General Psychiatry Residency Program Director - Psychiatrist

Description


MaineHealth Behavioral Health (MHBH) is seeking a full-time (1.0 FTE) board-certified Psychiatrist to join the Department of Psychiatry at MaineHealth Maine Medical Center Portland (MHMMCP). This role offers a unique hybrid opportunity, combining leadership and clinical practice.


The selected candidate will serve as the General Psychiatry Residency Program Director (0.5 FTE) while also providing psychiatric clinical care (0.5 FTE). This position supports a diverse patient population across both rural and urban communities.


This is an excellent opportunity for a psychiatrist interested in academic leadership, with potential for future involvement in additional academic and/or administrative roles.


The MHMMC General Psychiatry residency program combines the intellectual and physical resources of an academic teaching hospital with the patient base and public health commitment of a large community hospital and community mental health center. In addition to the General Adult Psychiatry Training Track, our residency program offers a General Psychiatry/Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Integrated Training Track, as well as a Rural Psychiatry Training Track. Our care continuum and psychiatry residency training sites also include MaineHealth Behavioral Health at Spring Harbor (a free-standing 100-bed psychiatric hospital) and MaineHealth Behavioral Health, a region-wide comprehensive mental health organization. MHMMCP also includes the Barbara Bush Children's Hospital, the state's only pediatric tertiary care center and only Level 1 Trauma Center.


MHMMC has an academic affiliation with Tufts University School of Medicine and offers the best aspects of patient care and academic stimulation. Residents are involved in teaching medical students from Tufts and from the nearby University of New England. Residents are also actively involved in department governance and decision-making, participating in department retreats and quality improvement projects, and having formal representation on departmental committees.


We are very interested in furthering the practice of psychiatry in New England - particularly in Maine. We have special options for rural psychiatry rotations while offering community-based training experiences in Portland. We are proud of our program and take great pleasure in the success of our graduating residents.

MHMMC is a nationally recognized academic medical center with an impressive history of outstanding and innovative residency and fellowship programs. MHMMC is approved to train over 400 trainees in our 17 ACGME-accredited residency programs , 19 ACGME-accredited fellowship programs , two rural tracks and rural concentration. We have a culture of continuous quality improvement and our performance in the areas of safety, quality, and satisfaction are consistently excellent. Physicians are expected to apply for faculty appointment to the Tufts University School of Medicine.

The Program Director has full responsibility, authority, and accountability for program administration and operations; teaching and scholarly activity; resident recruitment and selection; evaluation, promotion, and discipline; supervision; and faculty development. The Program Director is charged with developing and maintaining a training plan aligned with ACGME Common and Program-Specific Requirements and ensuring that all aspects of the program meet accreditation standards. There are robust opportunities to grow and develop teaching experiences and work with both residents and medical students.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Graduate of Allopathic or Osteopathic Medical School. Completion of internship and psychiatric residency and/or fellowship training
• Current or eligible licensure as a physician by the Maine Board of Licensure in Medicine
• Current certification in Psychiatry by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (ABPN) or by the American Osteopathic Board of Neurology and Psychiatry
• Current DEA Registration Certificate
• Psychiatry specialty expertise and at least three years of documented educational and/or administrative experience

This position offers:

• Competitive compensation package including sign-on bonus, relocation assistance, CME expense reimbursement, and malpractice insurance.
• Benefits include Paid Time Off, CME time, retirement with employer match, medical, dental, vision, life/disability insurance, paid family leave, wellness program, and more.

Portland, Maine : Maine's largest metro, Portland lies two hours north of Boston. Home to more than 525,000 people, Portland is Maine's most celebrated city. Forbes.com has ranked it among its Top Ten Most Livable Cities and GQ.com called it One of the Coolest Small Cities in America. Ideal for families and young professionals, Portland offers exceptional foods, lifestyles, and activities. Attractions include its historic Old Port district, craft microbreweries, the Portland Museum of Art, Victoria Mansion, Wadsworth-Longfellow House and six classic lighthouses. Neighborhoods are welcoming, with many beautiful homes. Public and private schools are excellent. Transportation is reliable, and there are many four-season outdoor activities to enjoy, from sailing and kayaking to hiking, mountain biking and snowshoeing to skiing at one of 14 Maine-area ski resorts.

MaineHealth Behavioral Health (MHBH), a MaineHealth member, is Northern New England's leading integrated behavioral healthcare system. It serves predominantly southern, western, central and Mid-Coast Maine, and is composed of southern Maine's only nonprofit psychiatric hospital, outpatient treatment, crisis services, as well as 5 ACT teams. This fully integrated and growing system of behavioral healthcare makes it a regional and national model for treating people with serious mental health issues.


MaineHealth is a not-for-profit integrated health system whose vision is, "Working together so our communities are the healthiest in America." MaineHealth consists of nine local health systems, a comprehensive behavioral health care network, diagnostic services, home health agencies, and 1,700 employed clinicians working together through the MaineHealth Medical Group. With approximately 22,000 care team members, MaineHealth provides preventive care, diagnosis, and treatment to 1.1 million residents in Maine and New Hampshire.

At MaineHealth , we recognize the value each team member brings to our organization. Total compensation packages may include, based on eligibility, recruitment payments, relocation assistance, productivity incentives, and quality incentives.

The annual base salary range for this position is $300,000 - $345,000.


In addition to base pay, MaineHealth offers comprehensive benefits, recognition programs and career growth opportunities.

To learn more about our system please visit and our benefits page .

For more information, please contact Sarah Evan, Physician and APP Recruiter at [email protected]


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