Bulletin BoarD

Maine Medical Partners, Portland, ME

Part Time, Days

Maine Medical Partners is seeking a Clinical Psychologist -Pediatric Specialty Care in Portland. This is a doctoral level position providing psychological assessments, consultations, and limited treatment, as indicated, as well as providing teaching to residents, medical students or others as directed by the division Director. The setting is an active and expanding Developmental Behavioral Pediatrics program, which is part of a multi-specialty pediatric group practice at the largest medical center in the state. The patient mix includes children from infancy through adolescence with Autism Spectrum Disorders, ADHD, developmental and/or cognitive delays, learning disorders, mood and anxiety disorders, behavior problems, sleep disorders, encopresis, and other neurodevelopmental concerns.

Qualifications:

· Doctoral degree in Clinical Psychology or related field from an APA/CPA accredited university.

· Licensed or license-eligible as a Psychologist by the State of Maine. Current BLS.

· Prior experience working with pediatric patients at risk and/or diagnosed with neurodevelopmental disabilities. Training and experience in administering/scoring/interpreting cognitive, developmental, and psychodiagnostic assessment instruments including the ADOS-2. Specialized training/experience with assessment and treatment planning related to Autism Spectrum Disorder.

· Knowledge of diagnosis and treatment of mental health disorders. Advanced study of mental health assessment practices, regulations, and laws relating to clinical psychology practice.

· Understanding of principles of legal documentation and medical release of information.

· Knowledge of psychological test administration, scoring and interpretation.

· Knowledge of community mental health service delivery systems and other resources.

· Knowledge and skill in psychological and behavioral interventions.

· Skill in working with children with neurodevelopmental disabilities including Autism Spectrum Disorder.

· Ability to work sensitively with variety of personalities.

· Strong interpersonal skills and ability to communicate effectively with families, colleagues (e.g. physicians, psychologists, social workers, and other team members), community agencies, etc.

· Proficient computer skills.

· Ability to maintain confidentiality.

To apply, please click here or visit www.careersatmainehealth.org.

About Maine Medical Partners

Founded in 1995, Maine Medical Partners is Maine’s largest multi-specialty medical group, providing a wide range of primary, specialty and sub-specialty care through a network of more than 40 locations in and around Greater Portland. We pride ourselves on improving the health of our community through excellence in clinical care, education and research.

Coastal Maine’s breathtaking bays, ports and ocean beaches provide unique outdoor adventure experiences every season of the year. You can easily enjoy day trips to area towns, explore surrounding parks, hike, ski, swim, bike, sail, golf, or even canoe or kayak Maine’s beautiful rivers and lakes. Portland offers the best of urban sophistication combined with small town friendliness. Just two hours north of Boston, this is an exceptionally diverse and lively community.

MaineHealth values diversity and is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. Federal and state laws prohibit discrimination in employment because of race, color, national origin, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, disability or veteran status.

Director of Psychology

Riverview Psychiatric Center is seeking a full-time Clinical Director of Psychology to oversee a full range of psychological services within an adult inpatient setting. Additional functions of planning and directing research in the field of psychology, conferring with other department heads to plan hospital wide initiatives, developing and recommending policies and procedures governing the administration of psychological services, and overseeing both pre and post-doctoral internship programs.

This is an opportunity to join a group of highly motivated and skilled professionals who are devoted to providing state-of-the-art mental health care utilizing a Recovery Model of treatment. Preference will be given to applicants who have experience working with patients with severe personality disorders and / or forensic treatment settings.

Riverview Psychiatric Center, in collaboration with the community, is a center for best practice, treatment, education and research, for individuals with serious, persistent mental illness, and co-occurring substance use disorders. Hospital leaders have worked hard to implement changes and establish quality measures of distinction. To continue our goal of becoming a leader within the Behavioral Health field, we are looking for candidates who work well in a team and are enthusiastic and dedicated to providing compassionate care. We hold accreditation's by CMS and the Joint Commission.

Location: Our hospital is located on the Kennebec River in Maine’s capital city of Augusta, host to a new state of the art high school, world class cancer care center, and exciting redevelopment of our riverfront and downtown area. Its central location offers the ability for day trips to Boston and North Conway or an hour’s drive south will bring you to the award-winning city of Portland, known for its rich cultural experience. Augusta is a great place to both work and live. Our relatively smaller organization offers the unique opportunity to make a profound difference in the lives of the patients we serve while supporting an easily achievable work / life balance.

