Family Medicine Physician Job with Commonwealth Healthcare Corporation in Saipan, MP

Live and work on a tropical island in the Pacific Ocean!

The Commonwealth Healthcare Corporation (CHCC) is seeking an adventurous Family Medicine physician who is ready for a unique opportunity in Global Healthcare while living on a tropical island paradise. The practice model allows you to use your skills and training to provide a broad range of Family Medicine Services while maintaining a great work-life balance.

About The Island

Rota is a lush tropical island located just north of Guam in the Western Pacific Ocean.  It is the least populated and southernmost island of the Northern Mariana Islands.  Together the islands make up the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI). The CNMI is a U.S. territory, its citizens are U.S. citizens, the currency is the U.S. Dollar and the predominant language is English.

Life on Rota

•Temperate climate with average temperature in the low 80’s year-round

•Safe and family-friendly with access to public and private schools and affordable childcare

•Outdoor activities: scuba diving, snorkeling, hiking, biking, fishing, skydiving, kayaking, paddleboarding and more

•30 minute commuter airline flights daily to Saipan and Guam

•Abundant travel options with regular flights to Seoul, Busan, Tokyo and Guam with easy connections to the rest of Asia

About the Hospital

The Rota Healthcare Center is a small community health center which serves the population of 2,000 with clinic and urgent care hours.  There is full-time dental care access and specialists which rotate monthly to the center to treat complex medical conditions that the facility can support.  Physicians Assistants also rotate weekly to support daily clinic hours and after hours urgent care needs.

Salary: $195,000 with opportunity to increase with additional responsibilities

Job Highlights

•Make a competitive mainland salary in U.S. Dollars

•Excellent work-life balance; separate clinic and call days; post-call day off

Qualifications

•Permanent and locums positions available

•Completion of U.S or Canadian Residency Program

•Board Certified or eligible

•BLS/ACLS required

•Must have an NPI and be Medicare/Medicaid reimbursement eligible

•CNMI License required (we will assist with application process). Licensing and credentialing take approx. 6-8 weeks.

Benefits

•$10,000 Signing Bonus for 2-year contracts and additional $5,000 per year hardship allowance for working in a remote location

•Malpractice coverage is provided under the Tort Claims act

•Annual Leave: Eight (8) hours per pay period (26 pay periods/yr), on a full-time Employment  Contract

•Sick Leave: Four (4) hours per pay period

•Up to 5 days of paid leave for CME

•Health and Life Group Insurance: Cost-sharing per corporate policies

•Health Insurance: AETNA Health Insurance

•Life Insurance: Individual Assurance Company Life, Health, & Accident (IAC)

•401a Retirement Plan Option: ASC Trust Corporation

•National Health Service Corp site. Those interested can apply for loan repayment

•International flight from point of recruitment for employee.  Return flight to original embarkation is included upon completion of contract

•Retention bonuses

•Reimbursement of up to $250 for employee health screening costs

•Tort reform area with minimal risk of litigation based on CNMI laws

•One of the lowest tax burdens in the U.S.