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

• 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

• 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

CMH actively promotes diversity in its workforce at all levels of the organization. We strive to create and maintain a setting where we celebrate cultural and other differences and consider them strengths of the organization. CMH is an equal opportunity workforce and no one shall discriminate against any individual with regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or veteran status with respect to any offer, or term or condition, of employment. We make reasonable accommodations to the known physical and mental limitations of qualified individuals with disabilities.

Central Maine Healthcare is an integrated healthcare delivery system serving 400,000 people living in central, western and Midcoast Maine. CMH's hospital facilities include Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston, Bridgton Hospital and Rumford Hospital. CMH also supports Central Maine Medical Group, a primary and specialty care practice organization. Other system services include the Central Maine Heart and Vascular Institute, a regional trauma program, LifeFlight of Maine's southern Maine base, the Central Maine Comprehensive Cancer Center and other high-quality clinical services.