Part-Time Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP)

Nurse PractitionerPart-Time Physician-Supervised State

Compensation

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Job Description

The PMHNP will provide psychiatric services to individuals enrolled in our ACT program and collaborate closely with nursing, clinical, substance use, vocational, peer, and other ACT team members.

  • The position requires 16–20 hours per week, including at least two consistent in-person days each week.
  • Conduct psychiatric evaluations and ongoing medication-management appointments
  • Prescribe and manage psychiatric medications within scope of practice
  • Monitor medication effectiveness, side effects, and client response to treatment
  • Collaborate with the ACT nurse and other members of the interdisciplinary treatment team

Participate in Treatment Planning and Clinical Consultation

  • Coordinate with hospitals, primary care providers, pharmacies, and other providers as clinically appropriate
  • Complete required clinical documentation within established timeframes
  • Participate in ACT treatment-team activities and support continuity of psychiatric care
  • Provide education to clients regarding medications, symptoms, and treatment recommendations
  • Current Virginia Nurse Practitioner license
  • Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) certification
  • Current prescriptive authority and DEA registration, as applicable
  • Experience providing psychiatric services to adults with serious mental illness preferred
  • Experience with ACT, community mental health, or high-acuity behavioral health populations is strongly preferred
  • Strong clinical judgment, documentation, and interdisciplinary collaboration skills
  • Free Food & Snacks

Key Responsibilities

The PMHNP will conduct psychiatric evaluations, manage medications, and provide ongoing treatment for individuals in the ACT program. They will collaborate with an interdisciplinary team to support treatment planning and ensure continuity of care.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a current Virginia Nurse Practitioner license and PMHNP certification with active prescriptive authority. Experience with serious mental illness and community-based behavioral health populations is strongly preferred.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
2+ years of experience

Certifications

DEA License

Key Skills

Patient educationCrisis interventionSubstance use support

Psychiatry — Nurse Practitioner Career Context

Of the 50 active Psychiatry listings this role was benchmarked against, 34% are remote, 52% have no call, 64% require no weekends.

Psychiatry pay on WeekdayDoc is up 5.4% vs. the prior quarter (through Oct 2026).

Psychiatry NP by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed paynot listedPsychiatry NP median $140k (middle half $128k–$145k)10 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost of livingVirginia index 101.1US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Psychiatry NP listings in Virginia78 active2,048 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 34% remote · 52% no call · 64% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedVirginia nurse practitioner listings (all specialties): 18% state a sign-on bonus (median $10k) · 15% offer loan repayment456 active listings, Nov 2026
Psychiatry NP hiring demand#14 of 19 specialtiespostings stay open a median 34 daysWeekdayDoc Hiring Index, October 2026 · 884 postings, 1,094 closed
New Psychiatry NP listings848 in the last 30 days992 the 30 days before (−15%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Psychiatry NP pay trend+5.4% 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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Mental Health Care
Norfolk, Virginia

Benefits & Perks

Free Food & Snacks

Living in Norfolk

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$296k
Typical market rent
$1,749/mo
Residents’ average commute
23 min
State income tax
Up to 5.8%
Sources & methodology

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

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