Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner or Psychiatric Physician Associate/Assistant
Listed on 2026-02-09
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Nursing
Psychiatry, Mental Health Nurse
Overview
Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) or Psychiatric Physician Associate/Assistant (PPA) – MHBH Comprehensive Addiction Psychiatry Services
Location: Maine Health Miles Campus - Damariscotta
Schedule: Limited Part-Time (0.3 FTE)
Req#: 67113
Maine Health Behavioral Health (MHBH) Comprehensive Addiction Psychiatry Services – Damariscotta (formerly known as Addiction Resource Center, a department of Maine Health Mid Coast Hospital)
is seeking an EXPERIENCED part-time Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) or Psychiatric Physician Associate/Assistant (PPA).
Join a small, closeknit team that truly values patient-centered care, collaboration, and innovation. This limited part-time opportunity offers a welcoming, supportive environment where flexibility and compassion are at the heart of everything we do.
Our patients choose us for our warm, family-like atmosphere—a place where they feel respected, cared for, and at home while receiving nationally recognized, high-quality, and confidential treatment for substance use disorders. As a member of our team, you’ll play a meaningful role in transforming lives while working alongside dedicated professionals who share a commitment to excellence and empathy.
This position also offers the unique opportunity to be combined with another Maine Health Behavioral Health role for providers seeking additional hours while maintaining work across multiple clinical settings.
Position OverviewUnder the direction of a physician and/or the Medical Director, the Advanced Practice Provider will collaboratively co-manage patient caseloads alongside each patient’s primary clinician, contributing to comprehensive, team-based care.
Schedule- 12 hours per week
- Two days per week
- Multiple scheduling options available to support work-life balance
If you’re looking for a part-time role where your expertise is valued, your schedule is respected, and your work makes a genuine difference, we invite you to apply and become part of our compassionate care community.
Duties/Responsibilities- Complete psychiatric diagnostic and substance use evaluation.
- Prescribe medical treatment within scope of practice.
- Provide ongoing medication assessment, education, and management, including medications of opioid use disorder (MOUD).
- Provide therapeutic treatment in face-to-face and tele-psychiatric evaluations.
- Develop and record a plan for effective and timely treatment for patients in a community-based setting.
- Respond to medical emergencies and determine need for transfer to accepting facility in collaboration with psychiatric care when needed.
- Complete medical records timely per policy.
- Successful completion of 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 do psychiatric evaluations and medication management.
- Active DEA registration.
- Current BLS certification.
- Experience providing medical services to those experiencing homelessness.
- Experience treating psychiatric and substance use disorders, including MOUD.
- Knowledge and comfort with trauma-informed care.
- Must meet specific credentialing criteria needed if working in the hospital 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 include earned paid leave, education assistance program, retirement options with employer contributions, health and well-being programs, and more.
Maine Health Behavioral Health (MHBH), a Maine Health member, is Northern New England’s leading integrated behavioral healthcare system, serving predominantly southern, western, central, and Mid-Coast Maine. It is composed of southern Maine’s only nonprofit psychiatric hospital, eight multidisciplinary outpatient clinics,…
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