Our employees are our greatest asset. We strive to create an environment built on collaboration, integrity of care, and the core belief of lifelong learning through the continuance of skill enhancement and professional growth development.

We are committed to employee engagement and value both our clinical and non-clinical employees by recognizing the unique talents and strengths each member brings forward while celebrating our unified efforts in being a Center of Excellence.

Psychologist Qualifications

Successful applicants must have a Ph. D. or PSY.D in clinical or counselling psychology from an A.P.A. accredited doctoral program, or its equivalent, and must be license eligible as a psychologist in the State of Maine. In addition, applicants must offer evidence of a least six (6) years of progressively responsible experience, one (1) year of which may have been an internship, including administrative, supervisory, and/or research responsibility is required. Preference will be given to applicants who have experience working with patients with Serve personality disorders and /or forensic treatment settings.

To apply send CV to:

Kelly Flagg

Recruitment and Retention Specialist

@ kelly.flagg@maine.gov

Come join our dynamic and rapidly growing multidisciplinary team!  We are pleased to announce that we are hiring for a brand new practice location in Portland to launch this November 2020. 

• Competitive Fee- for -Service Prompt Pay Model with 1 year advance
• Create your own flexible schedule
• Full benefits package including LTD/STD
• Life Insurance option
• 401 K Retirement Plan
• State of the art Electronic Health Record- Advanced MD
• Support Staff to assist with all credentialing, patient scheduling, and insurance verification

All interested parties send CV /Resume and cover letter to: Dr. Antoinette Harrington at aharrington@counselingcenter.com. 

Want to escape your home to a quiet work space? If you are in the Hampden/Bangor/Brewer/Hermon/Winterport area, there is a newly renovated unfurnished office space available immediately upstairs at 108 C Main Road South ($450 per month). Includes use of large lovely furnished waiting room (that can serve as a room for group events), kitchen, bath, laundry facilities. Must be willing to share waiting room, kitchen, and bathroom space with other professionals and their clients. Subletting fee includes wifi/TV, supplies, name sign, free parking, snow removal, mail, monthly cleaning, microwave, coffee pot, refrigerator and more. Furnishing of office available, if desired, for additional monthly fee. If interested, call Dr. Diana Prescott at (207) 862-3370.

Want to escape your home to a quiet work space? If you are in the greater Hampden/Bangor/Brewer/Hermon/Winterport area, there is a newly renovated large unfurnished office space available immediately upstairs at 108 C Main Road South ($575 per month). Includes use of large lovely furnished waiting room (that can serve as a room for group events), kitchen, bath, laundry facilities. Must be willing to share waiting room, kitchen, and bathroom space with other professionals and their clients. Subletting fee includes wifi/TV, supplies, name sign, free parking, snow removal, mail, monthly cleaning, microwave, coffee pot, refrigerator and more. Furnishing of office available, if desired, for additional monthly fee. If interested, call Dr. Diana Prescott at (207) 862-3370.

For those in the greater Hampden/Bangor/Brewer/Hermon/Winterport area who might be looking for a quiet place to work or see clients, there is availability right now on Tuesday and Saturday and Sunday in our A office space. For $50 a day, the entire office is set up for you, and you need not be concerned about providing supplies, plowing snow, cleaning, or even getting the mail. Office has a separate waiting room and bathroom. If interested, please contact Dr. Diana Prescott at 207-862-3370 or dlprescottphd@gmail.com

Bayside Psychology is expanding. We are looking for dedicated, competent, results-oriented psychologists who are licensed or license-eligible in Maine. Tap into our strong referral base and let us handle all of the billing, the scheduling, and the marketing as we meet the growing needs of the Portland-area community.

Become a member of the team and focus on what you do best: working with clients.

We are currently working in a telehealth-only modality, and look forward to resuming in-person therapy when circumstances allow.

Bayside Psychology is looking for psychologists who bring expertise in depression, anxiety, and anger management. We also seek specialists for couples and families, and the capacity to work with children is a strong plus.

At Bayside Psychology, we think good therapy comes from scientifically-backed treatment, a focus on the individual, and a real-world, personal approach to solving problems and making change. We strive to provide treatment that is goal-driven, and we value openness, frankness, regard, transparency, practical sensibility, warmth, and humor as the cornerstones of successful therapy.

