Description

If you have already had it “up to here” with the U.S. healthcare delivery system, or the political anger on the Mainland, come to Saipan, in the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas, a place where you will feel truly needed, and have the experience of a lifetime and still be within the beautiful USA.  http://www.chcc.health

QUALIFICATIONS.

• Must be U.S. Canadian or Aus/NZ/UK trained and fully authorized to work in U.S.
• NCCPA/ANCC (or equivalent) certification required.
• BLS/PALS/NRP up-to-date certification required.
• Experience in cardiology, required..
• CNMI license required. (Application process assisted by Human Resources staff)

Licensing and credentialing takes 6-8 weeks (Process: Present CV and, if cleared, the candidate will be notified by email to submit three (3) recent references).

JOB DESCRIPTION:

• Work to the limit of your skills and enjoy the respect of patients and colleagues
• Develop your stethoscope and echo skills in valve disease and congenital disease.
• See tropical diseases you have only read about.
• See Acute Rheumatic Fever patients (yes, ARF in the United States!).
• Experience working in an environment with no Cath Lab and no “sky hook” Medevac.
• No nuclear isotopes, so stress echo is how we diagnose coronary ischemia.
• An EMR that is not a 4 letter word, and is as close to user-friendly as EMRs get.
• No UR managers driving you crazy. Minimal interaction with HMO’s.
• No “internet research articles” type of patients ready to challenge you.
• Experience patients who say “thank you” and really are grateful for your services
• We are a remote island, and the only hospital and ICU for more remote islands.
• Our acuity runs from minor to catastrophic. Most of our patients have multiple medical issues compounded by financial and social restraints.

Duties and Responsibilities:

The nurse practitioner/physician assistant in this position performs a wide variety of work in his/her specialty and capacity as a member of the CHCC medical staff and may be required to assist in other departments within the Commonwealth Health Center.

• Performs physical examinations and consultations, records physical findings and formulates plan and prognosis, within prescribed guidelines.
• Orders, interprets, supervises and evaluates diagnostic tests to identify and assess cardiovascular disease, including Holter Monitors, stress tests and stress echoes, and Device Clinic within prescribed guidelines.
• Submits treatment plans and goals of individual patients for periodic review and evaluation by cardiologist.
• Recommends and/or prescribes referrals within scope of practice and licensure.
• Helps expand our Heart Failure Clinic within prescribed guidelines.
• Helps build a Rheumatic Heart Disease Clinic, an ACHD Clinic, an Outer Islands Outreach clinic, and a Heart Disease Prevention Clinic.
• Participates in functions of the Department, including committees and community and hospital-based outpatient services.
• Other duties, as assigned.

Salary $95k (the CNMI enjoys one of the lowest tax burdens in the U.S.; Salary is equivalent to that of $144K in San Francisco and New York).  As a CNMI resident, tax rebates are described here: https://cnmilaw.org/pdf/cmc_section/T4/1708.pdf

Benefits include:

• $10,000 one-time signing bonus for initial contracts of at least 2 years.
• International flight from the point of recruitment for the employee.  Return flight to original embarkation is included and will be arranged upon completion of contract.
• Malpractice coverage is provided under the CNMI Government Liability Act (essentially identical to the Federal Tort Claims Act).
• Reimbursement of up to $250 for pre-employment health screening costs.
• Annual Leave: Accrues at eight (8) hours per pay period (bi-weekly), with a full-time Employment Contract
• Sick Leave: Accrues at four (4) hours per pay period (bi-weekly)
• Up to 5 days of paid leave for CME.
• Health and Life Group Insurance: Cost-sharing per Corporate policies
• Health Insurance: AETNA International Health Insurance
• Life Insurance: Individual Assurance Company Life, Health, & Accident (IAC)
• 401a Retirement Plan Option: ASC Trust Corporation
• Arguably, the most favorable tax environment within the United States.
• No sales tax, and a culture of no tip expected in restaurants, perhaps leave just a dollar.
• A chance to avoid traffic jams, long commutes, cold winters, high restaurant tips.
• Walk or swim in our warm lagoon at the end of your day and on weekends
• Paddle in an outrigger canoe on the lagoon every Saturday.
• Snorkel on your days off. Our reef is alive.
• Outside the reef, see the dolphins or go deep sea fishing or SCUBA dive.
• Live in a very friendly small community with many “Mom and Pop” businesses.
• Enjoy a short stay or a beachfront meal in one of our resort hotels.
• Proximity to Asia, such as direct flights to Seoul and Tokyo, and use your air miles to go to destinations you never dreamed of visiting, like South East Asia.
• If you have already had it “up to here” with the healthcare delivery system or the political anger on the Mainland, this is a place where you will feel truly needed, and have the experience of a lifetime and still be within the beautiful USA.

Refresh your career, and yes, our beaches are truly like these.