Case Management Physician

Overview

Case Management (CM) Physician

Central Maine Medical Center – Lewiston & Rumford Maine. 

Position Overview:

Central Maine Medical Center is seeking a dedicated Case Management (CM) Physician to join our collaborative inpatient team. This role focuses on optimizing patient care, ensuring appropriate utilization of hospital resources, and supporting efficient patient throughput in a dynamic acute care setting.

Schedule & Workload

• 156-hour monthly requirement
• 15–16 shifts per month
• Most shifts are 10-hour days (7:00 AM – 5:00 PM)
• Occasional 12-hour shifts (7:00 AM – 7:00 PM)

Practice Environment

• Team-oriented, patient-centered culture
• Strong interdisciplinary collaboration with case management and utilization review teams
• Opportunity to impact quality metrics, patient flow, and overall hospital efficiency

Responsibilities

• Round on assigned inpatient service with a typical census of 15–17 patients
• Manage up to a maximum census of 22 patients
• Perform new admissions from 7:00 AM – 4:00 PM
• Average 12 patient encounters per day
• Collaborate closely with hospitalists, nursing, and care coordination teams
• Support medical necessity reviews and appropriate level-of-care determinations
• Assist with discharge planning and reducing length of stay

Qualifications

• Board Certified/Board Eligible in Internal Medicine or related field
• Experience in hospital medicine, utilization management, or case management preferred
• Strong clinical judgment and communication skills

Pay Transparency

Central Maine Healthcare (CMH), a member of Prime Healthcare Foundation, is an integrated healthcare delivery system serving approximately 400,000 residents across central, western, and midcoast Maine through a network of more than 40 primary and specialty care locations. The system includes Central Maine Medical Center  (CMMC) in Lewiston, a 250-bed, not-for-profit regional referral hospital that is home to the region's only Cancer Care Center, an orthopedic ambulatory surgery center, and the Central Maine Heart and Vascular Institute. CMMC also serves as the central Maine base for LifeFlight of Maine, the state's only medical helicopter service.

CMH also includes Bridgton Hospital and Rumford Hospital, two 25-bed critical access hospitals that provide essential care to Maine's rural communities.

As part of its commitment to healthcare education and workforce development, CMH is home to the Maine College of Health Professions, Maine's first nursing and medical imaging school. The private, not-for-profit institution is accredited by the New England Commission of Higher Education and plays an important role in training the next generation of healthcare professionals.

To learn more, visit www.cmhc.org.

Employment Status

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