Palliative Care Physician

Description

The Palliative Care Practice of MaineHealth Medical Group (MHMG) is seeking a compassionate and dedicated palliative care physician to join our rapidly growing team at Mid Coast Hospital in Brunswick ME. This unique position offers a 50-50 job split between inpatient palliative care and ambulatory palliative care as an embedded member of the oncology team. The ideal candidate will be committed to providing high-quality, patient-centered care to individuals and families that are facing serious illness.

This full-time position offers:

• The opportunity to provide comprehensive palliative care consultations for hospitalized patients focusing on symptom management, advanced care planning, and psychosocial support.
• Collaboration with multidisciplinary teams including nursing, social work and spiritual care to develop and implement individualized care plans.
• The ability to provide outpatient palliative care services to patients undergoing cancer treatment as an embedded member of the oncology practice.
• The chance to help increase access to specialty palliative care across MaineHealth Medical Group.
• Potential for local and regional leadership opportunities within MaineHealth.
• Competitive compensation package including relocation assistance, CME expense reimbursement, and malpractice insurance.
• Benefits that include Paid Time Off, CME time, retirement options with employer contributions, medical, dental, vision, life/disability coverage, and more.

Qualifications:

• MD/DO from an accredited medical school.
• BC/BE in Hospice and Palliative Medicine.
• Hospice experience highly preferred.

In all areas in Maine, you'll find the most spectacular natural beauty and outdoor recreation found anywhere. Sail, surf and kayak the world-class waters, hike the mountains that overlook the sea, swim & fish in pristine lakes and streams, and bike on country lanes. Below are some highlights for this specific region.

Brunswick, Maine, Mid-Coast Maine offers some of the most spectacular natural beauty and outdoor recreation found anywhere. Sail and kayak the world-class waters of Merrymeeting and Casco Bays, hike the mountains that overlook the sea, and swim and fish in pristine lakes and streams. Brunswick is home toBowdoin College, theBowdoin International Music Festival, theBowdoin College Museum of Art, and the Maine State Music Theatre, along with a variety of exquisite restaurants and a desirable school district.

MaineHealth is a not-for-profit integrated health system whose vision is, "Working together so our communities are the healthiest in America." MaineHealth consists of nine local health systems, a comprehensive behavioral health care network, diagnostic services, home health agencies, and 1,700 employed clinicians working together through the MaineHealth Medical Group. With approximately 22,000 care team members, MaineHealth provides preventive care, diagnosis and treatment to 1.1 million residents in Maine and New Hampshire. MaineHealth offers a Total Rewards package that includes comprehensive and competitive benefits, along with programs and resources to meet the diverse needs of our workforce.

To learn more about our system please visit www.mainehealth.org and our benefits page.

J-1 visa applicants are welcome to apply.