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About PCHC:
At Penobscot Community Health Care, we are committed to delivering comprehensive, patient-centered primary care through a highly collaborative and interdisciplinary approach. Our team is dedicated to ensuring that every patient receives the highest quality care, with a focus on accessibility and timely support. With 15 service locations providing a medical home for patients in multiple counties across Maine, we are proud to be the largest FQHC in the state.
Position Overview:
Are you someone who thrives in dynamic environments and values collaboration and teamwork? Do you deliver care with kindness, compassion, integrity, curiosity, and creativity? An amazing ability to adapt to changing circumstances while maintaining a focus on positive outcomes for both patients and colleagues? We’d love to hear about YOU and how your passion for quality, patient-focused care belongs at PCHCenter in Bangor, Maine.
We are seeking an experienced mission-driven Care Team Provider to join our dynamic organization. In this role, you will work closely with our primary care providers, primary care RNs and other disciplines to support our primary care patients, ensuring they receive same-day care and have seamless transitions during provider changes. This position will not have a panel of patients.
Same day care is defined as care that is urgent and/or problem focused which cannot wait until the patient can see their primary care provider.
Key Responsibilities:
- Collaborate with primary care providers (PCP) and nursing staff to support PCHC patients.
- Ensure access to same-day care for patients, addressing their immediate needs.
- Assist in the management of patients during transitions, such as when a PCP leaves the organization or during provider absences.
- Provide urgent/same day care for unpaneled patients until they are assigned a permanent provider.
- Support desktop management for PCPs to facilitate efficient care delivery.
- Uphold a patient-centered approach to care, prioritizing quality and access.
Qualifications:
- Graduation from an accredited Nurse Practitioner and/or Physician Assistant /Physician Associate* program.
- Clinical Advanced Practice Experience is strongly preferred.
- Current license to practice medicine as a Nurse Practitioner and/or Certified Physician Assistant in the State of Maine.
- Current DEA license.
- Will have up-to-date training and certification in Basic Life Support issued by American
- Heart Association, American Red Cross, or American Health & Safety Institute. Must obtain within 2 weeks if not current at hire.
- Minimum of one year of clinical experience is preferred.
*Physician Associate: On June 16, 2025, Maine enacted LD 1166, "An Act to Change the Professional Title and Identification of Physician Assistants to Physician Associates." This law changes the title only. The law, however, does not change scope of practice, licensure process, supervision, or billing.
Why Join PCHC?
At Penobscot Community Health Care, you’ll be part of a supportive team that values your contributions and promotes a culture of excellence in delivering quality patient care. We offer competitive compensation, comprehensive benefits, and opportunities for professional growth.
- Signing and relocation bonuses available.
- Recently increased salary scale with yearly increases.
- Teaching Health Center with the ability to precept in the future if desired.
- Generous paid time off program, holiday pay, and more…yes, more.
- Paid CME time AND CME allowance.
Apply Today!
If you’re ready to make a difference in the lives of patients and work in a collaborative environment, we want to hear from you! Please reach out to Brittany Hill, Provider Recruiter at recruitment@pchc.com or apply directly at pchc.com/careers.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, or any other characteristic protected by law.