Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner or Psychiatric Physician Associate​/Assistant

Overview

Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) or Psychiatric Physician Associate/Assistant (PPA) – MHBH Comprehensive Addiction Psychiatry Services, Damariscotta, Maine (formerly Addiction Resource Center, a department of Maine Health Mid Coast Hospital). This is a Limited Part-Time (0.3 FTE) position. The role may be combined with another Maine Health Behavioral Health role to provide additional hours across multiple clinical settings.

Schedule:

Limited Part-Time

Req#: 67113

Join a small, close-knit team that values patient-centered care, collaboration, and innovation. Work in a welcoming, supportive environment with flexibility and compassion at the core. The team provides warm, family-like atmosphere and high-quality, confidential treatment for substance use disorders.

Under the direction of a physician and/or Medical Director, the Advanced Practice Provider will collaboratively co-manage patient caseloads alongside each patient’s primary clinician, contributing to comprehensive, team-based care.

• Complete psychiatric diagnostic and substance use evaluations.
• Prescribe medical treatment within scope of practice.
• Provide ongoing medication assessment, education, and management, including medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD).
• Provide therapeutic treatment in face-to-face and tele-psychiatric evaluations.
• Develop and record plans for effective and timely treatment in a community-based setting.
• Respond to medical emergencies and determine the need for transfer to an accepting facility in collaboration with psychiatric care when needed.
• Complete medical records timely per policy.

• Successful completion of an accredited Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant program. Master’s degree required.
• Two years’ experience as a PMHNP or PPA strongly preferred.
• Current license issued by the State of Maine or eligible for licensure and qualified to perform psychiatric evaluations and medication management.
• Active DEA registration.
• Current BLS certification.
• Experience providing medical services to individuals experiencing homelessness.
• Experience treating psychiatric and substance use disorders, including MOUD.
• Knowledge and comfort with trauma-informed care.
• Must meet credentialing criteria required for hospital work as defined by Medical Staff By-Laws.
• Advanced skill and knowledge in conducting psychiatric evaluations and treating psychiatric patients.

• Competitive compensation package including sign-on bonus and relocation assistance to qualified candidates, CME expense reimbursement, and malpractice insurance.
• Limited Part-Time benefits including earned paid leave, education assistance program, retirement options with employer contributions, health and well-being programs, and more.

Maine Health Behavioral Health (MHBH) is a Maine Health member and part of a large integrated behavioral healthcare system offering a range of clinical services across multiple sites in Northern New England.

Damariscotta, Maine;
Bath-Topsham, ME (Integrated Outpatient); other Maine Health Behavioral Health sites may be involved per scheduling options.

Details for Damariscotta, Maine, United States are provided as part of the position information.