Yucca Valley, California

PRN Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner

Nurse PractitionerPer Diem Physician-Supervised State

Listed compensation

$56-$90/hr

The week · per this posting

Schedule not stated in this posting — no days, weekends, call or nights given.

Ask the employer about the work setting, call expectations, weekend coverage and time off.

Posted 5mo ago

Job Description

Provide direct patient care Psychiatric services; augment a physician's ability to provide medical services to patients; perform diagnostic and therapeutic procedures, order lab studies and professional consultations.

Key Responsibilities

Provide direct psychiatric patient care and augment physician capabilities in medical services. Perform diagnostic and therapeutic procedures while ordering necessary lab studies and consultations.

Requirements

Must be a Master's prepared Advanced Practice Nurse Practitioner. Requires a current RNP license and certifications in accordance with state law and facility bylaws.

Qualifications

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

Key Skills

Psychiatric CareDiagnostic ProceduresOrdering Lab Studies

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates PRN Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner at Tenet Healthcare a 7.2 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as very good. This places the position in the top 25% in Psychiatry (NP) — ranked against 2,035 active Psychiatry (NP) listings on WeekdayDoc.

Psychiatry — Nurse Practitioner Career Context

Of the 50 active Psychiatry listings this role was benchmarked against, 52% are remote, 38% have no call, 64% require no weekends.

Psychiatry pay on WeekdayDoc is up 3.6% vs. the prior quarter (through Oct 2026).

Psychiatry NP by the numbers
Measure	This job	Market
Work-life score	7.2 / 10 · top 25% in psychiatry (np)	ranked against 2,035 Psychiatry (NP) listingslisting-based score, 0–10
Listed pay	$116k–$187k	Psychiatry NP median $239k (middle half $239k–$239k)13 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost-of-living adjusted pay	~$137k in purchasing power	California index 110.7 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Psychiatry NP listings in California	150 active	2,079 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work setting	on-site	peers: 52% remote · 38% no call · 64% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repayment	not stated	California nurse practitioner listings (all specialties): 21% state a sign-on bonus (median $20k) · 12% offer loan repayment1,000 active listings, Nov 2026
Psychiatry NP hiring demand	#14 of 19 specialties	postings stay open a median 34 daysWeekdayDoc Hiring Index, October 2026 · 884 postings, 1,094 closed
New Psychiatry NP listings	831 in the last 30 days	992 the 30 days before (−16%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Psychiatry NP pay trend	+3.6% vs prior quarter	—through Oct 2026

Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index (2,035 Psychiatry (NP) listings), 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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Salary Distribution

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Benefits & Perks

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401k / retirement match

89%

CME allowance

50%

Sign-on bonus

11%

Loan repayment

11%

PSLF eligible

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Work-life snapshot

Better work-life than 80% of Psychiatry (NP) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 2,035 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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Living in Yucca Valley

Typical 3-bedroom home value: $380k
Typical market rent: $1,827/mo
Residents’ average commute: 28 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100: 106.4
State income tax: Up to 13.3%

Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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