Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner Jobs in Maine
Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner jobs in Maine concentrate heavily in community mental health centers, integrated primary care practices, and state-operated behavioral health facilities, with demand running from new graduates through experienced prescribers. Portland, Bangor, and Augusta account for the largest share of openings, and established systems like MaineHealth, Northern Light Health, and Acadia Hospital maintain consistent recruiting pipelines for this role. Child and adolescent psychiatry, substance use disorder treatment, and geriatric behavioral health are the most in-demand specialties across the state. Scan the live roles below and apply to whichever ones fit.
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[We show compassion to heal minds.]
About Legion Health
Legion Health is a technology-forward psychiatry company delivering world-class outpatient mental health care while expanding access for patients through insurance.
We are seeking exceptional Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioners (PMHNPs) across the United States who are passionate about evidence-based psychiatry and want the time, support, and clinical autonomy needed to provide exceptional patient care.
Our innovative model combines the stability of a traditional hospital position with the flexibility of a private practice. We prioritize our clinicians' well-being and professional growth, offering a competitive compensation package and fostering a vibrant, collaborative culture.
Quality and patient experience are paramount to us. This means recruiting exceptional providers, championing evidence-based protocols, and displaying compassion in every patient interaction. Our exceptional PMHNPs operate with clinical autonomy, supported by experienced psychiatrists through consults and peer case reviews.
Our vision is to pioneer a new era of medicine by delivering world-class psychiatry. We believe in a future where every person can access the compassionate, high-quality care they need.
About the Role
Practice at the top of your license, from wherever you do your best work. This role is designed for PMHNPs who want meaningful clinical autonomy without having to build and operate a private practice alone.
We are looking for clinically excellent, patient-centered PMHNPs to provide psychiatric care through telehealth. Full-time and part-time positions are available.
Benefits
Legion’s model is built to give clinicians more time for patients, fewer administrative distractions, and the support of a high-caliber psychiatric community.
Flexibility: Set your own schedule for optimal work-life balance.
Work from Home: See patients from the comfort of your home via telehealth.
Significant Administrative Support: You focus on patient care, and we’ll handle scheduling, insurance verification, billing, prior authorizations, pharmacy coordination, etc.
Patient Acquisition: Unlike with a private practice, we’ll work to fill your schedule, so you don’t have to do your own marketing.
Collaborating Physician Coverage: Where applicable, we provide your collaborating psychiatrist and fully cover the costs.
Competitive Pay: We compensate our providers at market-leading rates.
Weekly Pay: We pay our providers every week for immediate financial benefit and planning ease.
Legal Protection: We provide full malpractice insurance coverage.
Clinical Autonomy: We hire the most skilled providers and trust them to do what’s best for patients.
Technical Support: We cover the costs for you to have best-in-class EHR, e-Prescribe, and AI tools.
Credentialing Support: We handle all aspects and costs of credentialing with a large number of insurance plans, including commercial, ACA, and government, ensuring your legal and effective authorization within insurance networks.
Licensure and DEA Coverage: We’ll reimburse you for all fees associated with getting licensed in other states as required by Legion.
Commitment to Responsible Prescribing and High-Quality Care: We have rigorous, evidence-based protocols and provide objective diagnostic tools to ensure responsible and ethical prescriptions of controlled substances.
Community of Clinical Excellence: You will work alongside the most talented PMHNPs and psychiatrists in the world. Our current PMHNPs have trained at some of the country’s most prestigious institutions, including Vanderbilt, UT Austin, Johns Hopkins, Columbia, NYU, and UTHealth Houston.
Opportunities for Professional Growth: As we expand, we intend to promote clinical leadership from the best of our active providers.
Culture of Excellence through Innovation: Actively participate in ushering in a new era of mental health care through superior clinical care and technology.
Resources: We provide premium subscriptions to resources such as UpToDate and Carlat.
Exclusive Events: Engage with your colleagues through exclusive in-person and virtual events.
