What are the responsibilities and job description for the Surgical Physician Assistant position at Northern Light Health?
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 p rovide 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 a 411-bed regional tertiary care medical center with academic affiliations serving a patient population of 500,000 living in the northern two-thirds of the state. Bangor is an award-winning small city that offers easy access to Maine’s spectacular coast, lakes, and mountains. The area’s schools rank among New England’s best. Bangor serves as the regional hub for medicine, the arts, and commerce.
For more information, please contact:
Marlee Cuskelly
Provider Recruiter II
Call: 207.973.5358
Email: ProviderCareers@northernlight.org
