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Job Field: Government Jobs
Location: Augusta, ME
Salary: $97,987.00 - $265,000.00 / Per Year
Job Type: Full Time - Permanent
Phone: 1-877-421-8263 x6913, email: JOHN.POULIN@VA.GOV .

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JOB SUMMARY:

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About the Agency

An all-service VA Medical Center in an all-season recreational getaway! Otolaryngologist needed in Augusta, Maine. Must-haves; unrestricted state medical license, qualified to diagnose, treat, and manage patients according to standard, usual, and acceptable methods and techniques. B/C or B/E in Otolaryngology preferred.

 

Disabled persons and/or veterans are encouraged to apply.

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, in the mid-coast region, 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 (formerly Togus VA Medical Center) proudly serves Maine's veterans at a main campus in Augusta or any of nine outpatient clinics. It's a modern 67 bed facility with general medical, surgical, intermediate and 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.

Salary to be determined by local Physician/Dentist Compensation Panel (commensurate with education, experience and qualifications). By law, U.S. Citizens will be given 1st preference but non-citizens will be considered in the absence of qualified citizens. Recruitment Incentive (or Relocation Incentive for a current VA employee) may be available.

OUR MISSION: To fulfill President Lincoln's promise – "To care for him who shall have borne the battle, and for his widow, and his orphan" – by serving and honoring the men and women who are America's Veterans.

Relocation Expenses: Relocation expenses are not authorized for this position.

TRAVEL REQUIRED

• Not Required

RELOCATION AUTHORIZED

• No

KEY REQUIREMENTS:

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• Must pass pre-employment physical examination.
• Designated and/or Random Drug Testing required.
• Background and/or Security Investigation required.
• Full unresitricted licensure, certification, or registration required.