenty of opportunity to maintain skill and competency, as we often manage critically ill patients awaiting transfer to tertiary care centers.
The Houlton Physician Practices include Family Practice, Pain Management, GYN, Pediatrics, Internal Medicine, Urology, Podiatry and General Surgery Services, as well as specialty services in our Outpatient Clinics.
About the Area:
Houlton gives you access to all that Maine has to offer and everything is in your “back yard”. Mount Katahdin, the highest peak in Maine and the northern terminus of the Appalachian Trail is located just south of Houlton. When you mention the state of Maine, most people immediately think of “The Great Outdoors”. Majestic mountains, rugged coastline, expansive forests, clean lakes – nature the way it was.
BlueWater Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer