Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner/Physician Associate - Child and Adolescent Services

Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner/Physician Associate - Child and Adolescent Services

Location: Westbrook, ME

Facility: Spring Harbor Hospital

Schedule: Per Diem

Shift: Varies

Job Category: Advanced Practice Provider

Req #: 99079

Date Posted: Nov 7, 2026

Description

• MaineHealth Behavioral Health is recruiting for a Psychiatric Mental Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) or Psychiatric Physician Associate (PPA) to join our Child and Adolescent Services team to work per diem at Spring Harbor Hospital, our 100-bed freestanding nonprofit psychiatric hospital located in Westbrook, Maine. It is one of two freestanding psychiatric hospitals in the state of Maine and offers services for both children, adolescents and adults.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Graduate of PA/PMNHP program.
• Licenses: Current and valid license by respective Maine Licensing body and appropriate associated board certifications
• Current DEA registration
• Meets credentialing criteria defined in Medical Staff By-Laws and associated entity
• 2 years’ experience of acute child and adolescent psychiatric patient care preferred

This position offers:

• Collaborative, team approach to patient care.

• Fully integrated Epic EMR.

• Per Diem, weekday and weekend day shift schedules.

• MaineHealth Behavioral Health (MHBH), a MaineHealth 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, crisis services, crisis stabilization units, partial hospital, and intensive outpatient treatment, as well as four ACT teams. This fully integrated and growing system of behavioral healthcare makes it a regional and national model for treating people with serious mental health issues.

• MaineHealth is a not-for-profit, integrated health system whose vision is, "Working together so our communities are the healthiest in America," and is committed to a mission of providing high-quality affordable care, educating tomorrow's caregivers and researching better ways to provide care. MaineHealth includes a Level 1 trauma medical center, eight additional licensed hospitals, comprehensive pediatric care services, an extensive behavioral health care network, diagnostic services as well as home health, hospice and senior care services. With more than 2,800 employed providers and over 25,000 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.

• At MaineHealth, we recognize the value each team member brings to our organization.

• For internal candidates who currently hold a full-time or part-time role at MaineHealth, the pay rate is 120% of their current hourly rate and may be eligible for shift differentials. For external candidates or internal candidates who only hold per diem roles at MaineHealth, the rate is $80.00 per hour and may be eligible for shift differentials.

• In addition to base pay, MaineHealth offers recognition programs and career growth opportunities.

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

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