Great things happen for Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioners like yourself who seek to put clients first in an Integrated Primary Care Practice Environment. They find themselves at Maine Health, Maine’s largest integrated health system.  

Sanford Family Medicine is seeking a part-time (32 hours/week) experienced PMHNP to join our Primary Care team in Sanford, Maine. There is flexibility in the location and the position could be based in Saco or Kennebunk as well.  Join us, and you will find supportive, collaborative colleagues; strong patient/provider relationships; comprehensive resources and advanced technologies, including fully integrated Epic EMR.  In this Primary Care practice, the clients’ biopsychosocial information is added to one integrated medical record. This supports communication within the team and optimizes care.

This opportunity is ideal for someone interested in providing highly valued psychiatry services within a medical team, as well as the larger Behavioral Health Integration program where education, training, consultation and comraderie are part of the job.

The Maine Behavioral Health Integrated program is one of the largest in the nation, with approximately 40 clinicians providing care at over 50 primary care locations and almost 10 specialty offices throughout Maine.

Desired Qualifications & Experience: 

• Certification by the American Nurses Credentialing Center as a PMHNP
• Minimum of 2 years' experience as a PMHNP in an integrated setting 
• Experience in a primary care or outpatient medical practice setting preferred 
• Ability to attain (or be currently licensed as) an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse License in the State of Maine

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Integrated care for clients on a primary care team 
• Psychiatric evaluations 
• Medication management 
• Consultation to the primary care team

Additional Information

MaineHealth is a not-for-profit integrated health system whose vision is, “Working together, so our communities are the healthiest in America.” MaineHealth consists of nine local health systems, a comprehensive behavioral health care network, diagnostic services, home health agencies, and 1,700 employed clinicians working together through the MaineHealth Medical Group. With approximately 22,000 care team members, MaineHealth provides preventive care, diagnosis and treatment to 1.1 million residents in Maine and New Hampshire. MaineHealth offers a Total Rewards package that includes comprehensive and competitive benefits, along with programs and resources to meet the diverse needs of our workforce.

The Inpatient Behavioral Health Unit in Sanford - a 40 bed, locked unit that provides a 24-hour treatment program designed to provide care for adults ages 18-95 in acute psychiatric crisis. The multidisciplinary team treats individuals experiencing major mental illnesses and addiction-related problems. The program includes voluntary and involuntary levels of care. A team of mental health professionals plan and work together with the patient to provide psychiatric care, medical treatment, support, referral for follow-up care, and opportunities for learning and emotional growth. The team includes nursing, psychiatry, social work and case management. Programming on the mental health unit includes daily clinical groups in CBT and DBT, a therapeutic milieu, art therapy, medication management, and recreational activities.

About Maine Behavioral Healthcare

By bringing together some of Maine’s most highly respected and well-established behavioral healthcare organizations, Maine Behavioral Healthcare has become a unified organization committed to providing the highest quality of care to our clients and patients. Our goal is to become Maine’s first choice for integrated behavioral healthcare and a regional and national model for the future.

With a service area covering the Greater Portland area and a large part of southern Maine, a career with Maine Behavioral Healthcare gives you the opportunity to live, work and play in one of the most beautiful areas of the country. Southern Maine offers natural beauty, four-season recreational opportunities and a wealth of historic and cultural attractions. Wherever you settle, you will have easy access to Maine’s picturesque coast and sandy beaches, and its countless mountains, lakes and rivers. Portland itself was recently named the most livable city in America by Forbes Magazine.

MaineHealth values diversity and is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. Federal and state laws prohibit discrimination in employment because of race, color, national origin, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, disability or veteran status.

To learn more about our system, please visit www.mainehealth.org  and our benefits page.