EM Physician/Life Flight of Maine Base Medical Director - Lewiston, ME

Part or Full Time Emergency Medicine Physician and LifeFlight of Maine Base Medical Director (MD/DO)

Are you an experienced EM physician with a passion for, and experience with EMS or Flight Medicine leadership? Are you interested in joining a dynamic, physician owned and physician led Emergency Medicine group? BlueWater Health is seeking an experienced ABEM Certified Emergency Medicine Physician to work clinically at the 3 Central Maine Healthcare Emergency Departments as well as become a Base Medical Director for LifeFlight of Maine (LFoM). The hospitals in the Central Maine Healthcare system include Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston, ME, Bridgton Hospital in Bridgton, ME and Rumford Hospital in Rumford, ME.

About the Position:

• Must also be employed by LFoM for 8-12 hours per week for this position.
  • Please apply for the LFoM portion at LifeFlight Careers | LifeFlight of Maine
• Partnership track
• Competitive compensation and best in class benefits package (fully covered Family Health, Dental, Disability Insurance)
• Generous company-direct Health Savings Account (HSA) contributions
• 401k contributions and guaranteed profit sharing
• Malpractice insurance
• Generous CME allowance
• Part time or full time
• Full time is 1440 hours with BlueWater Health (LFoM hours are not counted towards this).
• Maine's only 100% physician owned democratic EM group.

About BlueWater Health:

BlueWater Health (BWH) is a growing, independent physician-owned medical group practice looking for an experienced and confident professional to join our Emergency Medicine Physician team. BWH employs over 150 providers in 11 facilities (and growing) across 4 states in New England.

We are guided by our Mission Statement:

• To provide exceptional healthcare with thoughtfulness, respect, and compassion.
• Inspire leadership and innovation to create better hospital-based healthcare solutions.
• Support individual autonomy, professional growth, and satisfaction

BWH operates in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial-driven environment, where everyone contributes to getting the job done. Employees are flexible, realizing that each position, top to bottom, requires cooperative individuals focused on team success. The underlying culture is one of accountability and challenging work, coupled with a fun work environment.

Our company's goal is that all positions are structured to clearly define responsibilities and maximize efficiency, yet no individual is above administrative self-sufficiency and lending a helping hand when time allows.

About the Hospitals:

The BlueWater Health - Central Maine Healthcare team is a group of board-certified Emergency Medicine physicians and Advanced Practice Providers staffing 3 emergency departments with a combined annual census of 65,000. Practice sites include a 200-bed, Level III trauma center and two critical access hospitals.

We are seeking a highly-motivated BC/BE emergency medicine physician to join our practice. The ideal candidate will be a proven team leader with strong clinical and procedural skills, able to manage complex patients that span the entire scope of modern emergency medicine in varying clinical environments. Special consideration will be given to fellowship training in critical care, pediatrics, EMS, ultrasound, and palliative care.

The emergency medicine team is supported by a large offering of inpatient and specialty services, including adult and pediatric hospitalists, critical care, trauma, general and specialty surgery, OBGYN, and the medical subspecialties.

Specific clinical opportunities include working with and teaching medical students, residents, advanced practice providers, local EMS providers, and Life flight of Maine crewmembers. Typical clinical days will include exposure to urban, suburban, and rural/austere pathology.

Central Maine Healthcare is a large, not-for-profit regional health system based in the Lewiston/Auburn area of Maine. The System includes the medical center, Bridgton Hospital, and Rumford Hospital, along with a large primary and specialty care outpatient network.

About the Central Maine Area:


Has both good strong communities, quaint New England towns, easy access to the amenities of Portland as well as rich opportunities for outdoor pursuits making it a wonderful place to live and raise a family.

BlueWater Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer