General Surgery opening details

Board Certified / Eligible in General Surgery

An excellent opportunity has opened up for a full time General Surgeon in the town of Pittsfield, Maine. Sebasticook Valley Hospital is recruiting a General Surgeon. The successful candidate will have a full range of general surgery skills including advanced laparoscopy. Private and employed primary care physicians located throughout Pittsfield and surrounding communities provide a ready referral source. Call is 1 in 3. This very important position will carry a highly competitive compensation and benefits package. This is an employed position. The hospital is an affiliate of Eastern Maine Medical Center the tertiary care center located in Bangor, 45 minutes north of Pittsfield. Through this affiliation access to a variety of subspecialty services is possible both on-site and through referrals to Bangor.

Sebasticook Valley Hospital (SVH) is a progressive 25-bed Critical Access Hospital in Pittsfield, Maine. The hospital is an integral member of the communities it serves. SVH takes a proactive approach in helping people in the Sebasticook Valley improve the quality of their lives. The hospital works with local businesses, schools, the religious community, other healthcare providers, area organizations, and private individuals to make the Valley a healthy place to live. SVH serves an area of approximately 16,500 people and has a wide range of outpatient services, including over 20 specialty services.

Pittsfield is a historic community (settled over 200 years ago) that is less than half an hour each from Bangor to the east, and from Waterville to the southwest. Waterville is a nice, mid-sized college town offering a host of services, eateries, shops and theatres. Bangor is Maine’s second largest city, with a metro population of over 100,000 people, four colleges, shopping malls, a symphony orchestra, a major airport, and one of the highest rated children’s museums in the country, and much more. Pittsfield is adjacent to Maine’s smooth interstate highway, making travel easy. Portland is less than two hours away. Living in this central location, you will be about 90 minutes from mountains and fantastic skiing to the west, and under an hour from the coast to the southeast, where you can enjoy anything from deep sea fishing and whale watching to sailing.

As home to a diversified atmosphere, the area offers a variety of energetic activities and magnificent facilities for families and individuals. It is a community of many parks and sports fields including the 70-acre Manson Park, home of the now-historic Central Maine Egg Festival; Hathorn Park in the center of town featuring a traditional bandstand where concerts are frequently held in the summer months; Stein Park, a showcase for the local garden club bordering picturesque Mill Pond; and Pinnacle Park, home to the Pinnacle Ski Club, a group promoting skiing and instruction for ages.

Golfers are served by a nine-hole course at J.W. Parks Golf Course. Snowmobilers traverse the community in season and have access to a statewide trail system aided by the Pittsfield Driftbusters Snowmobile Club. Recreational and business flyers can take advantage of the Pittsfield Municipal Airport. Pittsfield is unique as the only town of its size to have a community movie theatre showing first-run movies daily and at reduced rates.

Pittsfield is home to one of the oldest college preparatory schools in New England. Founded in 1866, Maine Central Institute (MCI) is a prominent part of the landscape with its traditional, ivy-covered halls and tree-lined campus. MCI is home to the Bossov School of Ballet and a training ground for many Division I and NBA basketball players. Before students get to high school, they attend the local elementary schools, Mason Park School and Vickery School, and then continue to Warsaw Middle School.

Real estate in Pittsfield is still very affordable. In the city you will find a range of options from vintage Victorian homes in the downtown district to comfortable suburban type homes in family oriented neighborhoods. There are also many locations where you can buy an old fashion farmhouse with acres of land to keep that pony your kids have been asking for! Or, you could purchase undeveloped land with woods, pastures or near a stream on which to build your dream house. Many parcels of land around Pittsfield offer both privacy and comfort – the best part is how affordable the properties are here!

In Maine, you will find many fun-filled ways to spend your leisure time. Our downhill skiing is spectacular, or you might enjoy other winter activities such as snowshoeing, cross-country skiing, snowmobiling and ice fishing. Central Maine offers many pristine lakes and streams! In warmer seasons, you can go hiking or biking or backpacking on many nearby trails, or perhaps camping, fishing or hunting. Maine also offers all types of boating, from canoeing and kayaking to sailing and whitewater rafting, plus golfing, rock climbing, and much, much more. If you prefer something a little more tame, try antiquing, bird watching, or nature photography! There is truly something for everyone, in every season.

Contact: Jane Ham, Director

Email: jham@themha.org