Physician / Family Practice / Maine / Permanent / J1 / H1b - Bangor area : FAMILY MEDICINE PHYSICIAN invited to FQHC in beautiful Maine Lakes Region Optimal WORK / LIFE BALANCE Job

Lee, Maine : We seek a skilled Family Medicine Physician to join an established nonprofit in a picturesque rural community just minutes east of Lincoln and one hour north of Bangor. This award-winning Federally Qualified Health Center employs more than 100 professionals who serve 24,000 residents across 19 towns, providing family medical care, walk-in care, behavioral health, substance use disorder treatment, dental care, and school-based health in five modern facilities. A sliding fee scale is available to ensure that underserved patients have access to essential services.You will practice in the organizations satellite clinic in the village of Lee, serving as the sole physician in a renovated historic home on the campus of Lee Academy, one of Maines oldest private high schools. Founded in the mid-19th century, Lee Academy is known for its academic excellence and welcoming, international student body. The clinic retains its original exterior and period character while offering a warm, functional, and efficient medical space. Your on-site support team includes a site coordinator / medical assistant, an additional medical assistant, and a receptionist, with a floating RN Care Coordinator rotating in as needed.This organization prioritizes the needs of todays physicians, offering an upbeat and collegial environment, a four-day workweek, generous paid time off, and a moderate daily volume of about 16 patients - allowing for quality, unrushed care. You will treat patients of all ages in an outpatient setting, with no nights, weekends, or holidays. For those interested, teaching and precepting opportunities are also available.Physicians requiring H1b or J1 visa support are encouraged to apply. MD and DO are equally welcome. Physicians in residency may qualify for a stipend that continues until graduation. Candidates with interests in Addiction Medicine / Suboxone Certification are likewise encouraged to apply. Physicians with a particular interest in Womens Health, including performing colposcopies, will receive priority consideration. You will earn a highly competitive salary plus a cash sign-on bonus and benefits including relocation assistance, fully paid family health insurance, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance, 300 hours of paid time off (vacations, holidays, sick leave), paid leave with a budget for CME, participation in a 401k program, FTCA (federal tort claims act) liability insurance, and student loan repayment.Maine is the State for Best Quality of Life, Safest State in the USA, and for Air Quality. This is a fabulous place to practice and to raise a family, in a state known as Vacationland for good reason. Here, your downtime can be as active or as relaxing as you choose from sailing along a rugged coastline dotted with lighthouses, to hiking and cycling through rolling, scenic trails, to teeing off on exceptional golf courses or spending winter weekends on pristine ski slopes. Every season brings its own beauty, and every day offers the chance to enjoy it.Lee is a small, rural village with an undeniable charm, surrounded by lakes, forests, and hills. A thousand residents enjoy the close-knit feel of the community while benefitting from quick access to Lincoln the Home of 13 Lakes with its larger selection of shops, restaurants, and services. This region is a hub for outdoor recreation, with hundreds of miles of groomed trails for snowmobiles and ATVs. Enjoy boating, camping, hiking, hunting and fishing, or winter adventures like cross-country skiing, snowshoeing, and ice fishing. One hour north is Baxter State Park, home to 200,000 acres of wilderness and Mount Katahdin, Maines tallest peak.Bangor, Maines third largest city, is home to over 100,000 people (median age just 40) and offers a convenient international airport, shopping malls, and theatres, a concert-ready riverfront, dozens of restaurants, a childrens museum, a casino / hotel complex, music festivals, a historic symphony, and more. Between Lincoln and Bangor is the city of Orono, where the University of Maine offers NCAA Division I athletics and a range of cultural events.Contact us today to discuss your priorities and how your goals can be met in beautiful Maine.Position Highlights : Maine : Best Quality of Life, Safest State, Air QualityClimate stable Maine is a top state for Climate ChangeJ1 / H1b visa sponsorship availableSecure employment with respected FQHC, upbeat and collegial teamLots of autonomy sole physician provider in key satellite clinicFour-day workweek, 16 patients / day no nights, weekends, or holidaysAll-ages outpatient practice with Addiction Medicine, Womens Health optionsTeaching and precepting opportunitiesCompetitive salary plus cash sign-on bonus, relo assistance, loan repaymentFully paid family health insurance plus dental, vision, life, and disability300 hours paid time off plus CME leave with an expense budget401k participation FTCA liability coverage