Surgical Physician Assistant Opportunity in Maine

Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center is seeking a full-time Physician Assistant to join our busy, growing practice in Bangor, Maine. The Physician Assistant will function as a surgical first assist for all surgical sub-specialties and provide weekday inpatient coverage of all non-ICU surgical patients on the surgical unit.

Responsibilities Include:

• First assist all surgical sub-specialties at EMMC.
• Pre and Post-operative assessments.
• Evaluate, diagnose and implement treatment plans in collaboration with attending physicians and nursing staff.
• Ensure continuity of care through sign-out from overnight PA coverage. Daily participation in multidisciplinary rounds (MDR), care coordination, and discharge planning.
• Respond to urgent/emergent clinical issues. Collaborate with attending services to provide appropriate, timely care in effort to reduce morbidity, mortality, and length of stay.
• Interact with and clinically supervise allied health personnel as assigned for patient management.

Maine Physician Assistant and DEA Licenses (or immediate eligibility) required.

Why Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center?

• Robust compensation package
• Student loan reimbursement program of up to 20K per year, with no cap!
• Sign-on and relocation bonuses
• Flexible schedules and exceptional work/life balance

Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center is committed to making healthcare work for the people of Maine. It is a 411- bed, regional tertiary care and ACS verified level II trauma center serving a patient population of 500,000 living in the northern two-thirds of the state’s geography. The hospital is a base for LifeFlight of Maine, a critical care air transportation service flying nearly 900 missions per year. Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center is a member of Northern Light Health, an integrated statewide health delivery system that is raising the bar with no-nonsense solutions that are leading the way to a healthier future for our state. Northern Light Health offers a broad range of providers and services, including nine hospitals, primary care and specialty physician practices, long-term care, home health and hospice agencies, and emergency ground and air transport.

Bangor, Maine is a vibrant small city with easy access to Maine’s spectacular coast, mountains, and lakes. Schools rank among New England’s best with the flagship campus of the University of Maine located in the neighboring town of Orono. Bangor serves as the regional hub for medicine, the arts, and commerce. Bangor International Airport offers direct and one-stop service to most major destinations.

At Northern Light Health, we’re building a better approach to healthcare because we believe people deserve access to care that works for them. As an integrated health delivery system serving Maine, we’re raising the bar with no-nonsense solutions that are leading the way to a healthier future for our state. Our more than 12,000 team members—in our hospitals, primary and specialty care practices, long-term and home healthcare, and ground and air medical transport and emergency care—are committed to making healthcare work for our patients, communities, and employees.