Pediatrician

PediatricsIncludes callIncludes weekendsNo nightsFull-Time

Compensation

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Job Description

As a Physician in an affiliated medical practice, provides medical services to patients in an assigned area.

Job Description

Kennebec Pediatrics, a thriving, well-established practice of MaineGeneral Medical Center, is seeking a board certified or board eligible Pediatrician to join their collegial team, meeting patients' medical needs through compassionate, respectful and professional care.

Join a team of eight physicians at Kennebec Pediatrics along with a full complement of nursing and support staff in an outpatient setting, providing comprehensive medical care from infancy to young adulthood.

Highlights of the Position Include

Schedule consists of 32 clinical hours and the benefit of 8 hours of scheduled, dedicated administrative time

No Evening Clinic Hours

  • No inpatient pediatric, Emergency Department or newborn nursery coverage.
  • Call rotation consists of 1 in 8 weekends.
  • After-hours on call service that begins at 4:50 pm – 7:45 am on weekdays, weekend call service begins at 2:00 pm to 9:00 am.
  • Third year medical students from UNE rotate through the practices.
  • Opportunity to also work per diem as a pediatric hospitalist if desired, although not required.

Once you visit, be prepared to stay for a career that will fulfill your professional ambitions and serve a grateful community--in an area of Maine that offers excellent public schools, a family-oriented culture, and quality-of-life features that will captivate you for a lifetime.

Certifications

Doctor of Medicine (MD) - American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS), Doctor of Osteopathic (DO) - American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS), Doctor of Podiatric Medicine (DPM) - Maine State Board of Licensure of Podiatric Medicine

Scheduled Weekly Hours

40

Scheduled Work Shift

Benefits:

Supporting all aspects of our employees’ wellness – physical, emotional and financial – is a critical component of being a great place to work. With the wide range of benefits and programs available, employees have the resources they need to be well at every stage of life and plan for the future.

Physical Wellness

We offer quality health, dental, and vision benefits and wellness programs and resources to provide employees access to resources for a healthy lifestyle and help manage health care costs.

Employees have access to industry-leading leave for new parents.

A generous earned time/paid time off plan is offered to all employees - We believe employees need and deserve time away from work to observe holidays, be with family, go on vacation, or simply take care of themselves.

Emotional Wellness

When life gets challenging, employees have access to our Employee Assistance Program for employees and anyone in their household.

Financial Wellness

  • Tuition Reimbursement is available to all employees to further develop skills and career.
  • Educational Loan Reimbursement is available to pay down outstanding eligible medical education debt.

Eligible medical staff receive both leave days, as well as reimbursement amounts for Continuing Medical Education.

We offer eligible employees up to 2% of eligible pay in 403(b) company-matching contributions plus another 2% in the 401(a) retirement income plan. Eligible physicians are also provided the opportunity to participate in a 457(b) retirement plan should they meet their contribution limits of their 403(b) plan.

Three insurance plans are available to protect your family from the sudden loss of income in the event of your death, terminal illness or serious injury from accident.

Malpractice is provided, to include tail coverage to all eligible medical staff.

We offer both short-term and long-term disability insurance to replace a portion of your income if you become disabled and cannot work for a period of time.

Career Mobility

Helping our employees develop their skills and grow their careers is critical to how we retain our talent and sustain our business. We do this by offering our teammates a variety of leadership-supported programs and learning and development resources for every stage of their professional development. We know that our employees are our most valuable resource – they’re how we grow our business and care for our community.

Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/Vet/Disability Assistive technologies are available. Application assistance for those requesting reasonable accommodation to the career site is available by contacting HR at (207) 861-3440.

MaineGeneral Medical Center has an internal referral bonus program for all employed medical staff. Please contact physician recruitment for more details of this program.

Key Responsibilities

Provide comprehensive medical care to patients from infancy to young adulthood in an outpatient clinical setting. Participate in a call rotation and collaborate with a team of physicians and support staff.

Requirements

Must be a board certified or board eligible Pediatrician. Requires a Doctor of Medicine (MD), Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO), or Doctor of Podiatric Medicine (DPM) degree.

Qualifications

Education
Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
Experience
2+ years of experience

Certifications

Board Certification

Key Skills

Patient careClinical medicineOutpatient careMedical diagnosisTreatment planningCommunicationTeam collaborationProfessionalismCompassionate care

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Pediatrician at MaineGeneral Health System a 6.1 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Pediatrics — ranked against 699 active Pediatrics listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no night shifts.

Pediatrics — Physician Career Context

In Maine, the Physician weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$308k (33 salary observations; 182 listings), vs ~$294k nationally (9,922 salary observations; 55,044 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2025-11-01 through 2026-10-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.

Of the 40 active Physician listings this role was benchmarked against, 5% are remote, 75% have no call, 25% require no weekends.

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

The cost-of-living index for Maine is 97.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 62.0% of Maine clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Top Pediatrician Jobs

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks18 jobs

401k / retirement match
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CME allowance
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Loan repayment
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Relocation assistance
22%
Sign-on bonus
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Work-life snapshot

median 4.8this job 6.1
Better work-life than 70% of Pediatrics listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 699 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No nights
  • Includes call
  • Includes weekends

Living in Augusta

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$290k
Typical market rent
$1,570/mo
Residents’ average commute
19 min
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.

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

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About MaineGeneral Health System

Medical Practices
Augusta, Maine
51-200 employees

Benefits & Perks

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
Wellness programs
Generous earned time/paid time off
Employee Assistance Program
Tuition Reimbursement
Educational Loan Reimbursement