Experienced Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner - Seaport Community Health Center, Belfast

12 days ago
Belfast, MaineFull TimePsychiatry
✓ No Call✓ No Weekends
Practice Authority in Maine
Full Practice

Practice independently without physician oversight.

Job Description

Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Eligible

This position qualifies for federal student loan forgiveness. After 10 years of qualifying payments while working full-time for a nonprofit employer, the remaining balance on your Direct Loans may be forgiven.

About the Role

Join Penobscot Community Health Care as a Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner – FQHC Setting in United States.

Requirements

  • month supervision period to be considered. The PMHNP:
  • Establishes therapeutic relationships in order to facilitate the patient’s progress with treatment goals.
  • Develops and maintains psychotherapy skills to meet the needs of a diverse population.
  • Performs and documents psychiatric evaluations and medication follow

Benefits & Compensation

  • PSLF eligible (Public Service Loan Forgiveness).

Work Schedule

  • Full-Time position.
  • No explicit call, weekend, or night shift information provided.

This position offers student loan benefits. Work with Penobscot Community Health Care in United States.

Key Skills

Psychiatric EvaluationDiagnosisTreatment PlanningPsychotherapyMedication ManagementTherapeutic RelationshipsGroup TherapyFamily TherapyConsultationMental HealthRecovery TreatmentMedication Assisted TreatmentDiverse PopulationDocumentationIntegrated Health CareCommunity Health

Key Responsibilities

The Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner establishes therapeutic relationships to facilitate patient progress, provides psychiatric evaluations, and prescribes treatment for various psychiatric conditions. They also develop psychotherapy skills, perform evaluations, provide therapy, and consult with other providers.
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Position Insights

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Experienced Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner - Seaport Community Health Center, Belfast at Penobscot Community Health Care a 5.5 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as moderate. This places the position in the average range of all Psychiatry nurse practitioner listings evaluated on our platform. Contributing factors include no on-call duties, no weekend requirements.

Candidates should carefully assess workload expectations and scheduling demands before applying.

Psychiatry — Nurse Practitioner Career Context

This Psychiatry position at Penobscot Community Health Care is open to nurse practitioner candidates.

Nurse Practitioners are among the fastest-growing healthcare professions, with expanding scope of practice in many states and strong demand for telehealth and primary care roles.

Nationally, Psychiatry professionals earn a median annual salary of approximately $300k, with the typical range spanning $230k to $400k depending on experience, location, and practice setting.

Compensation Analysis

This employer qualifies for Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF). Eligible clinicians can have their remaining federal student loan balance forgiven after 120 qualifying monthly payments (10 years). For physicians and advanced practice providers carrying significant educational debt, PSLF eligibility can represent hundreds of thousands of dollars in long-term financial benefit.

Location & Logistics

This position is based in Belfast, Maine.

Why This Position Stands Out

  • No on-call requirements — clinicians are completely off-duty after hours
  • No weekend shifts — preserving personal and family time
  • Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) eligible

Skills, Responsibilities & Benefits

Key skills and qualifications: Psychiatric Evaluation, Diagnosis, Treatment Planning, Psychotherapy, Medication Management, Therapeutic Relationships, Group Therapy, Family Therapy. Candidates with experience in these areas may be especially well-suited for this Psychiatry role.

Core responsibilities: The Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner establishes therapeutic relationships to facilitate patient progress, provides psychiatric evaluations, and prescribes treatment for various psychiatric conditions. They also develop psychotherapy skills, perform evaluations, provide therapy, and cons...

About WeekdayDoc

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About Penobscot Community Health Care

Hospitals and Health Care
Bangor, ME
5-10
5.5

Work-Life Balance Score

Below Average

Protective Factors (2)

No on-call (β=6.95; p<0.001 for ↓ exhaustion)

No weekends (57% ↓ work-life conflict)

Interpretation: Position shows moderate burnout protection with 2 validated protective factors.

Job Details

Employment Type

Full-time

Posted

12d ago

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