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35 Psychiatric nurse practitioner jobs

The scarcest credential in the building — and the one that works best from anywhere.

35

open roles right now

Live from the jobs feed

$100k–$242k/yr

listed salary range

10 postings that disclose pay

CA · MA · WA

where demand runs deepest

Top states among current openings

What it’s really like

  • Med management is the center of the job: fifteen-to-thirty-minute visits, deep pharmacology.
  • Telepsych panels mean you can build a practice without a waiting room.
  • The unmet need is enormous — your schedule fills as fast as you let it.
  • Boundaries and caseload discipline are survival skills; burnout hits helpers hardest.

PMHNPs are among the hardest roles for employers to fill and the most telehealth-friendly of the NP lanes — telepsych panels, medication management, and addiction treatment. Full-practice-authority states offer the most independent versions of the job.

How you get in

PMHNP certification on top of an MSN/DNP; psych RN experience helps but primary-care RNs pivot in too. Full-practice-authority states offer the most independent versions of the job.

Among the hardest roles for employers to fill in the entire feed — scarcity plus telehealth reach gives PMHNPs unusual negotiating room.

Open roles

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Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner

$50/hr

Live.Balanced.Life, LLC logoLive.Balanced.Life, LLC

Clarksville, MD

  • NP
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Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner

Brook Behavioral Health logoBrook Behavioral Health

Hanover, MA

  • NP
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Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant

$56/hr

One Behavioral of Missouri logoOne Behavioral of Missouri

St. Louis, MO

  • NP
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AMA-LTC workplace

Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant

From $130k a year

AMA-LTC logoAMA-LTC

Sedalia, MO

  • NP
Apply
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Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner

Up to $130k a year

Elite DNA Behavioral Health logoElite DNA Behavioral Health

Venice, FL

  • NP
  • 8-hour 8 hour
  • CEU allowance
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  • NP
  • Day shift
  • CEU allowance
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  • NP
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  • NP
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Heading Health workplace
  • NP
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  • NP
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  • NP
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Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner - Auburn Clinic

Valley Cities Behavioral Health Care logoValley Cities Behavioral Health Care

Auburn, WA

  • NP
Apply
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Outpatient PMHNP - Hybrid Work Schedule

Mindpath Health logoMindpath Health

San Marcos, CA

  • NP
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Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP)

Hillcrest Psychological Associates logoHillcrest Psychological Associates

San Diego, CA

  • NP
Apply
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  • NP
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Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner (Mandatory Hybrid)

Sydea Medical Practice logoSydea Medical Practice

San Diego, CA

  • NP
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BHIP Provider-Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP)

$78/hr

Veterans Health Administration · Health system employer

Kalispell, MT · Posted 5 days ago

  • New grads welcomed
  • NP
  • Monday to Friday, 8:30am-4:30pm
  • Behavioral Health Interdisciplinary Program (BHIP)
Apply
  • NP
  • Local contract
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  • Sign-on bonus
  • NP
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  • NP
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Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner

Traditions Behavioral Health logoTraditions Behavioral Health

Chula Vista, CA

  • NP
Apply
  • NP
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Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP)

Alliance for Wellness logoAlliance for Wellness

Chula Vista, CA

  • NP
Apply
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Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP)

LifeStance Health logoLifeStance Health

La Jolla, CA

  • NP
Apply

Advanced Practice Nurse (Nurse Practitioner) - Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner

$78/hr

Veterans Health Administration · Health system employer

Chillicothe, OH · Posted today

  • New grads welcomed
  • NP/APRN
Apply
  • NP
Apply

Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner

$95/hr

Veterans Health Administration · Health system employer

Goodyear, AZ · Posted 5 days ago

  • New grads welcomed
  • NP
  • Mental Health (MH) Service
Apply
  • NP
Apply

Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner

$82/hr

Veterans Health Administration · Health system employer

Reno, NV · Seen active last week

  • New grads welcomed
  • NP
Apply
  • NP
Apply

Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner

$79/hr

Veterans Health Administration · Health system employer

McMinnville, TN · Seen active 2 weeks ago

  • New grads welcomed
  • NP
  • Tuition reimbursement
Apply
  • NP
Apply

Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner

$78/hr

Veterans Health Administration · Health system employer

Missoula, MT

  • New grads welcomed
  • NP
Apply
  • NP
Apply
  • NP
Apply

Common questions

What does a Psychiatric NP (PMHNP) nurse do?
PMHNPs are among the hardest roles for employers to fill and the most telehealth-friendly of the NP lanes — telepsych panels, medication management, and addiction treatment. Full-practice-authority states offer the most independent versions of the job. Med management is the center of the job: fifteen-to-thirty-minute visits, deep pharmacology.
How do you become a Psychiatric NP (PMHNP) nurse?
PMHNP certification on top of an MSN/DNP; psych RN experience helps but primary-care RNs pivot in too. Full-practice-authority states offer the most independent versions of the job.
What is the job market like for Psychiatric NP (PMHNP) nursing?
Among the hardest roles for employers to fill in the entire feed — scarcity plus telehealth reach gives PMHNPs unusual negotiating room.