Pediatrics opening details

Candidates must be US Board Certified or Board Eligible in Pediatrics.

A friendly, skilled pediatrician is invited to join three other physicians, plus a full nursing and support staff, in a busy office-based practice in a wonderful college town in West-Central Maine.

The selected doctor will help support an OB program for deliveries (an average of just one per day) in a new maternal child health facility. Your admitting hospital is located right across the parking lot from your offices. You will work in a very well-managed Level 2 nursery. Infants requiring ventilation are stabilized here and referred to a Level 3 nursery an hour away. Skills and experience in acute care, including neonatal resuscitation, are mandatory for this position. On-site specialty clinics provide services for pediatric cardiology and endocrinology.

This is the sole pediatric practice in the area. You will see and treat patients from newborns through teenagers, averaging 25 patients per day in the office - more in the wintertime - in addition to supervising a typically small number of inpatients (2-3 or so at any given time). The call is a comfortable with potential for addition of fifth pediatrician.

This position offers a very competitive guaranteed income (base salary) plus productivity incentives. You'll enjoy numerous benefits including a four day work week, plenty of paid time off for vacation and CME, paid relocation, paid professional memberships, malpractice, recertification fees, CME expenses, and possibly even education loan repayment will be available to the selected candidate. Other benefits include medical and life insurance, LTD, and participation in a 403b annuity plan. Details will be made available to qualified candidates upon request.

Franklin Memorial Hospital is a terrific, 70-bed acute care institution, accredited by the Joint Commission, and expanding to better serve 40,000 residents in this picturesque area near Maine’s western mountains. With a progressive, 51- member medical staff (including more than 20 primary care providers), FHM is able to provide exemplary service that keeps their patients satisfied.

FMH is nationally recognized by the American Hospital Association for innovative programs in rural healthcare that provide services to all, regardless of ability to pay. In 2003, FMH was presented with the Carolyn Boone Lewis Living the Vision Award for living the American Hospital Association’s vision of a society of healthy communities where all individuals reach their highest potential for health.

Farmington is nestled in the foothills of Maine’s western mountains. Here, you can enjoy a convenient and attractive community that is home to 7,000 people, and a branch of the University of Maine which widely recognized for excellence in training teachers of elementary education . This charming community offers concerts, lectures, first-run movies, bookstores, and a number of great restaurants, all within easy reach!

Schools in and around Farmington are consistently ranked high in state rankings. This strong system offers six elementary schools, a middle school and a high school, plus a vocational school, too. There is also a fantastic adult education program in place for those interested in furthering their education, or picking up a new skill or hobby.

The arts are alive in this magnificent community! Many local residents are visual and performing artists, writers or craftspeople who contribute to the cultural and economic life of the region through their work in schools, small businesses, the University of Maine at Farmington, and their home studios. Student groups such as Mt. Blue Voices and Franklin County Fiddlers, and numerous adult bands (of such variety that they include Franco-American folk music, contra-dance music, old-time country, and classic rock 'n' roll) perform at nursing homes and for various community functions. People of all ages exhibit fantastic artwork in area businesses, at Farmington's Art in the Park, and the Franklin County Fair.

You’ll find many fun-filled ways to spend your leisure time. You are just minutes from spectacular Sugarloaf Ski Resort, and the challenging Sugarloaf Golf Course. The Rangley Lakes region offer Skiing in the winter at Saddleback Mountain. Or, you might enjoy other winter activities such as snowshoeing, cross-country skiing, snowmobiling and ice fishing. In the warmer seasons, you can enjoy hiking or biking or backpacking on many nearby trails, or perhaps camping, fishing or hunting. Rangley Lakes area also offers all types of boating, from canoeing and kayaking to sailing, Other activities available in the area include white water rafting, and rock climbing.

Property in Farmington is plentiful, and it comes in a variety of forms. You could purchase undeveloped land near a brook or meadow and build your dream home. Or, buy an existing home downtown, where the action is. The price of town or country homes is very reasonable in this area. You’ll enjoy life in Maine, a state consistently rated as one of the best places to raise a family in the US.

Contact: Cal Weaver

Email: cweaver@themha.org