Anesthesiologist
Compensation
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Job Description
- Job ID: A-MD-69976
- Profession: Physician
- Specialty: Anesthesiology
- Job Type: Locum Tenens
- Location: Belfast, ME
- Coverage Period: ASAP – Ongoing
- Coverage Type: Clinical + call
- Shift Schedule: Mon-Fri; 7a-330p (full-time preferred)
- Call Schedule: Night call; Every 3rd night & 24-hr call; 1 weekend per month
- Reason for Coverage: Back-filling a locum who resigned
Patient Information
- Patient Demographics: 3-100+ years
- Average Daily Volume: 14-16 cases per day (including endoscopy)
- Case Mix: General surgical, obstetrics, regional anesthesia, minor nerve blocks
Facility Information
Trauma Level: No trauma
EMR: EPIC
- PRIVILEGES & COMPLIANCE
- Hospital Privileges Required: Yes
- Credentialing Timeline: 60-90 days
Required Procedures
- General Surgical Cases ADULT
- Minor Nerve Blocks
- Plexus anesthesia
- Epidural Anesthesia
- Spinal Anesthesia
- Regional Anesthesia
- Obstetrical Cases
- Pain Management Procedures: Acute
- Insertion of Arterial line
- Evaluation and Management of Acute Volume / BP Issues
Job Requirements
- Board: BC in Anesthesiology
- Licenses: Active ME License, IMLC or willing to review licensing candidates
- COVID & Flu vaccination
- Experienced
- Must answer the questionnaire (to be sent by the recruiter)
Other Qualifications
References (2 supervisors, 1 peer within 12 months), EMR/EPIC experience
Duties & Responsibilities
- Provide anesthesia services for general surgical, obstetrical, and regional anesthesia cases.
- Perform minor nerve blocks, epidural, spinal, and regional anesthesia procedures.
- Manage acute pain and evaluate/manage acute volume/BP issues.
- Work independently without CRNA supervision (physician does own cases).
- Participate in call schedule: weeknight every third night (7a-4pm) and weekend one per month (24-hour call).
Key Responsibilities
Provide comprehensive anesthesia services for general surgical, obstetrical, and regional cases while managing acute pain and patient vitals. Participate in a rotating call schedule including weeknights and weekends to ensure continuous clinical coverage.
Requirements
Candidates must be Board Certified in Anesthesiology with an active Maine medical license or IMLC eligibility. Proficiency with Epic EMR and the ability to work independently without CRNA supervision are required.
Qualifications
- Education
- Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
- Experience
- 5+ years of experience
Key Skills
Anesthesiology — Physician Career Context
Of the 42 active Physician listings this role was benchmarked against, 2% are remote, 71% have no call, 57% require no weekends.
In Maine, the Physician weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$307k (56 salary observations; 228 listings), vs ~$308k nationally (10,125 salary observations; 59,999 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2025-11-01 through 2026-10-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Listed pay | not listed | Physician median $600k (middle half $550k–$700k)29 comparable listings, Oct 2026 |
| Maine vs national | $307k median in Maine | $308k nationally (about the same)56 state / 10,125 national salary observations |
| Cost of living | Maine index 97.1 | US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Physician listings in Maine | 103 active | 22,700 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 2% remote · 71% no call · 57% no weekends42 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | not stated | Maine Physician listings: 21% state a sign-on bonus · 38% offer loan repayment103 active listings, Oct 2026 |
| Physician pay trend | +2.7% vs prior quarter | —through Sep 2026 |
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- Includes call
- Includes weekends
Living in Belfast
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $403k
- Median resident rent
- $962/mo
- Residents’ average commute
- 22 min
- State income tax
- Up to 7.2%
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.
City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.