Responsibilities
Provide excellent patient care for conditions including depression, anxiety, ADHD, insomnia, PTSD, bipolar disorder, etc.
Perform comprehensive psychiatric assessments, including mental-health history, medical history, diagnostic evaluation, and risk analysis.
Create and execute individualized treatment plans that may combine medication management and brief psychotherapy.
Provide compassionate, respectful, and patient-centered care.
Use evidence-based clinical protocols and responsible prescribing practices.
Collaborate with psychiatrists and clinical peers through consultations and case reviews.
Use technology and operational systems effectively to deliver reliable telehealth care.
Qualifications
Active, unrestricted state-issued authority to practice as a PMHNP in at least one U.S. state or jurisdiction.
Strong clinical assessment, diagnostic, and medication-management skills.
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
Comfort providing care remotely and using electronic health record systems.
Commitment to patient-centered, compassionate, evidence-based care.
Role Logistics
Location: Fully remote within the United States.
Schedule: Full-time or part-time positions are available.
Compensation: $150K–$300K per year, depending on completed patient-care hours.
Clinical Advisory Board
Legion’s Clinical Advisory Board brings together nationally recognized psychiatrists, physician executives, telepsychiatry pioneers, and primary-care leaders. Working closely with Legion’s medical leadership, they help shape our clinical quality standards, evidence-based care protocols, prescribing safeguards, risk-management practices, and continuous quality-improvement efforts as the company scales.
Members of our Clinical Advisory Board include:
Madhukar Trivedi, M.D. — Psychiatrist; Professor of Psychiatry and Distinguished Chair in Mental Health at UT Southwestern
Alexander Ruvalcaba, M.D. — Psychiatrist; Physician Executive at MultiCare Behavioral Health Network
Jon Kole, M.D. — Psychiatrist; Senior Medical Director at Headspace
Liberty Eberly, D.O. — Psychiatrist; Co-Founder and Former Chief Medical Officer at innovaTel Telepsychiatry
John Lusins, M.D. — Psychiatrist; Founder and President at South Texas Mental Health Associates
Jacqueline Champlain, M.D. — Family Medicine Physician; Lead Physician at WellMed and Fellow of the American Academy of Family Physicians
Bring Your Best Clinical Work to Legion
If you are a thoughtful, evidence-based PMHNP who wants the flexibility of remote practice, meaningful clinical autonomy, robust operational support, and a community committed to excellent psychiatric care, we would be excited to learn more about you.
Equal Employment Opportunity
Legion Health is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees, contractors, and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other protected characteristic under applicable law. We encourage applicants from all backgrounds to apply.
Compensation Range: $150K - $300K
[We show compassion to heal minds.]
About Legion Health
Legion Health is a technology-forward psychiatry company delivering world-class outpatient mental health care while expanding access for patients through insurance.
We are seeking exceptional Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioners (PMHNPs) across the United States who are passionate about evidence-based psychiatry and want the time, support, and clinical autonomy needed to provide exceptional patient care.
Our innovative model combines the stability of a traditional hospital position with the flexibility of a private practice. We prioritize our clinicians' well-being and professional growth, offering a competitive compensation package and fostering a vibrant, collaborative culture.
Quality and patient experience are paramount to us. This means recruiting exceptional providers, championing evidence-based protocols, and displaying compassion in every patient interaction. Our exceptional PMHNPs operate with clinical autonomy, supported by experienced psychiatrists through consults and peer case reviews.
Our vision is to pioneer a new era of medicine by delivering world-class psychiatry. We believe in a future where every person can access the compassionate, high-quality care they need.
About the Role
Practice at the top of your license, from wherever you do your best work. This role is designed for PMHNPs who want meaningful clinical autonomy without having to build and operate a private practice alone.
We are looking for clinically excellent, patient-centered PMHNPs to provide psychiatric care through telehealth. Full-time and part-time positions are available.
Benefits
Legion’s model is built to give clinicians more time for patients, fewer administrative distractions, and the support of a high-caliber psychiatric community.
