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Job Field: Office Jobs
Location: Augusta, ME
Salary: $200,000.00 - $220,000.00 / Per Year
Job Type: Intermittent - Temporary NTE 1300 hrs p/y
Phone: (207)623-8411x6913

JOB SUMMARY:

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Vacancy Identification Number (VIN) 875649

A busy VA Emergency Department in an area with many recreational opportunities!  A per diem Emergency Department Physician is needed in Augusta, Maine.  Must-haves; B/C or B/E specializing in Emergency Medicine, Internal Medicine, or Family Practice by the appropriate accrediting agencies (EM preferred), unrestricted state medical license, qualified to diagnose, treat, and manage patients according to standard, usual, and acceptable methods and techniques.

 

Applications from veterans or persons with disabilities are welcomed.

Competitive salaries, generous leave package, health & life insurance benefits, and retirement benefits.  Additionally, the right candidate will experience the sense of patriotism and pride associated with working with veterans.  The incumbent is eligible to participate in a pension program as well as a matching Thrift Savings Plan which is similar to a 401K.  Candidates with prior military experience may be able to combine their accrued military retirement credit with VA pension benefits.

 

Live in Augusta, or within easy commuting distance, on the coast, in the mountains, or lakeside.  Safe communities with highly rated school systems.  Variety of outdoors recreational destinations, near-by college and university campuses, and other cultural events are some examples of what central Maine has to offer.

 

VA Maine Healthcare System proudly serves Maine's veterans at a main campus in Augusta or any of nine outpatient clinics.  It's a modern 67-operational bed facility with general medical, surgical, mental health beds, as well as 40 Skilled-Longer Stay beds, a 25-bed Dementia Unit, and a hospice unit.  The oldest veterans' facility in the country (est. 1866), much of its 500+ acres is natural woodland habitat for wildlife.  Living in Maine offers excellent quality of life and access to many cultural and recreational activities.

TRAVEL REQUIRED

• Not Required

RELOCATION AUTHORIZED

• No

KEY REQUIREMENTS:

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• Full unrestricted Licensure, Certification, or Registration required.
• Must pass pre-employment physical examination.
• Designated and/or Random Drug Testing required.
• Background and/or Security Investigation required.
• Must be proficient in written and spoken English