Family Medicine Physician

Family Medicine Above average in Family MedicineNo callNo weekendsFull-Time

Listed compensation

$220k

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Employment & setting
Full-Time
Call expectations
No call
Weekends
No weekends
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Job description

Join Down East Community Hospital as a Family Medicine Physician – No Call, $220K+ Sign-On Bonus in Machias, ME, US.

Benefits & Compensation

  • Salary: $220,000 annually.
  • Signing bonus: $50,000.
  • Malpractice insurance covered.
  • $35k housing allowance
  • 4-6 weeks paid vacation plus 5 sick days
  • One week paid for CME
  • Hospital holidays per calendar year

Work Schedule

  • Full-Time position.
  • No call required.
  • No weekends required.

This position offers no call requirements, weekends off, competitive compensation. Work with Down East Community Hospital in Machias, ME, US.

Key Responsibilities

Provide comprehensive medical care to patients with a daily volume of 20-25 patients. Work independently within a clinical setting while maintaining a 40-hour work week.

Requirements

Candidates must be Board Eligible or Certified in Family Practice or Internal Medicine. Experience is preferred, but new graduates are welcome to apply.

Qualifications

Education
Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)

Certifications

Board Certification

Key Skills

Patient careClinical practiceIndependent work

Family Medicine — Physician Career Context

Of the 50 active Family Medicine listings this role was benchmarked against, 6% are remote, 56% have no call, 72% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Maine is 97.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$220k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $227k in an average-cost state. 62.0% of Maine clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Family Medicine pay on WeekdayDoc is up 10.2% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Family Medicine Physician at Down East Community Hospital a 7.1 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as very good. This places the position in the Above average in Family Medicine — ranked against 2,269 active Family Medicine listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties, no weekend requirements.

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks44 jobs · 39 employers

401k / retirement match
91% this job
CME allowance
64% this job
Sign-on bonus
55% this job
Relocation assistance
43%
Loan repayment
36%

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Work-life snapshot

7.1/ 10
Listing-based score

Above average in Family Medicine

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  • No call
  • No weekends
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About Down East Community Hospital

Hospitals and Health Care
Machias, ME
51-200 employees

Benefits & Perks

$220,000 base salary
$50,000 sign on bonus
$35k housing allowance
4-6 weeks paid vacation plus 5 sick days
One week paid for CME
Hospital holidays per calendar year
Malpractice insurance coverage
401k retirement plan with minimum 3% hospital contribution and matching up to 1%