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Millinocket, Maine: We invite an Optometrist to join a respected rural health center (FQHC) with a 40+ year history of successful operation. This nonprofit organization has practices in six towns providing primary care, urgent care, mental health, dentistry, podiatry, physical therapy and other healthcare services to thousands of patients across a sizeable stretch of northern Maine.You will assume an established eyecare practice in this outpatient health center, collaborating with primary care providers. Enjoy a rewarding role seeing adults and families – including many who are uninsured or underinsured. In addition to examining and diagnosing eye issues and impairments, you will prescribe corrective lenses, prescribe therapeutic drugs to treat eye conditions, and conduct occasional emergency treatment for patients. You can expect a moderate volume averaging 16 patients/day. Enjoy a terrific weekday schedule with no nights, weekends or holidays. Practice in a modern facility with state-of-the-art technology and excellent support so you can provide the best patient care possible. You may be asked to help cover the optometry center in a neighboring practice in the town of Patten. We are offering: • Welcoming and supportive practice 75 minutes from Bangor
• Relocation assistance to bring you to beautiful Maine
• Secure employment with established community health center
• Rewarding position in rural/underserved location
• Terrific weekday schedule – no nights, no weekends, no holidays!
• Competitive salary based on your experience
• Health and dental, life & disability
• Paid vacation time – 3 weeks/year one, then 4 weeks – PLUS 10 paid holidays
• Another week of paid leave plus a budget for your CME
• Participation in a retirement plan WITH employer contributions!
• This is a NHSC loan repayment site
Come to Maine for an exceptional lifestyle! The acclaimed four-season environment has earned Maine the nickname, “Vacationland!” This is your chance to live where other people spend their leisure time. Millinocket is a picturesque community of 5000 people adjacent to popular Baxter State Park, a 200,000 acre preserve that is home to mile-high Mt. Katahdin, Maine's tallest peak. This popular all-sports region attracts vacationers and sports enthusiasts for all kinds of activities on the many lakes and rivers and hills and peaks in the area - in every season. Enjoy snowmobiling and snowshoeing, camping and hiking, climbing, biking, boating, whitewater rafting, fishing and hunting, and more! Homes are affordable here, with waterfront options readily available. Explore family-friendly houses in convenient in-town neighborhoods or consider properties with multiple acres where you can own horses, mountain bike in your own backyard, or just enjoy peace and privacy! With scenic lots widely available, you could build a custom home that will make you happy for many years to come. Several welcoming small towns give you plenty of choices! Millinocket is 75 minutes from Bangor, Maine's third largest city, with over 100,000 people, an international airport, shopping malls and theatres, dozens of restaurants, a wonderful children’s museum, a symphony orchestra, a casino/hotel, summer concerts and annual music festivals on the riverfront, and much more. You will be an hour from the University of Maine at Orono, which hosts cultural and collegiate sporting events including NCAA Division I football, soccer, basketball, baseball and hockey. Contact us today to learn more about this new position!
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