Nurse Practitioner Residency in Geriatric Neuropsychiatry Program

Northern Light Acadia Hospital in Bangor, Maine is seeking a board-certified Family Medicine, Adult Geriatric, or Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner to participate in the federally funded Rural Dementia Training Project via a grant from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA).

This Nurse Practitioner will spend one year in our Mood and Memory Clinic gaining the skills and knowledge necessary to become successful in providing clinical assessment and treatment to persons with late-life and early-onset neurocognitive disorders.

Details:

• 2 years of experience as a Nurse Practitioner is required
• HRSA grant allows for a full-time salary and benefits comparable to Nurse Practitioners at Northern Light Acadia Hospital
• Schedule: Monday-Friday, 8a-4:30p
• Practice under the supervision of the Clinical Director (Neuropsychiatrist), Outpatient Medical Director (Geriatric Psychiatrist), and a doctoral-level PMH-NP
• Responsibilities include seeing patient in the Mood and Memory Clinic, participating in didactic education, attending seminars and case supervision, as well as inpatient consults

Northern Light Acadia Hospital is an acute care, regional psychiatric hospital in Bangor, Maine that is a leader in the provision of tele-psychiatry services, including consultations to regional emergency departments and primary care practices. Northern Light Acadia Hospital offers innovative programming in the form of a behavioral home health, integrated behavioral healthcare in primary care practices, and a geriatric mood and memory clinic, which is involved in multiple clinical trials for promising Alzheimer’s medications. The hospital is the sole corporate member of Northern Light Acadia Healthcare that provides a substance use disorder treatment program, case management services, and other outpatient mental health services in Penobscot, Waldo, and Knox counties. Northern Light Acadia Healthcare is the sole member of Restorative Health, LLC that operates an outpatient mental health clinic in Bangor. Northern Light Acadia Hospital is a member of Northern Light Health, an integrated statewide health delivery system that is raising the bar with no-nonsense solutions that are leading the way to a healthier future for our state. Northern Light Health offers a broad range of providers and services, including nine hospitals, primary care and specialty physician practices, long-term care, home health and hospice agencies, and emergency ground and air transport.

Bangor, Maine is a vibrant small city with easy access to Maine’s spectacular coast, mountains, and lakes. Schools rank among New England’s best with the flagship campus of the University of Maine located in the neighboring town of Orono. Bangor serves as the regional hub for medicine, the arts, and commerce. Bangor International Airport offers direct and one-stop service to most major destinations.

At Northern Light Health, we’re building a better approach to healthcare because we believe people deserve access to care that works for them. As an integrated health delivery system serving Maine, we’re raising the bar with no-nonsense solutions that are leading the way to a healthier future for our state. Our more than 12,000 team members—in our hospitals, primary and specialty care practices, long-term and home healthcare, and ground and air medical transport and emergency care—are committed to making healthcare work for our patients, communities, and employees.