Emergency Medicine opening details

Board Certified/Eligible in Emergency Medicine or Board Certified in IM or FP with ER experience.

Houlton Regional Hospital is recruiting a full time physician to join the team of four physicians and a several part time physicians who staff the ED 24-hours per day. The shifts are 12-hours in length. Round the clock lab services are offered. The Department is responsible for the immediate assessment and treatment of any medical or surgical emergency. The ED manages an RN-based transport service for patients requiring care beyond the scope or resources of the facility.

Houlton Regional Hospital is located in the southern part of scenic Aroostook County, close to Maine's border with New Brunswick, Canada. The hospital is licensed for 35 acute beds and 28 skilled nursing / nursing home beds and has a service area of over 18,000. Services are typical of those of an acute care hospital and include a 24 hour physician covered emergency room, comprehensive medical/surgical services and a multitude of out-patient services, including pulmonary and cardiac rehabilitation, physical, occupational and speech therapy to name a few.

Full time physician services include internal medicine, gynecology, obstetrics, family practice, urology, ENT, general surgery, ophthalmology surgery, pediatrics, orthopedic surgery, and radiology. Part-time physician services include neurology, endocrinology, pediatric endocrinology, physiatry, podiatry, and a pacer clinic.

The Houlton Regional Hospital is based in the city of Houlton  the oldest community in Aroostook County. Northern Maine is a wonderful, friendly place to live and work, offering a peaceful lifestyle in safe, family-oriented villages, towns and small cities. You will be surrounded by a range of recreational activities and stunning landscapes in every season.

Local residents and visitors alike enjoy the numerous local waterways made up of hundreds of dazzling lakes, ponds, rivers and streams. The thick forests here are rife with wildlife, glorious wooded trails and camping spots. Rolling hills, open fields and pastures give way to endless fields of potato blossoms, indications of the area's rich agricultural economy. The region features an abundance of natural, cultural and recreational resources that also fuel a strong tourism industry.

Aroostook County is Maine's largest and northernmost county “ and it's the largest US county east of the Mississippi. In "The County", you can bike along hundreds of miles of picturesque roads and trails. You'll enjoy being near majestic Mt. Katahdin, Maine's highest mountain, rising nearly a full mile into the sky. Mt. Katahdin is the centerpiece of gorgeous and rustic Baxter State Park, a 200,000 acre outdoor activity paradise.

The warm seasons attract many visitors to northern Maine for kayaking, canoeing and fishing, hiking and backpacking, white-water rafting, camping and hunting. If you want to go on an outdoor adventure, you'll want to visit the A.E. Howell Wildlife Conservation Center. This is one of the largest and most successful wildlife rehabilitation facilities in the northeast. This gorgeous facility has been open since 1990 and has helped many animals. If you explore this area you're likely to see Black Bear, Red Fox, and 68 different species of birds; if you are really lucky you'll get to see a Moose or Bobcat!

In the wintertime, cross-country skiing and snowmobiling are both extremely popular! The Winter Sports Center, in neighboring Presque Isle, has become an international training ground for competitors in the Biathlon (cross country skiing and target shooting) and the 2004 World Cup Biathlon was held in the nearby city of Fort Kent. Visitors to The County enjoy the many festivals and fairs, where residents celebrate their agrarian roots and the Acadian heritage that's still alive today. (Acadians are the original French settlers of the region comprising what is now the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island; many relocated to Louisiana, establishing that area's Cajun culture.)

If you prefer a different type of activity, how about a weekend of shopping? Cross the border to Canada! Located just under 30 minutes from Houlton is the thriving town of Woodstock, New Brunswick. Here you can enjoy the unique local stores, heritage filled downtown core around the Greenway restoration where the Meduxnekeag River joins the St. John, and the retail strip of the rapidly expanding Connell Road shopping district. Make sure you are there for the first week of August; it's the annual Old Home Week celebration that has been held since 1948. You can take part in festivities including: The Tractor Pull, The Joe McGuire Road Race, The Miss New Brunswick Pageant, Hobby Shows, The Demo Derby, Live Entertainment and much, much more.

If you enjoy traveling, or want to visit family, Presque Isle, only 45 minutes north of Houlton, has a convenient commercial airport offering direct service to Boston and other locations daily. The Bangor International Airport, just under 2 hours south of Houlton, has direct flights to many destinations and connections daily as well.

When it comes to selecting your home, you can choose from a range of personal lifestyle and residential options. You might enjoy living in a historic 19th century home in town, or possibly purchasing some acreage and designing the home of your dreams! Real estate prices in northern Maine are very affordable, and land is readily available in most directions. Peaceful, friendly, and safe, with a true sense of "community", northern Maine is a terrific place to live, work, and raise a family.

As you consider moving to Northern Maine, you will want to know that here; your children will receive the best education possible. You can choose among two elementary schools, a middle school, and a junior and senior high school. If you would prefer to send your child to a parochial school, there is the Greater Houlton Christian Academy. Students in grades k -12 may attend here and receive a spiritual and academic education. Houlton also offers an exceptional adult education program in their center for higher education.

Peaceful, friendly and safe, with a true sense of "community," northern Maine is a terrific place to raise a family. With close proximity to New Brunswick and Quebec, Canada you can take advantage of the nearby offerings of another entire country! You'll find many fun-filled ways to spend your free time. This nature lover's paradise offers enough recreational distractions to keep even the most avid nature lovers and active sportspeople happy. If you prefer something a bit more tame, try antiquing, bird watching, golfing, or nature photography. There is truly something for everyone in northern Maine!

Contact: Jane Ham

Email: jham@themha.org