Psychiatrist

PsychiatryFull-Time

Listed compensation

$180k-$220k

The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed

Ask the employer about the work setting, call expectations, weekend coverage and time off.

Posted 1h ago · Verified live

Job Description

Nasson Health Care

A Division of York County Community Action Corp.

Nasson Health Care is a Federally Qualified Health Center with clinical sites in Springvale and Biddeford, Maine. We serve York County and neighboring communities through provision of fully integrated medical, dental and behavioral health care.

Psychiatrist

Full or Part-Time

The Psychiatrist provides comprehensive psychiatric evaluation, diagnosis, and treatment services to patients across the lifespan within a Federally Qualified Health Center. This role plays a key part in advancing integrated behavioral health care, collaborating closely with primary care providers, behavioral health clinicians, and care management teams. The Psychiatrist:

  • Conducts psychiatric evaluations, diagnostic assessments, and medication management for patients with mental health and co-occurring conditions for adults, adolescents, and children.
  • Develops and implements individualized treatment plans consistent with evidence-based practices.
  • Provides substance use disorder (SUD) and opioid use disorder (OUD) treatment.
  • Provides crisis intervention and risk assessments as needed.
  • Adheres to FQHC standards, federal and state regulations, and clinical best practices.

Applicants must have a medical degree from an accredited medical school in the U.S., be Board Certified or Board Eligible in Psychiatry. Have an unrestricted Maine license to practice medicine. And have a U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency registration with authorization to prescribe controlled substances. Qualifications include:

  • Experience working in an FQHC, community mental health center, or similar setting.
  • Experience with telepsychiatry.
  • Familiarity with trauma informed care and social determinants of health.
  • Proficiency in the use of at least one ONC-certified electronic medical record system and basic Microsoft applications.
  • Must not have an active record on the System for Award Management (SAM) website.

Must show proof of immunity or have been immunized for MMR, Hep B, Influenza (required annually) and the COVID primary series.

Benefits

Health, dental, vision and basic life insurance; HRA; Income protection; FSA; 403(b); PTO; Paid holidays; Employee Assistance Program; License renewal reimbursement

Nasson Health Care is an eligible site for the National Health Service Corps. Student Loan Repayment Program.

To be considered, please include a cover letter with your resume. Completed application packets may be reviewed upon receipt.

Apply now in our Career Center – it only takes a few minutes! bit. ly

EOE – YCCAC provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

Key Responsibilities

The Psychiatrist provides comprehensive psychiatric evaluations, diagnoses, and medication management for patients across the lifespan. They collaborate with primary care and behavioral health teams to implement individualized treatment plans and provide crisis intervention.

Requirements

Applicants must hold a medical degree from an accredited U.S. school and be Board Certified or Board Eligible in Psychiatry. A valid Maine medical license and U.S. DEA registration are required, along with experience in community mental health or FQHC settings.

Qualifications

Education
Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
Experience
2+ years of experience

Certifications

Board Certification

Key Skills

Substance use disorder treatmentOpioid use disorder treatmentRisk assessmentElectronic medical record systems

Psychiatry — Physician Career Context

Of the 50 active Psychiatry listings this role was benchmarked against, 42% are remote, 76% have no call, 82% require no weekends.

In Maine, the Psychiatry weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$284k (10 salary observations; 31 listings), vs ~$314k nationally (1,811 salary observations; 6,859 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2025-11-01 through 2026-10-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.

The cost-of-living index for Maine is 97.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$200k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $206k in an average-cost state. 62.0% of Maine clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Psychiatry pay on WeekdayDoc is up 7.5% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

Top Psychiatrist Jobs

37 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution37 jobs · 14 employers

8
<$350k
3
$350k-400k
14
$400k-450k
8
$450k-500k
4
$500k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks36 jobs · 14 employers

401k / retirement match
94% this job
Sign-on bonus
72%
CME allowance
36%
Loan repayment
11% this job
Visa sponsorship
8%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

Clinical Psychiatrist - Adult

LifeStance Health · Des Moines, Iowa

$320k-$500k
#2

Clinical Psychiatrist - Child/Adolescent

LifeStance Health · Des Moines, Iowa

$320k-$500k
#3

Interventional Psychiatrist

From $500k
#4

Clinical Psychiatrist

$450k-$500k
+ 35 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 6.4this job 3.0
Better work-life than 20% of Psychiatry listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 1,864 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Springvale

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$358k≈ 2.0× annual pay
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
101.9
State income tax
Up to 7.2%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026).

BEA 2024 · Portland-South Portland, ME metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

Ratios use this listing’s gross annual pay. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.

York County Community Action logo

About York County Community Action

Non-profit Organizations
Sanford, Maine
51-200 employees

Benefits & Perks

Health, dental, vision and basic life insurance
HRA
Income protection
FSA
403(b)
PTO
Paid holidays
Employee Assistance Program