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Merrifield, Virginia

Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner

Nurse PractitionerFull-Time Physician-Supervised State

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Job Description

What You’ll Do

As a Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner, you’ll be at the forefront of providing top-notch mental health care. You’ll work directly with clients and their families, conducting evaluations, managing medication therapies, and offering psychotherapy and counseling. Your expertise will help us ensure the highest standards of safety and continuity of care!

Your Day-to-Day Adventures Will Include

Team Spirit: Collaborate with an amazing mental health team while overseeing the psychiatric care of your own caseload of clients.

Client Connections: Conduct evaluations and manage your clients through engaging direct care encounters. You’ll prescribe medications, order labs, and provide essential education to clients and families.

Documentation Dynamo: Keep our records in tip-top shape by completing assessments, treatment plans, and progress notes within 24 hours. Your attention to detail will help us maintain our high standards!

Care Continuity Champion: Connect with other providers to gather important client histories and ensure smooth transitions during admissions and discharges.

Team Meetings & Training: Attend fun and informative treatment team meetings and training sessions to keep your skills sharp and your knowledge fresh.

Communication Wizard: Maintain excellent communication with your clinical team, outpatient providers, and family members to create a supportive environment for our clients.

What Makes You a Great Fit

  • Master’s Degree in Nursing from an accredited institution is required.
  • Licensed as a Nurse Practitioner, with full/independent practice authority, in the state of VA and Board Certification in Psychiatry.
  • Current DEA license.
  • Minimum of 3 (3) years of experience practicing as a Psychiatric NP and with adolescents and young adults is required.
  • Experience working with clients in a PHP/IOP/OP or psychiatric treatment environment strongly preferred.
  • Salary range for this role is $1350,000k - $166,000k, based on education and years of experience.

We are committed to providing competitive and equitable compensation. An individual’s compensation is determined by several factors, including skills, experience, education, and market conditions. Additionally, we consider internal equity to ensure fairness within our organization.

Additional Details

Excellent Opportunity for Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner with at least 3 years of practice experience and licensed to practice independently in Virginia.

Key Responsibilities

The Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner will conduct clinical evaluations, manage medication therapies, and provide psychotherapy to a caseload of clients. They are responsible for maintaining accurate clinical documentation and collaborating with a multidisciplinary team to ensure continuity of care.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a Master's degree in Nursing and be a licensed Nurse Practitioner in Virginia with Board Certification in Psychiatry. A minimum of 3 years of experience in psychiatric practice, specifically with adolescents and young adults, is required.

Qualifications

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

Key Skills

Psychiatric evaluationMedication managementTreatment planningPatient educationCollaborationCrisis interventionAdolescent careYoung adult carePsychiatric nursing

Psychiatry — Nurse Practitioner Career Context

Of the 50 active Psychiatry listings this role was benchmarked against, 30% are remote, 52% 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 Virginia is 101.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 61.1% of Virginia clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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Salary Distribution38 jobs · 33 employers

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<$140k
10
$140k-160k
10
$160k-180k
4
$180k-200k
3
$200k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks34 jobs · 33 employers

401k / retirement match
88%
Sign-on bonus
56%
CME allowance
47%
Loan repayment
21%
Relocation assistance
6%

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.4this job 3.0
Better work-life than 20% of Psychiatry (NP) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 2,209 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Merrifield

Median resident rent
$2,368/mo≈ 17% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
28 min
State income tax
Up to 5.8%
Sources & methodology

Sources: U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

Ratios use this listing’s gross annual pay. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.