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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner

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Job Description

Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP)

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Full-Time | Outpatient Psychiatry with The Nexus Group

About the Nexus Group

The Nexus Group is a growing outpatient behavioral health practice committed to providing compassionate, collaborative, and individualized psychiatric care. Our team delivers comprehensive mental health services focused on improving emotional wellness and long-term quality of life for children, adolescents, and adults throughout the Pittsburgh community.

We believe in treating the whole person through evidence-based psychiatric care, innovative treatment modalities, and a patient-centered approach designed to help every individual reach optimal well-being.

Our practice offers a wide range of outpatient psychiatric services including medication management, psychotherapy, TMS, Spravato, and telepsychiatry.

Position Overview

We are seeking a full-time Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) to join our growing outpatient team in Pittsburgh, PA. This position offers the opportunity to work within a collaborative and supportive behavioral health environment focused on delivering high-quality psychiatric care across the lifespan.

The ideal candidate is passionate about patient-centered mental health treatment, enjoys building therapeutic relationships, and values working within a multidisciplinary team environment.

This is an outpatient-only position with a strong focus on medication management, anxiety and depression treatment, and innovative interventional psychiatry services including TMS and Spravato.

Responsibilities

  • Conduct comprehensive psychiatric evaluations and diagnostic assessments
  • Develop individualized treatment plans for patients across the lifespan
  • Provide ongoing medication management and psychiatric follow-up care
  • Treat a variety of mental health conditions including anxiety, depression, ADHD, PTSD, OCD, mood disorders, and behavioral disorders
  • Collaborate with therapists, psychiatrists, and clinical staff to coordinate patient care
  • Participate in treatment planning for patients receiving TMS and Spravato services
  • Maintain accurate and timely documentation within the EMR
  • Provide telepsychiatry services as needed
  • Educate patients and families regarding medications, treatment options, and wellness strategies

Conditions Commonly Treated

  • Anxiety Disorders
  • Depression
  • ADHD in children and adults
  • PTSD
  • OCD
  • Panic Disorders
  • Adjustment Disorders
  • Autism spectrum and developmental disorders
  • Sleep disturbances with psychiatric involvement
  • Tic Disorders and Tourette Syndrome
  • Behavioral disturbances and irritability

Services Offered

  • Medication Management
  • Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS)
  • Spravato Treatment
  • Telepsychiatry
  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
  • Psychodynamic Psychotherapy
  • Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR)
  • EMDR
  • Functional Medicine approaches
  • Hypnosis and Guided Imagery

Qualifications

  • Master’s or Doctorate degree in Nursing from an accredited program
  • Board Certified Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP-BC)
  • Active Pennsylvania NP license or ability to obtain
  • DEA license or ability to obtain
  • Strong interpersonal and communication skills
  • Experience in outpatient psychiatry preferred
  • 2+ years of experience practicing as a PMHNP

What We Offer

  • Competitive compensation package
  • Collaborative outpatient practice environment
  • Established referral network and patient volume
  • Full administrative and clinical support
  • Flexible scheduling options
  • Opportunity to work with innovative psychiatric treatment modalities including TMS and Spravato
  • Professional growth and development opportunities

Why Join the Nexus Group?

At The Nexus Group, providers are supported by a compassionate and collaborative clinical culture that prioritizes patient outcomes, provider autonomy, and innovative behavioral healthcare solutions. This is an excellent opportunity to join a growing practice making a meaningful impact in the Pittsburgh community through comprehensive outpatient psychiatric care.

Qualifications

Education
Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)

Certifications

Board Certification

Key Skills

Psychiatric evaluationDiagnostic assessmentPatient-centered careMultidisciplinary collaborationMental health counselingCrisis interventionClinical assessment

Psychiatry — Nurse Practitioner Career Context

Of the 50 active Psychiatry listings this role was benchmarked against, 48% are remote, 52% have no call, 74% require no weekends.

Psychiatry pay on WeekdayDoc is up 6.2% vs. the prior quarter (through Oct 2026).

Psychiatry by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed paynot listedPsychiatry median $137k (middle half $130k–$137k)19 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost of livingPennsylvania index 97.6US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Psychiatry listings in Pennsylvania120 active2,225 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 48% remote · 52% no call · 74% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedPennsylvania Nurse Practitioner listings: 24% state a sign-on bonus (median $8k) · 7% offer loan repayment645 active listings, Nov 2026
Psychiatry hiring demand#14 of 19 specialtiespostings stay open a median 34 days · 18% state a sign-on bonusWeekdayDoc Hiring Index, October 2026 · 884 postings, 1,094 closed
New Psychiatry listings1,345 in the last 30 days988 the 30 days before (+36%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Psychiatry pay trend+6.2% vs prior quarter—through Oct 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024), WeekdayDoc Hiring Index; as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

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Work-life snapshot

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About Beacon Behavioral Partners

Mental Health Care
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
51-200 employees

Benefits & Perks

Competitive compensation package
Flexible scheduling options
Full administrative and clinical support
Professional growth and development opportunities

Living in Pittsburgh

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$229k
Typical market rent
$1,569/mo
Residents’ average commute
23 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
94.7
State income tax
Up to 3.1%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026), Zillow market rents (Sep 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

BEA 2024 · Pittsburgh, PA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.