Pa General Surgery Jobs

Job Summary:Under the supervision of a physician, provides direct diagnostic, therapeutic, and preventive healthcare services to patients of a specific population served based on the norms for specialty.

Seeking a Physician Assistant for our General Surgery service line which is an integral part of our overall Surgical Department.

You will be working in our outpatient clinic, performing outpatient procedures, consults and follow ups, post-operative appointments, inpatient rounding and discharging, first assisting, patient education, quality data collection and preparation. This is a full time position with 1:4 weekend inpatient rounding schedule. You will work at both our Augusta and Waterville Campus.

As part of the team you will provide first contact, continuous, comprehensive, and coordinated patient centered care for patients. Enhance patients’ experiences with respect to quality, access, reliability and cost. Working with the patient care team to coordinate and integrate care across the healthcare system and community. BLS for Healthcare provider is required within 3 months of hire, and ACLS preferred within 6 months of hire.

You will work under the direct supervision of our Medical Director as well as access to a comprehensive team of surgeons. You may have the opportunity to gain/expand skill sets in multiple surgical lines. The ideal candidate will have a minimum of 2 years of experience.

Certifications: Physician Assistant (PA) - State of Maine Board of Licensure in Medicine

Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40

Benefits

Scheduled Work Shift:

Supporting all aspects of our employees’ wellness – physical, emotional and financial – is a critical component of being a great place to work. With the wide range of benefits and programs available, employees have the resources they need to be well at every stage of life and plan for the future.

Physical Wellness

• Employees have access to industry-leading leave for new parents.
• We offer quality health, dental, and vision benefits and wellness programs and resources to provide employees access to resources for a healthy lifestyle and help manage health care costs.
• A generous earned time/paid time off plan is offered to all employees - We believe employees need and deserve time away from work to observe holidays, be with family, go on vacation, or simply take care of themselves.

Emotional Wellness

When life gets challenging, employees have access to our Employee Assistance Program for employees and anyone in their household.

Financial Wellness

• Tuition Reimbursement is available to all employees to further develop skills and career.
• Educational Loan Reimbursement is available to pay down outstanding eligible medical education debt.
• We offer both short-term and long-term disability insurance to replace a portion of your income if you become disabled and cannot work for a period of time.
• We offer eligible employees up to 2% of eligible pay in 403(b) company-matching contributions plus another 2% in the 401(a) retirement income plan. Eligible physicians are also provided the opportunity to participate in a 457(b) retirement plan should they meet their contribution limits of their 403(b) plan.
• Three insurance plans are available to protect your family from the sudden loss of income in the event of your death, terminal illness or serious injury from accident.
• Malpractice is provided, to include tail coverage to all eligible medical staff.
• Eligible medical staff receive both leave days, as well as reimbursement amounts for Continuing Medical Education.
• An employee discount program is available to all employees for services provided by MaineGeneral Medical Center.

Career Mobility

Helping our employees develop their skills and grow their careers is critical to how we retain our talent and sustain our business. We do this by offering our teammates a variety of leadership-supported programs and learning and development resources for every stage of their professional development. We know that our employees are our most valuable resource – they’re how we grow our business and care for our community.

Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/Vet/Disability Assistive technologies are available. Application assistance for those requesting reasonable accommodation to the career site is available by contacting HR at (207) 861-3440 .

MaineGeneral Medical Center has an internal referral bonus program for all employed medical staff. Please contact physician recruitment for more details of this program.

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The Affirmative Action Plan for Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities is available for inspection by any employee or candidate for employment upon request, during normal business hours, in the Human Resources Department. Assistive technologies are available. Application assistance for those requesting reasonable accommodation to the career site is available by contacting HR at (207) 861-3440 . EEO is Law (https://www.dol.gov/ofccp/regs/compliance/posters/pdf/eeopost.pdf)