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Job Title: Spine SurgeonEmployment Type:Full-TimeOrganization:Central Maine HealthcareLocation:Lewiston, Maine

Position Overview

Central Maine Healthcare is seeking a Spine Surgeon to join its team serving the Central Maine region. The Spine Surgeon is responsible for evaluating, diagnosing, and surgically treating patients with disorders and injuries of the spine. The surgeon provides comprehensive spine care, collaborates with other medical professionals, and participates in both surgical and non-surgical treatment planning.

Compensation & Benefits

• Competitive compensation package
• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision benefits
• Malpractice coverage with tail
• Retirement plan with employer contribution
• Paid time off and CME allowance
• Relocation assistance may be available

About the Community

Located along the Androscoggin River, Lewiston-Auburn offers the perfect blend of professional opportunity, outdoor adventure, and New England charm. Lewiston-Auburn is also home to a thriving arts and culture scene, community festivals, performing arts venues, and the nationally recognized Bates College. Enjoy an exceptional quality of life with affordable housing, minimal commute times, highly rated schools, and access to some of the most beautiful landscapes in the Northeast. Outdoor enthusiasts can embrace all four seasons with hiking, trail running, mountain biking, boating, kayaking, fishing, golfing, skiing, snowshoeing and snowmobilingall within a short drive of home. Just 40 minutes away, Portland offers one of the most celebrated culinary scenes in the country. From award-winning chefs and fresh Maine seafood to craft breweries, waterfront dining and vibrant farmers markets, the city has become a destination for food lovers from around the world.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate patients with spinal disorders, injuries, deformities, and degenerative conditions.
• Perform spinal surgical procedures, including cervical, thoracic, and lumbar surgeries as appropriate.
• Develop individualized treatment plans based on patient history, imaging, examination, and clinical findings.
• Provide non-operative treatment recommendations when surgery is not indicated.
• Review and interpret diagnostic imaging such as X-rays, CT scans, and MRI studies.
• Explain diagnoses, treatment options, risks, benefits, and expected outcomes to patients and families.
• Provide preoperative and postoperative care and monitor patient recovery.
• Collaborate with neurologists, pain specialists, physical therapists, primary-care physicians, and other healthcare professionals.
• Maintain accurate and timely medical documentation.
• Participate in hospital or surgical-center activities, quality-improvement initiatives, and continuing medical education.
• Follow applicable clinical, regulatory, patient-safety, and infection-control standards.

Qualifications

• Doctor of Medicine (MD) or Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO) degree.
• Completion of an accredited orthopedic surgery or neurosurgery residency.
• Fellowship training in spine surgery preferred or required, depending on the position.
• Board certification or board eligibility in the applicable specialty.
• Current medical license in the state of practice.
• Eligible for hospital/surgical privileges.
• Strong clinical judgment, communication, and surgical skills.

Pay Transparency

Central Maine Medical Center offers competitive compensation and a reasonable compensation estimate for this role is $760,000 to $825,000. The exact starting compensation to be offered will be determined at the time of selecting an applicant for hire, in which a wide range of factors will be considered, including but not limited to, skillset, years of applicable experience, education, credentials and licensure.

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