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Bilingual Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) – Independent Contractor

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Comhar Inc.

Philadelphia, PA

NP

Posted Jun 18

Unit
Psych

What the listing says

Role

Weekends
No weekends
Term
Local Contract
Accepts
NP
Experience
1+ years

Ratio not posted. Ask in the interview.

Pay

Against the board
This role$64/hr
nursing in Pennsylvania$35/hr

The median for nursing in Pennsylvania is $35/hr, across 397 postings. It covers every nursing role in the state, so it is a bearing, not a like-for-like comparison.

About this role

Looking for a role where your clinical expertise can make a meaningful impact every day? If you’re passionate about delivering high-quality psychiatric care and supporting individuals on their mental health journey, COMHAR invites you to join our team as a Contractor Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP). In this vital position, you will provide compassionate, evidence-based psychiatric evaluation and medication management to individuals and families seeking support for mental health, behavioral health, emotional, or developmental needs. Your work will empower clients toward stability, healing, and long-term well-being.

Contract Flexible FT Hours |Available In the Philadelphia, PA 19133 Area| Bilinguals Speaker

Rate

$64.00/HR

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Scheduled

Be able to contracted between the hours Monday-Friday 8AM-8PM, High Demand for Fridays!!

Summary

The Contractor Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) provides comprehensive on-site psychiatric services, including diagnostic evaluations, medication management, and ongoing clinical support to individuals with mental health, behavioral health, emotional, or developmental needs. Operating as an independent contractor, the PMHNP delivers high-quality, person-centered care using evidence-based practices while collaborating with multidisciplinary team members as appropriate. This role offers flexibility and autonomy in scheduling while requiring on-site presence to support COMHAR’s mission of promoting wellness, recovery, and resilience within the communities we serve.

Key Responsibilities

Ensures thorough, quality, up-to-date medical and health documentation for assigned clients Ensures effective, evidence-based therapeutics, including medication prescription for assigned clients Completes psychiatric evaluations and mental status exams in conjunction with documentation standards Completes all required client-related documentation including psychiatric evaluations, mental status exams, lab requests, mental status forms, incident reports, etc.) for all assigned clients in coordination with documentation standards Meets monthly with supervisory staff to review cases, individual performance, identify and assess practice and developmental goals, etc. Collaborates with treatment team members in reviewing client’s progress and treatment needs Ensures timely and effective communication with clients, families, providers, caseworkers, advocates and other medical professionals involved in clients' care Ensures compliance to all internal and external regulations, policies, and procedures Ensures continued professional development and self-improvement Maintains necessary credentials to ensure ongoing practice

Requirements

Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Job

Requirements

  • Bilingual (Spanish Speaking) required
  • Master's or higher degree in nursing science
  • Active and unrestricted PMHNP license in Pennsylvania
  • Eligibility for DEA licensure
  • Current license as a Registered Nurse
  • Minimum 1–2 years of psychiatric experience preferred

About COMHAR

COMHAR is a nonprofit human-services organization dedicated to empowering individuals, families, and communities to live healthier, self-determined lives. Our mission is: “To provide health and human services that empower individuals, families and communities to live healthier, self-determined lives.” Serving the Philadelphia region since 1975, COMHAR provides a wide continuum of behavioral health, intellectual and developmental disability, substance use, and social support services. With programs that include outpatient treatment, residential services, community-based recovery centers, supportive housing, and specialized services for children, families, and diverse populations, COMHAR delivers person-centered care rooted in dignity, respect, and community integration.

Today, COMHAR’s team supports more than 5,500 people each month, helping individuals build stability, independence, and meaningful connections in their communities. COMHAR strictly follows a zero-tolerance policy for abuse.

COMHAR is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We maintain a drug-free workplace. COMHAR, Inc. is a not-for-profit community-based health and human service organization founded in 1975. We do not discriminate in services or employment on the basis of race, color, religion, ancestry, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, past or present receipt of disability-related services or supports, marital status, veteran status, or any other class of persons protected by federal, state or local law.

Compensation details: 125000-125000 Yearly Salary

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Requirements

  • Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Job
  • Bilingual (Spanish Speaking) required
  • Master's or higher degree in nursing science
  • Active and unrestricted PMHNP license in Pennsylvania
  • Eligibility for DEA licensure
  • Current license as a Registered Nurse
  • Minimum 1–2 years of psychiatric experience preferred

Place

City
Philadelphia, PA
Median rent
$1,397/mo

rent and tenant-paid utilities

Local household income
$61,953/yr

all local households, not nurse pay

Metro price level
3% above the national average

Philadelphia area index 102.6, where 100 is the national average.

Address
Philadelphia, PA, USA

Philadelphia pairs world-class medical institutions with deep American history and a genuine, every-neighborhood-has-personality grit. You can eat your way through the Italian Market, catch a game in South Philly, or stroll along the Schuylkill River Trail. The City of Brotherly Love blends big-city clinical opportunity with a surprisingly livable, down-to-earth feel for traveling nurses.

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COMHAR, Inc. is a nonprofit health and human services organization headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, founded in 1974 by community members led by Dorothy Anderson. Originally established to provide mental health services to the Kensington, Port Richmond, Fishtown, and Juniata Park…

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Psychiatric NP (PMHNP) is advanced-practice territory. Graduate school first; scope changes at the state line.

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