Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner/Physician Associate - Child and Adolescent Services
About The Position
MaineHealth Behavioral Health is recruiting a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) or Psychiatric Physician Associate (PPA) to join its Child and Adolescent Services team at Spring Harbor Hospital in Westbrook, Maine. The role provides care in a 100-bed freestanding nonprofit psychiatric hospital serving children, adolescents, and adults. The position is per diem, with weekday and weekend day-shift schedules, and uses a fully integrated Epic electronic medical record. The team takes a collaborative approach to patient care. MaineHealth Behavioral Health is an integrated behavioral healthcare system serving predominantly southern, western, central, and Mid-Coast Maine. Its services include a nonprofit psychiatric hospital, outpatient clinics, crisis services, crisis stabilization units, partial hospitalization and intensive outpatient treatment, and ACT teams. MaineHealth is a not-for-profit integrated health system focused on providing high-quality, affordable care, educating caregivers, and researching improved ways to provide care. Pay for internal candidates currently in a full-time or part-time MaineHealth role is 120% of their current hourly rate and may include shift differentials. External candidates and internal candidates who hold only per diem roles are paid $80.00 per hour and may be eligible for shift differentials. MaineHealth also offers recognition programs and career growth opportunities.
Requirements
- Graduate of a PA or PMHNP program.
- Current, valid license from the respective Maine licensing body and appropriate associated board certifications.
- Current DEA registration.
- Meet credentialing criteria defined in the Medical Staff By-Laws and associated entity.
Nice To Haves
- Two years of experience providing acute psychiatric care to child and adolescent patients.
Responsibilities
- Provide psychiatric care to child and adolescent patients as part of the Child and Adolescent Services team.
- Collaborate with the care team in delivering patient care.
Benefits
- Comprehensive and competitive benefits package.
- Programs and resources to meet the diverse needs of the workforce.
- Recognition programs.
- Career growth opportunities.
- May be eligible for shift differentials.
