What are the responsibilities and job description for the Surgery & Trauma Physician Assistant position at Northern Light Health?
Physician Assistant Opportunity – Join Our Dynamic Trauma Service
Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center seeks a Physician Assistant to join our team of General Surgery and Trauma Specialists. Responsibilities include assisting in the operating room with both elective, acute care, and traumatic surgical cases, rounding in the intensive care unit and surgical floors, trauma response in the emergency department and performing procedures including central venous lines, chest tubes, arterial lines, and wound dressing changes. The team of general surgery and trauma physician assistants work a varied schedule including nights, evenings, and weekends providing acute care and trauma services.
Our trauma surgery team is dedicated to teaching and providing a supportive, collegial work environment. We offer a competitive salary, and a comprehensive benefits package including a generous student loan repayment program.
Candidates must be NCCPA certified, and licensed to practice in the State of Maine, or immediately eligible for the same.
Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center 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 Health
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.
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.
For more information and confidential consideration, send your CV to:
Marlee Cuskelly, Provider Recruiter
Phone: 207.973.5358
Providercareers@northernlight.org
