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CVHS Health Services
Petersburg, Virginia

PSYCHIATRIC MENTAL HEALTH NURSE PRACTITIONER

Nurse PractitionerFull-Time Physician-Supervised State

Listed compensation

$130k-$150k

The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed

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Posted 13m ago · Verified live

Job Description

  • Job Location: CVHS South Sycamore - Petersburg, VA
  • Position Type: Full Time
  • Salary Range: $130000.00 - $150000.00Salary/year

Essential Job Functions

Direct patient care provided in an integrated behavioral health care model. Services to be provided to a diverse and underserved clinical patient population of all ages.

Completes comprehensive assessment within program guidelines and formulates a diagnostic impression by conducting client and /family interviews and identifying strengths, weakness, problems, and needs, for the development of a treatment plan.

Provide evidence-based treatment for individuals, families, and groups, to include crisis intervention and case management.

Appropriate, adequate, and timely documentation within the electronic medical record, complete electronic documentation of all clinical contacts within 72 hours Participate in CVHS organizational, clinical, and quality improvement meetings representing one’s practice site and behavioral health.

Participate in all meetings relevant to the clinical practice site (e. g., provider meetings, staff meetings, quality assurance committee, health center week planning) Develop and maintain working relationships with local organizations that can collaborate to improve the continuum of care for patients (e. g., attend local service provider networking meetings to learn about local resources and share information about CVHS services with other organizations) Supports a team-based approach to patient-centered medical care.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES: Proven psychiatric medication management capabilities Willingness to continuously learn and update clinical skills Qualifications: EDUCATION, TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE: Meets professional and legal standards for clinical practice in a primary care setting.

Licensed to practice as Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner in the state of Virginia Eligible for reimbursement from third party payers Three years prior practice experience in a public behavioral health or medical setting Familiarity with integrated behavioral health care, brief and problem focused therapies Mental Health first aid certification (can be obtained after employment)

Key Responsibilities

Provide direct patient care within an integrated behavioral health model, including comprehensive assessments and evidence-based treatment. Collaborate with the clinical team and maintain accurate electronic medical records for a diverse patient population.

Requirements

Requires a license to practice as a Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner in Virginia and at least three years of experience in a public behavioral health or medical setting. Candidates must be eligible for third-party payer reimbursement and demonstrate strong psychiatric medication management capabilities.

Qualifications

Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Clinical assessmentTreatment planningElectronic medical record documentationPatient-centered care

Psychiatry — Nurse Practitioner Career Context

Of the 50 active Psychiatry listings this role was benchmarked against, 40% are remote, 76% have no call, 66% require no weekends.

Psychiatry pay on WeekdayDoc is up 5.2% vs. the prior quarter (through Oct 2026).

Psychiatry by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed pay$130k–$150kPsychiatry median $133k (middle half $125k–$192k)15 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$138k in purchasing powerVirginia index 101.1 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Psychiatry listings in Virginia77 active2,193 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 40% remote · 76% no call · 66% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedVirginia Nurse Practitioner listings: 19% state a sign-on bonus (median $10k) · 17% offer loan repayment407 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 listings1,313 in the last 30 days1,034 the 30 days before (+27%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Psychiatry pay trend+5.2% 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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Salary Distribution

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

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401k / retirement match
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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 3.0
Better work-life than 20% of Psychiatry (NP) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 2,176 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Petersburg

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$249k≈ 1.9× annual pay
Typical market rent
$1,373/mo≈ 13% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
26 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
97.9
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.

BEA 2024 · Richmond, VA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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