Pines Health Services is a physician practice management organization with 27 physicians and 13 mid-level providers. Pines' northern Maine locations include Caribou (5 offices), Presque Isle, Limestone and Van Buren. In the fall of 2007, the practice was designated as a Federally Qualified Health Center, providing enhanced access to health care services for all members of the community, and allowing the practice to employ providers holding H-1B and J-1 visas. Pines received a multi-year New Access Points grant from the Federal government in the fall of 2007.

For over 25 years Pines Health Services has provided care to a service area population numbering about 35,000 people. Pines Health Services has a dedicated, volunteer Board of Directors, and a strong, supportive relationship with Cary Medical Center. Pines providers are active members of Cary's Medical Staff.

Our clinical staff is fully engaged in quality improvement, earning multiple blue ribbons from the Maine Health Alliance. We are a designated preferred provider for State of Maine employees, and have been recognized by Anthem Blue Cross / Blue Shield as a preferred provider based on the demonstrated quality of care provided to our patients.

As an employee of Pines Health Services, the successful Orthopedic Surgeon candidate will receive a competitive salary and productivity incentives, a generous benefits package, CME reimbursement, relocation assistance, and education loan repayment, if applicable.  The physician will receive an annual allowance for licensing and subscriptions for their practice.

Orthopedic Surgeon Practice Profile:

• Pines Health Center in Caribou
• Surgery Department at Cary Medical Center consists of five operating rooms with state-of-the-art equipment, and is fully staffed with a full compliment of CRNA's and Anesthesiologists.
• The Orthopedic Surgeon performs about 8 to 10 surgeries per week. Surgeries include, but are not limited to, total hips and knee, (micro incision), knee arthroscopy, IM nails femoral, tibal, humorous, fx bones, (plates and screws compression, hip screws, cannulated hip screw), carpal tunnel, shoulder surgery, (rotator cuff, AC joint resection, total joint), and muscle/tendon repairs.
• Patients are primarily adults.
• Cary Medical Center outpatient clinics consisting of Cardiology, Pulmonary, Hematology/Oncology, Endocrinology, Neurosurgical, Ear, Nose and Throat, and Podiatry, and Rheumatology, along with diabetes counseling and nutritional therapy
• Pain service start up in April 2007 at Cary Medical Center

Qualifications of Applicants:

• Board Certified or board eligible
• Allopathic and osteopathic physicians will be considered equally
• American born and trained physicians and foreign-born physicians who have completed a US residency and/or fellowship will be considered equally.  HIB candidates will be considered.
• In-practice physicians, residents or fellows, and military-trained physicians will be considered equally