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Adult Inpatient Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner - Bangor, Maine

Northern Light Health

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Compensation
$130–136K/yr
Location
Bangor, ME
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Job overview

Northern Light Acadia Hospital seeks a full-time psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner to join its Adult Inpatient Psychiatry team in Bangor, Maine. The role provides psychiatric care to adults in a collaborative environment with psychiatrists and behavioral health professionals. The schedule is Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., and the annual base salary is $130,480–$136,375.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Psychiatric EvaluationDiagnosisTreatment PlanningMedication ManagementPsychotherapyTherapeutic InterventionsPatient and Family EngagementQuality Improvement

Benefits

Paid Time Off
Medical Insurance
401(k) Match
Relocation Assistance
Tuition Assistance

Full job description

Northern Light Acadia Hospital is seeking a full-time psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner (PMHNP) to join our established Adult Inpatient Psychiatry team in Bangor, Maine. This full-time opportunity offers the chance to practice in a highly collaborative environment alongside experienced psychiatrists, PMHNPs, social workers, nurses, and other behavioral health professionals who are committed to delivering exceptional psychiatric care to adults across Maine.

Position Highlights:

  • Monday – Friday schedule, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

  • Conduct comprehensive psychiatric evaluations, diagnoses, and treatment planning for the adult inpatient population

  • Provide evidence-based psychiatric care through medication management, psychotherapy, and other therapeutic interventions

  • Collaborate closely with psychiatrists, nursing staff, social workers, discharge planners, and medical practitioners to deliver coordinated, patient-centered care

  • Actively engage patients and families in treatment decisions, goals, and discharge planning

  • Participate in quality improvement initiatives that promote patient safety, clinical excellence, and positive outcomes

  • Work within a supportive, team-oriented environment that values professional growth and clinical collaboration

Compensation Information:

  • $130,480 - $136,375 annual base salary.

  • The compensation range listed reflects the range Northern Light Health anticipates relying on in setting the wages for the position. The range may not necessarily include all additional compensation elements available, including but not limited to call pay, leadership stipends, etc.

Why Join Northern Light Acadia Hospital?

  • Comprehensive benefits package including generous paid time off, health and wellness benefits, and an employer-matched retirement plan

  • Competitive student loan repayment program

  • Sign-on bonus and relocation assistance available

  • Continuing Medical Education (CME) allowance and professional development support

  • Collegial, team-based environment within one of Maine’s leading behavioral health organizations

Northern Light Acadia Hospital is a regional, acute care psychiatric teaching hospital that is the hub of a comprehensive Behavioral Health service line within the Northern Light Health system. We provide inpatient and outpatient behavioral healthcare for children, teens, and adults in communities throughout the state while specializing in the treatment of mental illness and substance use disorders. Additionally, we offer innovative programming in the form of behavioral health home, integrated behavioral healthcare in primary care practices, general hospital psychiatry, and an extensive telepsychiatry network. We are proud to be the only New England partner for the Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation. Please visit Northern Light Acadia Hospital - About Us (https://northernlighthealth.org/Our-System/Acadia-Hospital/About-Us) to learn more!

For more information, please contact:

Kayla Rodriguez, CPRP

[email protected]

Call (207) 973-5358 or text Adult IP PMHNP (207) 560-0133

Position Adult Inpatient Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner - Bangor, MaineLocation US:ME:Bangor | Advanced Practice Provider | Full TimeReq ID 96789

How this job compares

Set against the 472 open Mental Health jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 31, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$130–136K/yr
  • US median$92–136K/yr177 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $133K, is 12% above the US median midpoint ($119K) — in the middle half of Mental Health salary ranges across the US.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 472 open Mental Health jobs across the US. 4% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Experience
Mental Health postings that state a minimum ask for 2 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 1 to 3 years (207 postings).
Education
242 of the 472 open Mental Health jobs (51%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 31, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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