Pediatric Nurse Practitioner - Experience Required

MaineGeneral Health Augusta, ME 04330, US

Job Summary:

Provides primary or acute healthcare services for certain acute or chronic health conditions in specific populations in accordance with applicable scope and standards of practice and with the policies, values, and mission of the organization.

Job Description:

Kennebec Pediatrics, a thriving, well-established practice of MaineGeneral Medical Center, is seeking a board certified and experienced Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, to join their collegial team, meeting patients' medical needs through compassionate, respectful and professional care.

Join an incredible team at Kennebec Pediatrics including 8 physicians and a full complement of nursing and support staff in an outpatient setting, providing comprehensive medical care from infancy to young adulthood.

Highlights of the position include:

Schedule consists of 32 clinical hours and the benefit of 8 hours scheduled, dedicated administrative time
No evening clinic hours
No inpatient pediatric, Emergency Department or newborn nursery coverage.
Call rotation consists of 1 in 8 weekends.
After-hours on call service that begins at 4:50 pm – 7:45 am on weekdays, weekend call service begins at 2:00 pm to 9:00 am.
Third year medical students from UNE rotate through the practices.
Opportunity to fill in as pediatric hospitalist if desired, although not required.

Once you visit, be prepared to stay for a career that will fulfill your professional ambitions and serve a grateful community--in an area of Maine that offers excellent public schools, a family-oriented culture, and quality-of-life features that will captivate you for a lifetime.

Certifications:

Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) - Maine State Board of Nursing, Nurse Practitioner (NP) - Maine State Board of Nursing

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

Scheduled Work Shift:

Benefits:

Supporting all aspects of our employees’ wellness – physical, emotional and financial – is a critical component of being a great place to work. With the wide range of benefits and programs available, employees have the resources they need to be well at every stage of life and plan for the future.

Physical Wellness:

We offer quality health, dental, and vision benefits and wellness programs and resources to provide employees access to resources for a healthy lifestyle and help manage health care costs.
Employees have access to industry-leading leave for new parents.
A generous earned time/paid time off plan is offered to all employees - We believe employees need and deserve time away from work to observe holidays, be with family, go on vacation, or simply take care of themselves.

Emotional Wellness:

When life gets challenging, employees have access to our Employee Assistance Program for employees and anyone in their household.

Financial Wellness:

Tuition Reimbursement is available to all employees to further develop skills and career.
Educational Loan Reimbursement is available to pay down outstanding eligible medical education debt.
Eligible medical staff receive both leave days, as well as reimbursement amounts for Continuing Medical Education.
We offer eligible employees up to 2% of eligible pay in 403(b) company-matching contributions plus another 2% in the 401(a) retirement income plan. Eligible physicians are also provided the opportunity to participate in a 457(b) retirement plan should they meet their contribution limits of their 403(b) plan.
Three insurance plans are available to protect your family from the sudden loss of income in the event of your death, terminal illness or serious injury from accident.
Malpractice is provided, to include tail coverage to all eligible medical staff.
We offer both short-term and long-term disability insurance to replace a portion of your income if you become disabled and cannot work for a period of time.

Career Mobility:

Helping our employees develop their skills and grow their careers is critical to how we retain our talent and sustain our business. We do this by offering our teammates a variety of leadership-supported programs and learning and development resources for every stage of their professional development. We know that our employees are our most valuable resource – they’re how we grow our business and care for our community.

Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/Vet/Disability Assistive technologies are available. Application assistance for those requesting reasonable accommodation to the career site is available by contacting HR at (207) 861-3440 .

MaineGeneral Medical Center has an internal referral bonus program for all employed medical staff. Please contact physician recruitment for more details of this program.

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