Nurse Practitioner or Physician Associate​/Assistant Specialty Care Infectious Disease

Overview

The Maine Health Adult Specialty Care Clinic is seeking a part-time (24 hours per week) Nurse Practitioner or Physician Associate/Physician Assistant to join its care team in Portland, Maine. The Adult Specialty Care Clinic (also known as Gilman Clinic) provides care for patients living with HIV, Hepatitis, Cirrhosis, and Advanced Liver Disease. This position will focus on the care of patients with a wide range of liver diseases, including Hepatitis, Cirrhosis, Fatty Liver Disease, NASH, and other conditions.

Duties include patient triage, patient education, and clinical assessment and treatment. In collaboration with two Board Certified Hepatologists, this Advanced Practice Professional will benefit from ongoing professional education and a dynamic, multidisciplinary care team. The successful candidate will commit to 3 days per week in the Clinic, with no evenings, weekends, or holidays. No call coverage is required.

• Patient triage, evaluation, and clinical management of a wide range of liver diseases (Hepatitis, Cirrhosis, Fatty Liver Disease, NASH, and related conditions).
• Provide patient education and participate in multidisciplinary care planning.

• Bachelor’s Degree required;
  Master’s Degree required in Nursing as a Nurse Practitioner or as a Physician Associate/Physician Assistant.
• Current license issued by the State of Maine or eligibility for licensure.
• Skills in case management, time management, problem solving, crisis intervention, multitasking, and other organizational matters.
• Strong computer skills and experience with a computerized health information management system.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality.

Benefits include Paid Time Off, CME time, retirement options with employer contributions, medical, dental, vision, life/disability coverage, and more. Competitive compensation package including sign-on bonus and relocation assistance to qualified candidates, CME expense reimbursement, and malpractice insurance.

Maine Health is a not-for-profit integrated health system whose vision is, “Working together so our communities are the healthiest in America.” Maine Health consists of nine local health systems, a comprehensive behavioral health care network, diagnostic services, home health agencies, and 1,700 employed clinicians. With approximately 24,000 care team members, a Level 1 Trauma Center, and a network of community hospitals, Maine Health serves 1.1 million residents in Maine and New Hampshire.

Maine Health offers a package that includes comprehensive and competitive benefits, along with programs and resources to meet the diverse needs of our workforce.

Portland offers urban amenities with small-town friendliness, four-season recreation, and proximity to Boston. This is a diverse and vibrant area with many opportunities to explore.

For more information, please contact Katye Thatcher, Provider Recruiter, Maine Health tcher.