Flexibility: Set your own schedule for optimal work-life balance.
Work from Home: See patients from the comfort of your home via telehealth.
Significant Administrative Support: You focus on patient care, and we’ll handle scheduling, insurance verification, billing, prior authorizations, pharmacy coordination, etc.
Patient Acquisition: Unlike with a private practice, we’ll work to fill your schedule, so you don’t have to do your own marketing.
Collaborating Physician Coverage: Where applicable, we provide your collaborating psychiatrist and fully cover the costs.
Competitive Pay: We compensate our providers at market-leading rates.
Weekly Pay: We pay our providers every week for immediate financial benefit and planning ease.
Legal Protection: We provide full malpractice insurance coverage.
Clinical Autonomy: We hire the most skilled providers and trust them to do what’s best for patients.
Technical Support: We cover the costs for you to have best-in-class EHR, e-Prescribe, and AI tools.
Credentialing Support: We handle all aspects and costs of credentialing with a large number of insurance plans, including commercial, ACA, and government, ensuring your legal and effective authorization within insurance networks.
Licensure and DEA Coverage: We’ll reimburse you for all fees associated with getting licensed in other states as required by Legion.
Commitment to Responsible Prescribing and High-Quality Care: We have rigorous, evidence-based protocols and provide objective diagnostic tools to ensure responsible and ethical prescriptions of controlled substances.
Community of Clinical Excellence: You will work alongside the most talented PMHNPs and psychiatrists in the world. Our current PMHNPs have trained at some of the country’s most prestigious institutions, including Vanderbilt, UT Austin, Johns Hopkins, Columbia, NYU, and UTHealth Houston.
Opportunities for Professional Growth: As we expand, we intend to promote clinical leadership from the best of our active providers.
Culture of Excellence through Innovation: Actively participate in ushering in a new era of mental health care through superior clinical care and technology.
Resources: We provide premium subscriptions to resources such as UpToDate and Carlat.
Exclusive Events: Engage with your colleagues through exclusive in-person and virtual events.
Responsibilities
Provide excellent patient care for conditions including depression, anxiety, ADHD, insomnia, PTSD, bipolar disorder, etc.
Perform comprehensive psychiatric assessments, including mental-health history, medical history, diagnostic evaluation, and risk analysis.
Create and execute individualized treatment plans that may combine medication management and brief psychotherapy.
Provide compassionate, respectful, and patient-centered care.
Use evidence-based clinical protocols and responsible prescribing practices.
Collaborate with psychiatrists and clinical peers through consultations and case reviews.
Use technology and operational systems effectively to deliver reliable telehealth care.
Qualifications
Active, unrestricted state-issued authority to practice as a PMHNP in at least one U.S. state or jurisdiction.
Strong clinical assessment, diagnostic, and medication-management skills.
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
Comfort providing care remotely and using electronic health record systems.
Commitment to patient-centered, compassionate, evidence-based care.
Role Logistics
Location: Fully remote within the United States.
Schedule: Full-time or part-time positions are available.
Compensation: $150K–$300K per year, depending on completed patient-care hours.
Clinical Advisory Board
Legion’s Clinical Advisory Board brings together nationally recognized psychiatrists, physician executives, telepsychiatry pioneers, and primary-care leaders. Working closely with Legion’s medical leadership, they help shape our clinical quality standards, evidence-based care protocols, prescribing safeguards, risk-management practices, and continuous quality-improvement efforts as the company scales.
