Physician - Emergency Medicine (Full-Time)

Emergency MedicineNo callFull-Time

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Job Description

Job Description:

MaineGeneral Medical Center is seeking a full-time board certified or board eligible Emergency Medicine Physician to join their collegial team at our Augusta and Waterville, Maine locations.

Join a team of 24 Physicians and 5 Physician Assistants

24/7 Emergency Department with a combined annual volume of 55,000

Opportunity to work in two different ED settings. One in the regional medical center in Augusta and the other a free-standing ED in Waterville.

Schedule consists of 14, 9 hour shifts per month

Clinical Medical backup is available from a staff of 250 physicians, including Adult and Pediatric Hospitalist teams.

Benefits of Practicing at MaineGeneral Include

working with an exceptional team, dedicated to patient care a wide range of specialty support available on site comprehensive health, dental and vision benefits a generous educational loan repayment program continuing medical education time and dollar retirement plans with employer match competitive retention bonus paid time off

MaineGeneral Medical Center is Kennebec Valley’s largest private employer with a strong commitment to positively impact the health of the community each day through services and involvement. The state-of-the-art, 198 bed medical center at the Alfond Center for Health offers comprehensive inpatient and outpatient services to patients from 88 cities and towns throughout the region.

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

31.5

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 emergency medical care to patients at both the regional medical center in Augusta and the free-standing emergency department in Waterville. Collaborate with a team of physicians and physician assistants to manage a combined annual volume of 55,000 patient visits.

Requirements

Must be a board-certified or board-eligible Emergency Medicine Physician. 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

Inpatient servicesAdult hospitalist carePediatric hospitalist care

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Physician - Emergency Medicine (Full-Time) at MaineGeneral Health System a 6.1 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 25% in Emergency Medicine — ranked against 1,055 active Emergency Medicine listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties.

Emergency Medicine — Physician Career Context

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).

Emergency Medicine by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Work-life score6.1 / 10 · top 25% in emergency medicineranked against 1,055 Emergency Medicine listingslisting-based score, 0–10
Listed paynot listedEmergency Medicine median $520k (middle half $177k–$588k)19 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost of livingMaine index 97.1US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Emergency Medicine listings in Maine18 active1,058 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Sign-on & loan repaymentloan repaymentMaine physician listings (all specialties): 26% state a sign-on bonus · 37% offer loan repayment110 active listings, Nov 2026
Emergency Medicine hiring demand#1 of 28 specialtiespostings stay open a median 63 days · 55% state a sign-on bonusWeekdayDoc Hiring Index, October 2026 · 325 postings, 316 closed
New Emergency Medicine listings482 in the last 30 days437 the 30 days before (+10%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index (1,055 Emergency Medicine listings), BEA Regional Price Parities (2024), WeekdayDoc Hiring Index; as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

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Salary Distribution

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

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401k / retirement match
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Sign-on bonus
27%
Relocation assistance
14%
CME allowance
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Loan repayment
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Work-life snapshot

median 1.5this job 6.1
Better work-life than 90% of Emergency Medicine listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 1,055 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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About MaineGeneral Health System

Medical Practices
Augusta, Maine
51-200 employees

Benefits & Perks

Comprehensive health, dental, and vision benefits
Generous educational loan repayment program
CME time and dollar
Retirement plans with employer match
Competitive retention bonus
Paid time off
Malpractice with tail coverage
Short-term and long-term disability insurance

Living in Augusta

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$285k
Typical market rent
$1,549/mo
Residents’ average commute
19 min
State income tax
Up to 7.2%
Sources & methodology

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

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