Nurse, Healthcare Nursing

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Department of Health and Human Services

Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center

Opening Date:

January 15, 2026

Closing Date:
February 28, 2026

Job Class Code:
4031

Grade: 18
Salary: $37.34 - $41.89/per hour (Employees in this job classification begin at Step 5 of the pay scale)

** This is inclusive of a $10.00/hr. salary adjustment and a .60¢/hr. institutional stipend

The starting salary is based on education and experience. Starting salary for promotional candidates will follow contractual requirements .

• Additional shift differential $3.00/hour while working 2nd shift hours

• Additional shift differential $4.50/hour while working 3rd shift hours

• Additional weekend differential $2.10/hour while working weekend hours

In addition, the selected candidate may qualify for a $200/month nursing student loan reimbursement.

Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center (DDPC) is seeking a Nurse I, this first level of professional nursing work involves the care and treatment of individuals with mental illness. Work is performed under general supervision.

Graduation from an accredited school of nursing and a current State of Maine RN license.

Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center (DDPC) is a 69-bed psychiatric hospital serving the entire State of Maine that provides services for people with severe mental illness. As a member of a statewide community of care givers, DDPC collaborates with individuals with severe and persistent mental illness, their community and personal supports, to provide recovery-oriented, respectful, compassionate, and effective psychiatric care and treatment in the least restrictive, safest, and most therapeutic environment we can create.

The Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) is dedicated to promoting health, safety, resilience, and opportunity for Maine people. The Department provides health and social services to approximately a third of the State's population, including children, families, older Mainers, and individuals with disabilities, mental illness, and substance use disorders. The Department also promotes public health, operates two state psychiatric hospitals, and provides oversight to health care providers.

For additional information about this position please contact Jennifer Iverson at  or email rebecca.bennett.

To apply, please upload a resume and cover letter. To request a paper application, please contact Theresa Peppard at theresa.m.peppard.

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