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Athena Care
Nashville, Tennessee

Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP-BC)

Nurse PractitionerNo callFull-Time Physician-Supervised State

Compensation

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Job Description

We're glad you found us.

Athena Care has been offering high quality, accessible mental health care for over twenty years. If there's one thing we've learned, it's that great care starts with great clinicians who actually feel supported. We're an insurance-based practice growing across Tennessee, and we're looking for a PMHNP-BC to join our Nashville team.

We offer psychological testing, IOP/PHP, Spravato/IM Ketamine, TMS, psychotherapy, group therapy, and general psychiatry— often all under one roof. It's a lot — and it means your patients receive genuinely comprehensive care, and you get unique and interesting colleagues.

Who We're Looking For

Someone who is curious about people. Someone who finds energy in working with a diverse patient population and cares deeply about the humans sitting across from them. You're fully licensed and boarded as a PMHNP-BC and ready to practice independently — but that doesn't mean you want to work in isolation. You like collaboration; you value good clinical conversation, and you'd appreciate a team that actually has your back.

What It's Like to Work Here

We've worked hard to combine rigor and high-quality care with a fun and friendly work culture. Our staff aims to quietly take care of operations so you can stay focused on your patients. No drowning in admin chaos. No shouting into a void when you need support. At Athena Care we strive to offer the ideal balance of a small group practice feel on the ground with strong business expertise and technology behind the scenes

Here's What We Offer

A real multidisciplinary team — you'll collaborate with fellow therapists, PMHNPs, psychiatrists, and psychologists. Real collaboration, not just a org chart bullet point

  • Clinical leadership that's approachable — our team genuinely wants to help you do your best work
  • Continuity with your patients — outpatient work means you get to walk alongside people over time, which is where the real work happens

Your Day-to-day Role

You'll provide outpatient psychiatric care to adults, adolescents, and/or children navigating behavioral health challenges.

That means conducting psychiatric evaluations, diagnosing, developing treatment plans, prescribing and managing medications, and writing progress notes, along with regular collaboration with the broader care team.

You'll keep your documentation timely and accurate in our EMR, maintain your licensure and DEA registration, and show up as a thoughtful, engaged member of the team.

Requirements

  • What we're looking for on paper
  • Open to a schedule that includes Friday as a work day (can be 4 10 hour days or 5 8 hour days)
  • Master's degree in Nursing from an accredited program
  • Tennessee APRN/RN licensure in good standing
  • Board certification in psychiatry
  • Current, valid DEA registration
  • Prior experience providing mental health services preferred
  • BLS Certification preferred
  • Comfortable with EMR systems and standard tech tools
  • HIPAA-savvy and committed to ethical, patient-centered practice

Benefits include: Health, dental, vision, and life insurance and 401(k) with employer match; continuing education reimbursement, and more!

We'd genuinely love to connect. Reach out and let's see if this could be a good fit — for you and for the people you'll serve.

Key Responsibilities

Provide outpatient psychiatric care to adults, adolescents, and/or children, including evaluations, diagnoses, treatment plans, medication prescribing and management, and progress notes. Maintain timely and accurate EMR documentation, keep licensure and DEA registration current, and collaborate with the multidisciplinary care team.

Qualifications

Education
Master's degree (postgraduate degree)
Experience
2+ years of experience

Certifications

BLS (preferred)DEA License

Key Skills

Psychiatric EvaluationMental Health DiagnosisTreatment PlanningMedication ManagementProgress Note DocumentationPatient-Centered CareInterdisciplinary CollaborationElectronic Medical RecordsHIPAA Compliance

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP-BC) at Athena Care a 6.9 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Psychiatry (NP) — ranked against 2,211 active Psychiatry (NP) listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties.

Psychiatry — Nurse Practitioner Career Context

Of the 50 active Psychiatry listings this role was benchmarked against, 36% are remote, 48% have no call, 70% require no weekends.

Psychiatry pay on WeekdayDoc is up 2.2% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

The cost-of-living index for Tennessee is 91.9 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 58.6% of Tennessee clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Location & Logistics

Tennessee has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states.

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CME allowance
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Sign-on bonus
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Loan repayment
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Relocation assistance
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Work-life snapshot

median 6.4this job 6.9
Better work-life than 70% of Psychiatry (NP) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 2,211 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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Living in Nashville

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$413k
Typical market rent
$1,834/mo
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
96.3
State income tax
None
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026).

BEA 2024 · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

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About Athena Care

Hospitals and Health Care
Nashville, Tennessee
51-200 employees

Benefits & Perks

Health Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
Life Insurance
401(k) with Employer Match
Continuing Education Reimbursement
Independent Practice Authority
Multidisciplinary Team Collaboration