Position Type
Faculty
Faculty Track
Clinical
Employment Status
Full Time
Months
12
Campus
Portland, ME
Description
Full-time employee of the University of New England College of
Osteopathic Medicine on a non-tenure track appointment with full
benefits and rank commensurate with the candidate's training and
experience. There will also be opportunity to participate in
administration and scholarly activity as the candidate's experience
and interest evolve with department needs.
The Physician Faculty member serves as a member of their
Department, works with any Divisions within the Department, and has
academic, curricular, clinical, patient care, and community service
experience. The Physician Faculty member is part of a team of
physicians and staff that work together to create and support
excellent education, scholarly activity, patient care, and
community service for the department, college, and
university.
About The University of New England
UNE is
Maine's largest private university, with two beautiful coastal
campuses in Maine, a one-of-a-kind study-abroad campus in Tangier,
Morocco, and an array of flexible online offerings. In an
uncommonly welcoming and supportive community, we offer hands-on
learning, empowering students to positively impact a world full of
challenges. We are the state's top provider of health professionals
and home to Maine's only medical and dental colleges, a variety of
other interprofessionally aligned health care programs, and
nationally recognized programs in the marine sciences, the natural
and social sciences, business, the humanities, and the arts.
Benefits Overview
- Multiple health and dental plan options, plus vision
coverage.
- Up to 8% retirement plan match.
- Generous leave time, including vacation, sick, and personal
time, and 12+ holidays per year.
Educational benefits:
- UNE tuition waiver for employees, spouses, and domestic
partners
For more information about our outstanding benefits, please visit:
UNE Benefits Overview
Responsibilities
Academics and Teaching
- Participate in the instruction of medical students within the
college through lecture, small group experiences (problem and
case-based learning). Topics include but are not limited to basic
osteopathic manipulative medicine, clinical skills, clinical
decision-making (differential diagnosis) and general medical
knowledge.
- Participate directly in the instruction and development of
clinical learning experience in the 4-year continuum of medical
student education in geriatrics as defined in the primary care
department's division of geriatrics.
- Precept medical students within the clinical setting, by giving
formal and informal clinical instruction and supervision.
- Precept students of other colleges or graduate programs.
- Participate in graduate medical education as it correlates with
the college.
Clinical - MatureCare
MatureCare is a
clinical arm of UNE COM that provides Medical Direction and
Clinical Attending services at 12 post-acute/ long term Care
/Assisted Living facilities in Central and Southern Maine. The
group consists of Primary Care Physicians and Nurse Practitioners
that provide Primary Care services within the facilities.
MatureCare also provides clinical experiences for UNE COM students'
years 1-4 supervised by Faculty Physicians within the group. Duties
include:
- Provide direct medical care to patients of MatureCare that is
patient centered and team oriented and bedside teaching to
osteopathic medical students.
- Develop and maintain a financially viable clinic practice that
is conducted in an ethical, patient centered practice in accord
with generally accepted standards of care. Provide medical
direction and oversight in facility-based care.
- Provide backup or primary services in hospice and palliative
care
- Review, analyze and determine the significance of a broad array
of health care concerns, diagnostic tests and treatment plans
including the effective use of consultants.
- Participate in and provide information for Quality Improvement
initiatives for MatureCare and UNE.
- Participate in on-call coverage including nights and weekends
on a shared basis with other practitioners in the same clinical
discipline.
- Provide timely, effective and appropriate documentation of
medical services.
- Provide formal and informal instruction and supervision for
medical students, residents and health professionals
- Coordinate and monitor patient care rendered by students and
residents being supervised.
- Prepare evaluations of residents and students supervised in a
thorough and timely manner.
- Participate in community relation efforts to enhance the
reputation, visibility and credibility of University Health Care
and UNE.
- Conduct and mentor scholarly activity.
- Understand and comply with OSHA, HIPAA and safety training
requirements of UNE as specified in the employee manual.
Qualifications
Board Certified DO or MD Physician in Family Medicine/Internal
Medicine/Geriatrics. Comfort with performance and teaching basic
skills in Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine is preferred.
- Curricular and teaching experience in formal and informal
teaching, and learner supervision and evaluation (preferred).
- Clinical practice experience of at least 5 years
(preferred).
- Experience/expertise in holistic long term care medicine.
- Experience in bedside clinical teaching/precepting
(preferred).
- Exceptional written and oral communication skills.
- Have or be eligible for Maine licensure to practice.
EEO Statement Summary
Consistent with federal and state law and University policy, the
University of New England is committed to the fundamental concept
of equal opportunity for all of the members of the University
community. The University prohibits, and will not tolerate,
discrimination in employment, the provision of academic services or
in any other area of University life based on race, color, sex,
physical or mental disability, religion, age, ancestry, national
origin, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression,
ethnicity, genetic information, HIV status, or status as a veteran.
Prohibited bias factors should not motivate decisions regarding
students, employees, applicants for admission, applicants for
employment, contractors, volunteers or participants in and/or users
of institutional programs, services, and activities.
COVID Vaccination Statement (PLEASE NOTE)
Posting Number
2022F0316P
Close Date
Open Until Filled
To apply, visit https://une.peopleadmin.com/postings/26315
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