Opportunity: Pediatric Endocrinologist
 Opportunity Details
Specialty: Pediatric, Endocrinology
Location: Portland, ME,
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 Job Description

Maine Medical Partners Pediatric Specialty Care is seeking a FT BC/BE Pediatric Endocrinologist to join their well-established Division of Pediatric Endocrinology & Diabetes in Portland, Maine.

The Division of Pediatric Endocrinology & Diabetes at Maine Medical Partners continues to be rated by US News and World Reports as one of the top 50 Pediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes programs in the country. The Division includes three pediatric endocrinologists working with two nurse practitioners, five certified diabetes educators, a social worker, and three endocrinology nurses.

Maine Medical Partners Pediatric Specialty Care is a large multi-specialty group who provide specialty health care for children in Maine and Southern New Hampshire. Clinical services are available at the Portland site as well as select outreach sites throughout Maine. All providers are on the medical staff of The Barbara Bush Children's Hospital (BBCH), a 95 bed tertiary care pediatric hospital within Maine Medical Center.  The BBCH is Maine’s only dedicated children's hospital, providing comprehensive services including a PICU, NICU, dedicated pediatric section in the ED, and a 35 bed Inpatient Unit.

Maine Medical Center has 637 licensed beds and is the state’s leading tertiary hospital and Level One Trauma Center, with a full complement of residencies and fellowships, and is an integral part of the Tufts University School of Medicine.  The successful candidate would have an academic appointment at Tufts University School of Medicine.

Our program has established multidisciplinary clinics that include Countdown to a Healthy ME (weight management), The Gender Clinic, Cystic Fibrosis Program, and Muscular Dystrophy program. We work closely with the Maine Children’s Cancer Program for long-term follow up. We are active participants in the Tufts University School of Medicine and the Pediatric Residency program both in the clinical and research arenas.

The successful candidate will be employed by Maine Medical Partners (MMP), a subsidiary of Maine Medical Center and Maine’s largest multi-specialty group.  MMP serves the health care needs of patients throughout Maine and Northern New England.  This high quality team of more than 400 physicians and 150 advanced practice professionals provides a wide range of hospital based, primary, specialty, and sub-specialty adult and pediatric care delivered throughout a network of 30 locations across the State and acts as a regional referral network.

Situated on the Maine coast, Portland offers the best of urban sophistication combined with small-town friendliness.  The area provides four season recreational opportunities, such as skiing, hiking, sailing, and miles of beautiful beaches.  Just two hours north of Boston, this is an exceptionally diverse and vibrant community.  Portland is consistently voted one of the top spots in America to raise a family and was named America’s most livable city by Forbes Magazine in 2009.

 Contact Information
Contact: Alison Nathanson, Director, MaineHealth Physician Recruitment Center

Email: nathaa@mainehealth.org
Phone: (207) 661-7383

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