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Cary Medical Center

Community hospital in northern Maine

IT Clinical Specialist

Full-Time
$27 - $40.77/hr
Mid
Bachelor's
Caribou, ME, USA
In Person
IT OperationsEnterprise Applications

About the job

Requirements
  • At least three years of experience in a relevant healthcare clinical area is preferred.
  • A degree or certificate in a related Information Technology or healthcare field is preferred.
  • Availability for days, evening shifts, weekend rotations, on-call availability, and holidays.
  • Adequate computer skills.
  • Ability to prioritize work and meet deadlines.
  • Ability to work independently and be accountable for own actions.
  • Ability to adapt to interruptions and function under stressful situations.
  • Ability to organize work and demonstrate initiative and follow-through.
  • Ability to observe safety procedures, report hazards, and follow recommendations designed to reduce workplace injuries.
Responsibilities
  • Train and support end users and medical staff on clinical systems and relevant clinical applications, including point-of-care systems, computerized provider order entry, picture archiving and communication systems, electronic forms, order entry, enterprise-wide scheduling, medication verification and Omnicell, EPIC, T-System, Dragon Medical, e-prescribing, clinical ad-hoc reporting, quality improvement, and case management.
  • Work with offsite users to resolve system issues.
  • Develop and update electronic forms, flow charts, and PhysDoc templates as requested by users.
  • Assist with updating clinical policies and procedures.
  • Communicate changes and modifications to stakeholders.
  • Load software and perform upgrades.
  • Record and update work-order information as changes occur.
  • Assist with setting up and monitoring clinical security settings, point-of-care control tables, and control tables.
  • Attend CPSI and other vendor-provided training on clinical applications.
  • Attend CPSI provider user conferences as requested by the Chief Information Officer.
  • Serve on or report to relevant committees involved in clinical utilization, patient safety, or case management, as requested by the Chief Information Officer.
  • Work with Information Systems support staff to troubleshoot hardware and software issues involving clinical systems.
  • Comply with local, state, and federal laws and regulations.
  • Complete work within designated timeframes, use work time productively, and use supplies judiciously.
  • Take appropriate action when safety issues are identified, including reporting hazardous situations and removing malfunctioning equipment.
Desired Qualifications
  • At least three years of experience in a relevant healthcare clinical area.
  • A degree or certificate in a related Information Technology or healthcare field.

About the company

Cary Medical Center is an independent community hospital serving Caribou and the surrounding communities of northern Maine. Its services span emergency and inpatient care, surgery, maternity care, cancer treatment and rehabilitation, with all private patient rooms. The hospital works with Pines Health Services, a community health center, to connect hospital services with primary care and specialty clinics. Its campus also hosts a veterans outpatient clinic and long-term and residential care facilities operated by Maine Veterans Homes. Founded in 1924, Cary is a nonprofit hospital based in Caribou, Maine, with roots in a community hospital funded through a local physician's estate.

Company Size

501-1,000

Company Stage

N/A

Total Funding

N/A

Headquarters

Caribou, ME

Founded

1924

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What believers are saying

  • Maine DHHS invited Cary into the 2026 Rural Health Transformation Program.
  • Cary delivered 228 babies in 2025, its third-highest total in three decades.
  • Pines and Cary keep recruiting trainees and offering clinics, supporting workforce retention.

What critics are saying

  • Maine's $30 million rural fund ends August 2027; Cary must prove sustainability fast.
  • The 2019 negligence verdict shows litigation exposure still haunts Cary's brand.
  • A deeper rural staffing crunch could force service cuts, threatening Cary's entire hospital model.

What makes Cary Medical Center unique

  • Cary Medical Center anchors labor-and-delivery care in Caribou as of August 2026.
  • It has won Maine's Best Places to Work six straight years through September 2026.
  • Its local scale and community ties distinguish it from distant regional competitors.

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Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Dental Insurance
  • Vision Insurance
  • Paid Vacation