Internal Medicine opening details

Board Certified/Eligible Internal Medicine

Miles Medical Associates is looking for an Internist for an outpatient only practice. You will work with 5 other Internists and collaboratively with a two physician Hospitalist team. Call is 1 in 7. This is an employed position weekdays only. This might be just the job for a physician seeking stable working hours to be with growing family. Or a physician who has been in a full scope of general practice and is eager to switch to an office practice.

Miles Health Care is a full-service community health care organization located on the banks of the Damariscotta River. Miles Memorial Hospital, the cornerstone of the system, is a 38-bed community hospital. Through Miles Medical Associates, comprehensive high quality primary care services are available for the people of Lincoln County, Maine. Their vision is to provide the best in community health care. Miles Health Care has developed a full Circle of Care to meet the medical, rehabilitation, wellness and retirement needs of Lincoln County and the surrounding service area that’s over 10,000 people.

Damariscotta, Maine is a working fishing village located in Lincoln County that is recognized as both a tourist destination, and as a retirement community. This picturesque town is a wonderful place to live all year round, with friendly neighborhoods, great schools, and community facilities that include a YMCA, and more! Shopping, dining, and cultural events are all found locally, with many more located just an hour away in Portland.

Maine’s Mid Coast region boasts some of the Pine Tree State’s most beautiful coastline, where you will enjoy a selection of personal lifestyle and residential options. Waterfront homes are available, but pricey. You might enjoy living in a historic, 19th century home in town, or possibly select a site with some acreage a few minutes inland, where you can enjoy privacy, or build the custom log home of your dreams! You’ll find many family neighborhoods as well. The choice is yours!

Damariscotta schools are top-notch. For children attending school below 8th grade, there are multiple choices of quality schools in the immediate and surrounding school districts. For high school age students, there is one area high school, Lincoln Academy, an independent secondary school chartered in 1801. Lincoln Academy is the fourth oldest secondary school in Maine that is still in existence today.

Maine is a nature lover’s paradise, offering a full range of all-season distractions. From white-water rafting, camping, fishing and hunting, to hiking and biking and cross country skiing, plus downhill skiing and snowmobiling, and all kinds of boating (canoeing, kayaking, sailing, etc.); you’ll find many fun-filled ways to spend your free time all year round.

Damariscotta is located on coastal route 1, half way between Camden and Brunswick, you’ll find that no matter which way you turn you can find amazing restaurants, quaint New England shops, and breathtaking scenery.

If you like hiking you want to make sure and take a trek down The Heritage Trail. The Heritage Trail is a three-mile long footpath traversing both Damariscotta River Association's Salt Bay Preserve and Private land in Newcastle. Hikers pass under Route 1 and can detour to visit the famous "Glidden Midden's", ancient Indian shell heaps on the bank of the Damariscotta River; these record Indian gatherings through untold centuries.

For the history buff of the family, make sure to plan a trip to visit Fort Edgecomb located on the southern tip of Davis Island. This fort was built in 1809 as orders from Henry Dearborn, Secretary of War at the time. The fort was used as protection during the war in 1814-1815 and finally let its guard down on February 14, 1815 because the threat was over. Fort Edgecomb was put on alert again in 1864 during the Civil war but saw no action that time around. Today the fort is used only as a historic site that may be explored by those who visit.

Local conservation sites provide opportunities for peaceful unhurried walks. Boat cruises operate tours all summer of New Harbor, for bird and whale watching, viewing the lighthouse from the ocean, or a day trip out to Monhegan Island and its famed artists' colony. Pemaquid Beach with its white sand is an enjoyable place to sunbathe and swim in the ocean. Freshwater recreation is available too, at Damariscotta Lake, Biscay Lake, Lake Pemaquid and other smaller ponds. The State of Maine has a slogan that says "Maine -- the way life should be." Nowhere in the State is this more applicable than in Lincoln County.

Contact: Jane Ham

Email: jham@themha.org