Members of our Clinical Advisory Board include:
Madhukar Trivedi, M.D. — Psychiatrist; Professor of Psychiatry and Distinguished Chair in Mental Health at UT Southwestern
Alexander Ruvalcaba, M.D. — Psychiatrist; Physician Executive at MultiCare Behavioral Health Network
Jon Kole, M.D. — Psychiatrist; Senior Medical Director at Headspace
Liberty Eberly, D.O. — Psychiatrist; Co-Founder and Former Chief Medical Officer at innovaTel Telepsychiatry
John Lusins, M.D. — Psychiatrist; Founder and President at South Texas Mental Health Associates
Jacqueline Champlain, M.D. — Family Medicine Physician; Lead Physician at WellMed and Fellow of the American Academy of Family Physicians
Bring Your Best Clinical Work to Legion
If you are a thoughtful, evidence-based PMHNP who wants the flexibility of remote practice, meaningful clinical autonomy, robust operational support, and a community committed to excellent psychiatric care, we would be excited to learn more about you.
Equal Employment Opportunity
Legion Health is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees, contractors, and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other protected characteristic under applicable law. We encourage applicants from all backgrounds to apply.
Compensation Range: $150K - $300K
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The qualifications that appear most often in psychiatric nurse practitioner jobs across Maine.
- Active Maine prescriptive authority license as a certified nurse practitioner required
- Master of Science in Nursing or Doctor of Nursing Practice from an accredited program
- Board certification as a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP-BC) required
- Experience conducting psychiatric evaluations, diagnosing, and managing psychotropic medications
- Familiarity with Maine state Medicaid billing and electronic health record documentation
- Strong background in trauma-informed care and co-occurring substance use disorder treatment
Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner Jobs in Maine: Frequently Asked Questions
How do you become a psychiatric nurse practitioner in Maine?
To become a psychiatric nurse practitioner in Maine, you must complete a graduate nursing program with a psychiatric mental health concentration, then pass the PMHNP-BC examination administered by the American Nurses Credentialing Center. From there, you apply to the Maine State Board of Nursing for advanced practice registered nurse licensure with prescriptive authority. Maine requires a collaboration agreement with a supervising physician for prescriptive practice during an initial period.
How much do psychiatric nurse practitioners make in Maine?
Psychiatric nurse practitioners in Maine earn a median of about $130,260 a year, based on May 2025 Bureau of Labor Statistics wage data, ranging from around $107,820 for the lowest 10% to over $166,740 for the top 10%. Pay rises with experience, specialty, and employer.
Which companies hire psychiatric nurse practitioners in Maine?
Employers hiring psychiatric nurse practitioners in Maine right now include LifeStance Health, Mindful, and Talkiatry, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of August 2026. Community mental health centers and federally qualified health centers across rural Maine also post consistently, often offering loan-repayment incentives tied to Maine's Health Professional Shortage Area designations.
Which Maine cities have the most psychiatric nurse practitioner jobs?
Portland, Scarborough, and Maine hold the most psychiatric nurse practitioner openings in Maine. Portland drives volume through MaineHealth's flagship network and a dense concentration of outpatient behavioral health practices, while Bangor is anchored by Northern Light Health and Acadia Hospital, and Augusta draws postings from state government behavioral health programs and nearby community health organizations.
Are there remote psychiatric nurse practitioner jobs in Maine?
Yes, but they're a smaller share than in purely desk-based fields because the role typically involves in-person evaluations and prescribing. About 73% of psychiatric nurse practitioner openings tied to Maine are remote or hybrid as of August 2026, and those positions tend to focus on medication management follow-ups and telepsychiatry rather than initial diagnostic assessments.
How can I get hired as a psychiatric nurse practitioner in Maine with little or no experience?
The most realistic entry path is applying to residency or fellowship programs run by larger Maine health systems such as MaineHealth, which has offered PMHNP transition-to-practice programs designed for new graduates. Candidates who have worked as registered nurses in inpatient psychiatry or substance use disorder units at Maine Medical Center or Acadia Hospital are frequently preferred for junior openings. Completing your PMHNP-BC certification and securing Maine prescriptive authority licensure before you apply removes a major hiring barrier.
Where can I find and apply to psychiatric nurse practitioner jobs in Maine?
You can find and apply to psychiatric nurse practitioner jobs in Maine on Migrate Mate, which lists current openings across the state. Search the listings to find roles that match your specialty, preferred region, and setting, then apply directly to the ones that fit.
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