Senior Physician Executive - Psychiatry in Maine

Northern Light Acadia Hospital is seeking a board-certified psychiatrist to become the next Senior Physician Executive and lead our efforts in providing high quality, transformative behavioral healthcare to the beautiful state of Maine. Candidates should possess a minimum of five years in clinical practice as well as a minimum of five years in progressive leadership roles. Position is split into 50% clinical and 50% administrative/leadership duties.  

The Senior Physician Executive will:

• Continue to build a culture that exemplifies the highest safety standards for patients, clinicians, and staff
• Lead clinical initiatives aimed at improving patient services and quality/safety outcomes as well as provider engagement, alignment, and satisfaction
• Participate in Northern Light Health system-wide committees and various corporate initiatives
• Demonstrate a strong business acumen with clinical expertise while impacting the organization’s efficiency and utilization management efforts
• Adopt and implement enabling technologies and innovative programs/processes for high-risk patient populations

Primary responsibilities:

• Achieve the organization’s strategic vision in collaboration with other executive leadership members
• Oversee workforce development and leadership of medical staff
• Promote and monitor clinical quality and patience experience
• Develop, implement, and monitor financial initiatives
• Participate in clinical services including direct patient care (or approved related activity), on-call coverage, and continue education on substance use disorder
• Serve as the Service Chief for Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center and Northern Light Mercy Hospital, as well as other Northern Light Member Organizations as needed

About us:

Northern Light Acadia Hospital is an acute care, regional psychiatric teaching hospital that is the hub of a comprehensive behavioral health service line within Northern Light Health. We serve communities throughout the state and provide inpatient and outpatient behavioral health care for children, teens, and adults while specializing in the treatment of mental illness and substance use disorders. In addition, 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 the only New England partner for the Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation. For more information, please visit: Northern Light Acadia Hospital - About Us.

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.

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.