HC Family Physician

Mount Desert Island Hospital•Bar Harbor, ME

11d•Onsite

About The Position

Provides quality health care in the community, in keeping with the community values and as outlined in the MDIHO Mission Statement. Within the limits of a negotiated employment contract between the Physician employee and MDIHO, the Physician is responsible to provide primary care services to patients in all settings (office, hospital, nursing home, and home), including history and physical examinations, cancer screenings, patient/family education, diagnosing and treating presenting ailments, telephone follow-up, and stabilizing emergencies prior to transport to hospital. Supervises and provides backup to physician extenders in the office and hospital.

Requirements

Board Certification
Credentialed by the MDI Hospital Medical Staff to practice Family Medicine
Maintains membership in the Active Medical Staff at MDI Hospital in good standing
DEA certified
BLS, ACLS and PALS certified
Emotional maturity and excellent communication skills
Ability to work with distressed or anxious patients or family members
Ability to take in, process and apply clinical information in a wide variety of patient care situations
Ability to learn new techniques and incorporate them, through a new finding, into current practice
Ability to process and interpret complex information

Responsibilities

Provide primary care services to patients in all settings (office, hospital, nursing home, and home)
Conduct history and physical examinations
Perform cancer screenings
Provide patient/family education
Diagnose and treat presenting ailments
Perform telephone follow-up
Stabilize emergencies prior to transport to hospital
Supervise and provide backup to physician extenders in the office and hospital