Physician - Intensivists

Critical Care MedicinePer Diem

Listed compensation

$200-$250/hr

The week · per this posting

Schedule not stated in this posting — no days, weekends, call or nights given.

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Job Description

Central Maine Healthcare (CMH), a member of Prime Healthcare Foundation, is an integrated healthcare delivery system serving approximately 400,000 residents across central, western, and midcoast Maine through a network of more than 40 primary and specialty care locations.

The system includes Central Maine Medical Center (CMMC) in Lewiston, a 250-bed, not-for-profit regional referral hospital that is home to the region's only Cancer Care Center, an orthopedic ambulatory surgery center, and the Central Maine Heart and Vascular Institute.

CMMC also serves as the central Maine base for LifeFlight of Maine, the state's only medical helicopter service.

CMH also includes Bridgton Hospital and Rumford Hospital, two 25-bed critical access hospitals that provide essential care to Maine's rural communities.

As part of its commitment to healthcare education and workforce development, CMH is home to the Maine College of Health Professions, Maine's first nursing and medical imaging school. The private, not-for-profit institution is accredited by the New England Commission of Higher Education and plays an important role in training the next generation of healthcare professionals.

To learn more, visit cmhc.org.

Responsibilities

Under indirect supervision, the Physician provides and manages direct medical evaluation, diagnosis, procedures, and care for patients within a recognized area of practice and/or for a specified patient population.

Qualifications

EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE, TRAINING

1. Doctor of Medicine degree or equivalent.

2. Physician Licensed to practice in state.

3. Board Certified or Board Eligible in specified area of medical specialty.

Pay Transparency

Central Maine Medical Center offers competitive compensation and a reasonable compensation estimate for this role is $200 - $250 per hour. The exact starting compensation to be offered will be determined at the time of selecting an applicant for hire, in which a wide range of factors will be considered, including but not limited to, skillset, years of applicable experience, education, credentials and licensure.

The company is dedicated to empowering its staff with a comprehensive, competitive benefits package, allowing them the freedom to customize their benefits to fit their unique needs. Our abundant resources, programs, and voluntary options serve as a foundation for individual growth and well-being. Learn more here: primehealthcare.com

Employment Status: Per Diem

Shift: Variable

Equal Employment Opportunity

Company is an equal employment opportunity employer.

Company prohibits discrimination against any applicant or employee based on race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, age (subject to applicable law), disability, military status, genetic information or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws.

The Company also prohibits harassment of applicants or employees based on any of these protected categories. Know Your Rights: eeoc.gov

Qualifications

Experience
5+ years of experience

Certifications

Board Certification

Key Skills

Patient CareMedical ProceduresIntensive CareClinical Decision-Making

Critical Care Medicine — Physician Career Context

Of the 40 active Physician listings this role was benchmarked against, 3% are remote, 95% have no call, 68% require no weekends.

In Maine, the Physician weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$303k (74 salary observations; 227 listings), vs ~$294k nationally (13,841 salary observations; 57,044 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2025-11-01 through 2026-10-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.

The cost-of-living index for Maine is 97.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$468k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $482k in an average-cost state. 62.0% of Maine clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Physician pay on WeekdayDoc is up 1.6% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

Top contract/1099 Critical Care Medicine Jobs

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Salary Distribution38 jobs · 9 employers

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<$345k
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$345k-390k
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$415k
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$435k-480k
3
$480k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks37 jobs · 9 employers

401k / retirement match
81%
CME allowance
24%
Sign-on bonus
8%
Relocation assistance
5%
Loan repayment
3%

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Work-life snapshot

median 1.5this job 1.5
Better work-life than 50% of Critical Care Medicine listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 227 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Lewiston

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$307k
Typical market rent
$1,471/mo
Residents’ average commute
21 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
94.7
State income tax
Up to 7.2%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

BEA 2024 · Lewiston-Auburn, ME metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.

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About Central Maine Medical Center

Hospitals and Health Care
Lewiston, Maine
201-500 employees

Benefits & Perks

Competitive benefits package