Prerequisites for Employment
- Chosen applicants will normally interview with at least two individuals.
- Employment offers are made contingent upon receipt of the following:
- Favorable background investigation, including:
- Criminal record in the applicant's most recent counties of residence
- Social Security Verification
- Verification of highest level of educational degree, if required for the position
- Favorable Medicare and Maine Care Sanction/Exclusion list check
- Proof of current professional licensure, certification or other training as required for the position
- Proof of eligibility to work in the United States (I-9 form must be completed with proper supporting documentation before or on the first day of employment)
- Acceptable Motor Vehicle Record report from current state of residence (most positions):
- No more than three moving violations in three years
- No more than one chargeable accident in three years
- No license suspensions or revocations within the past seven years
- No driving-under-the-influence conviction
- No leaving-the-scene-of-an-accident conviction
- No failure-to-report-an-accident conviction
- No incidents-involving-death conviction
- Copy of valid driver's license issued by the state in which he/she is a legal resident (most positions)
- Proof of current auto insurance coverage with State of Maine minimum liability limit (most positions)
- Copy of current vehicle registration (most positions)
- Documentation of positive work references from a minimum of two (2) professional references, when possible
- Proof of current professional licensure, certification, or other training, as required for the position
- Proof of immunizations (tests and immunizations will be provided through HSM if necessary):
- Baseline TB test before employment begins, unless documentation of negative test within previous 12 months received; additional testing may be required annually or more frequently as the agency deems necessary
- Proof of immunization or documented immunity for Hepatitis B, or signed declination statement
- Proof of immunization or documented immunity for MMR for those born after 1957, and
- Proof of immunization or documented immunity for Varicella
- Proof of seasonal influenza vaccine or documented medical exemption, and
- Effective 10/1/21, proof of COVID-19 vaccine (fully vaccinated) or documented medical exemption.
- Documentation of negative substance abuse testing. Testing is conducted under a separate “Applicant Substance Abuse Testing” policy
From Our Patients & Their Families
"Your kind and loving expertise was so comforting to our family." More...
