Rewarding Opportunity to Join Region’s Center for Thoracic Oncology in Maine

Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center is seeking a Thoracic Oncology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to join our busy program housed within Northern Light Cardiothoracic Surgery in Bangor, Maine. This opportunity is ideal for an advanced practitioner who is looking for a professionally challenging, collaborative team environment!

Position Details:

• Oversee referrals for all thoracic patients and present to surgeons
• Prepare information and background on patients to be presented at Thoracic Oncology Review and Thoracic Oncology Committee meetings
• Provide full spectrum of patient care including informing them of pathology results, ordering referrals to oncology and pulmonology, notifying PCP and other internal/external providers of pathology results, meeting all patients and their families on behalf of surgeons to inform of post-op care plan, and fielding calls from other providers
• Office patients in for chest tube removal, thoracentesis, and wound care
• Round and review complex patients to ensure adequate post-op care

Why Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center?

• Competitive compensation and benefits package
• Top-tier student loan reimbursement program with no maximum
• Sign-on and relocation bonuses
• Exceptional work/life balance with a generous PTO package and flexible work schedule
• Academic and clinical research opportunities

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.