Requirements: Active and Unrestricted Maine License required (we will assist strong candidates in the licensing process, if needed); Professional Liability Insurance required.

Experience: Clinical Psychologist (PhD or PsyD). Successful outcomes providing therapy to adults, couples, adolescents, and/or children.

Benefits: Part-Time contract psychologists (15 hpw) could earn $40,000+/year. Full-Time contract psychologists (35+ hpw) could earn $90,000+/year.

- Established, active referral base

- 4 weeks time off

- Flexible schedule

- No on-call

- Very supportive clinical and administrative team

Visit us at www.baysidepsych.com

Please join us for a series of webinars exploring topics in Clinical Psychopharmacology. Our featured speaker is Dr. Judith Steinman, PhD. As past-President of APA Division 55 and Program Director for the nation’s first Postdoctoral Master of Science in Clinical Psychopharmacology, Dr. Steinman will share with you her experience in the field and the importance of prescriptive authority for improved behavioral mental health access.

Monday | Aug 17 | 4:00 PM PT • Ethnic and Cultural Disparities in Pharmacotherapy for Mental Health Disorders

Factors such as ethnicity, gender, age, skin color and have a substantial impact on how patients respond to behavioral therapy and pharmacotherapy. Influences from cultural perceptions to differences in liver enzyme polymorphisms can assist Prescribing Psychologists in determining optimal medication choices or when behavioral therapy may be more suitable than pharmacotherapy. Attendees will gain an understanding of the complex cultural and genetic factors that affect medication response.

Wednesday | Sep 16 | 4:00 PM PT • New Horizons - Clinical Psychopharmacology as a Recognized APA Specialty and Moving Towards Board Certification

On August 8, 2020, the American Society for the Advancement of Pharmacotherapy (ASAP) was recognized as a Specialty by the American Psychological Association (APA) Council of Representatives. This historic accomplishment sets the stage for Clinical Psychopharmacologists who are licensed to prescribe to become board certified. Academic and experiential pathways to becoming a Prescribing Clinical Psychopharmacologist will be discussed.

Monday | Oct 19 | 4:00 PM PT • Neuroscience and Psychopharmacology in the Era of COVID19

The pace at which the health and financial consequences of COVID19 have pervaded society has left us in an overwhelming state of stress. Science and medicine have generated theories that normally are tested over time, but the precipitous climb of mortality and morbidity left us scrambling for answers and hanging our hopes on treatments that ultimately proved ineffective or in some cases hazardous. This presentation will parse out the scientific facts from theory regarding neurological sequelae of COVID19 exposure and how medications prescribed for mental health conditions may interact with treatments used for COVID19.

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For more information contact Marjorie Boidy • Assoc. Director of Online Admissions marjorie.boidy@alliant.edu | 858-635-4749

A well established (est. 1984) ) Portland group practice with a
specialty in sex and couples therapy and an established referral base is
seeking a new owner/director. The practice is currently a sole
proprietorship with the current owner/director wishing to enter
semi-retirement.  The asking price for the practice is $1.00 but is
negotiable.

There are 4 practitioners in a well maintained,  beautiful, contemporary
professional building in a location convenient to the Maine Pike and Rt
295 (Near Northgate, NOT Old Port). Ample free parking for staff and
patients.

The Practice is also seeking a replacement for one of our clinicians who has decided to practice from his home. Call or write:

Ron Feintech, PhD
The Couples Center
222 Auburn st, ste 201
Portland, ME 04103
couplescenter@myfairpoint.net
207-415-2908
207-510-7532

Desirable Class A office space on US Route One in Falmouth with easy access to Route 295 & 95.  A small well-established Integrative Medical Practice welcomes providers who want to build a heart-based conscious community within the space.The suite includes waiting room w/ adjacent French door, kitchen and admin area. Rooms are spacious & sunny with windows that open to fresh air. Office is 140 square feet (12 ft X 12 ft) with a coat alcove that is 11 sq ft. A second room is also available. The building Is ADA compliant (elevator, ramp) with ample parking. Available for occupancy MAY 1. Post stay-at-home timeline reasonable. Please reach out to meet me and learn more, 781-7880.