
35 Psychiatric nurse practitioner jobs
The scarcest credential in the building — and the one that works best from anywhere.
$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
Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant
$56/hr
St. Louis, MO
- NP
- NP
- 8-hour 8 hour
- CEU allowance
Nurse Practitioner PMHNP certificate / Physician Assistant Psychiatry
$53/hr
Saginaw, MI
- NP
- Day shift
- CEU allowance
Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP)
San Diego, CA
- NP
BHIP Provider-Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP)
$78/hr
Kalispell, MT · Posted 5 days ago
- New grads welcomed
- NP
- Monday to Friday, 8:30am-4:30pm
- Behavioral Health Interdisciplinary Program (BHIP)
Bilingual Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) – Independent Contractor
$64/hr
Philadelphia, PA
- NP
- Local contract
Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner-$10,000 Signing Bonus!
$70/hr
Omak, WA
- Sign-on bonus
- NP
Advanced Practice Nurse (Nurse Practitioner) - Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
$78/hr
Chillicothe, OH · Posted today
- New grads welcomed
- NP/APRN
Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
$95/hr
Goodyear, AZ · Posted 5 days ago
- New grads welcomed
- NP
- Mental Health (MH) Service
Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
$82/hr
Reno, NV · Seen active last week
- New grads welcomed
- NP
Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
$79/hr
McMinnville, TN · Seen active 2 weeks ago
- New grads welcomed
- NP
- Tuition reimbursement
Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
$78/hr
Missoula, MT
- New grads welcomed
- NP
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More like thisCommon 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.



