Palliative Medicine Physician

MaineHealth Accountable Care Organization; Scarborough (ME); On-site; USD 200,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

MaineHealth's Palliative Care Practice is seeking palliative care physicians to enhance specialty care access across various settings. This role emphasizes collaboration within an interdisciplinary team, offering competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits.

Benefits

Competitive compensation

Relocation assistance

CME reimbursement

Malpractice insurance

Paid Time Off

CME time

Retirement options with employer contributions

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life/disability insurance

Qualifications

• Board Certification or Board Eligible in Hospice and Palliative Medicine.

Responsibilities

• Join a growing team to increase access to specialty palliative care.
• Develop a home-based palliative care program.
• Work with an interdisciplinary team.

Education

MD/DO from an accredited medical school

Job description

Location: Scarborough, ME
Facility: Maine Medical Center
Schedule: Full Time
Job Category: Physician/Physician Practices
Req #: 23700
Date Posted: May 13, 2025

The Palliative Care Practice of MaineHealth Medical Group (MHMG) is seeking palliative care physicians to join our rapidly growing team. There are palliative care physician needs across the MaineHealth system in various locations and settings, including Maine Medical Center (MMC) in Portland, a freestanding outpatient clinic in Scarborough, inpatient and outpatient settings at Lincoln and Mid Coast Hospital, and outreach clinics to rural hospitals in Western Maine. Candidates must be BC/BE in Hospice and Palliative Medicine.

This position offers:

• Part of an effort to increase access to specialty palliative care across MaineHealth Medical Group.
• Development of a home-based palliative care program.
• Opportunity to work with an interdisciplinary team to meet the increasing demand for high-quality palliative care across MaineHealth.
• Supportive and collaborative practice environment focused on patient and family-centered care.
• Team-based care model emphasizing collaboration.
• Competitive compensation, including relocation assistance, CME reimbursement, and malpractice insurance.
• Benefits such as Paid Time Off, CME time, retirement options with employer contributions, medical, dental, vision, and life/disability insurance.

Qualifications:

• MD/DO from an accredited medical school.
• Board Certification or Board Eligible in Hospice and Palliative Medicine.