Physician / Physical Medicine and Rehab / Maine / Permanent / Inpatient Physiatry MEDICAL DIRECTOR / PM&R - come to Maine’s capital - modern hospital in busy college town, rewarding role, student loan

•  Desirable riverside community 50 minutes from Portland
•  Relocation assistance brings you to beautiful Maine
•  Secure employment with modern 190-bed medical center
•  DIRECTORSHIP over state-of-the-art 12-bed Inpatient Rehab unit
•  Interesting practice, wide variety of patients and issues
•  Friendly, welcoming, collaborative team environment
•  Teaching options (Residents and Fellows)
•  Highly competitive salary
•  Liability, Health, Dental, Vision, Disability, Life Insurance
•  Onsite daycare facility
•  Generous earned time for optimal work/life balance plus
•  Paid leave plus a budget for your CME
•  Choice of retirement plans with employer matching
•  Generous multiyear student loan repayment available

Augusta, Maine: We seek an experienced Physiatrist to be Medical Director of the Inpatient Rehabilitation unit in Maine’s newest hospital – a state-of-the-art 190-bed regional medical center in the state capital city, just 50 minutes from Portland. This physician-led nonprofit hospital is the area’s largest private employer and Maine’s third largest healthcare system, serving 65,000 area residents. This is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer.

We are looking for an enthusiastic specialist committed to patient-centered care to be the lead for this state-of-the-art 12-bed Inpatient Rehabilitation Unit (Stroke Rehabilitation Certified through the Joint Commission) with expansive diagnostic services. The Rehab Unit is telemetry ready, with lift systems in each room, a horticulture program and mobility garden, and more. You can expect to treat such things as stroke, neurological disorders, hip fractures, amputation, brain injuries, SCI, deconditioning and multi-trauma. This unit is supported by an expert Hospitalist team and many hospital-employed specialists.

You will report to the Medical Director of Physiatry. As the primary inpatient provider, you will see your discharged patients for outpatient follow-ups for continuity of care, and for various procedures. Join a collegial, collaborative team with 3 Physiatrists and 4 NPs – all enthusiastic about evidence-based occupational medicine. Call and inpatient coverage is shared with other Physiatrists. The medical center is home to an unopposed Family Medicine Residency Program and various Fellowships, giving you a great opportunity to teach residents and fellows.

This hospital-employed position offers a highly competitive salary and Directorship stipend along with benefits including paid relocation assistance, insurance (medical, dental, vision, life, and disability), paid time off for sick leave and vacations, paid holidays, more paid leave plus a budget for your CME, an onsite daycare facility, a choice of retirement plans with employer matching, and more. Generous medical education loan repayment is available.

Augusta is Maine's historic capital city, a growing college town, and a family-friendly community situated in the scenic Kennebec Valley. Entrepreneurs start and grow a variety of businesses here, while students learn in first-rate schools, libraries, and cultural facilities. Augusta’s busy shopping district offers dozens of specialty shops, name-brand and big-box stores, and multiple restaurants. The Civic Center hosts everything from rock concerts to sporting events. Augusta spans both sides of the picturesque Kennebec River, which offers scenic recreation. Enjoy kayaking, whitewater rafting, fishing and hunting, cross-country skiing, snowmobiling and more. Take advantage of local hiking and biking trails, award-winning golf courses, and easily accessible ski resorts. This area is marked by picturesque waterways popular with bald eagles.

Homes are available in the city, in several communities surrounding Augusta and – a few minutes further out – acreage is offered for those interested. Since this position offers shift work without call, you can live anywhere and commute. The hospital is just two minutes off Maine’s interstate.

Portland is easily accessible from Augusta. This highly desirable city features a very active social scene centered in the popular Old Port district of eateries and nightclubs. Hundreds of Portland restaurants serve the finest seafood plus international fare from two dozen regions. Amenities include the convenient International Jetport, exciting semipro sports, scenic harborside dining, galleries and museums, live theater, an acclaimed symphony orchestra, and much more. Boston is 2.5 hours from Augusta.

Contact us today to explore this excellent new position.