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Chief of Minds
Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner I (PMHNP)

Nurse PractitionerFull-Time Physician-Supervised State

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Job Description

Are you a compassionate, dedicated Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner who believes everyone deserves access to quality mental healthcare? Are you looking for an opportunity to make a meaningful impact while working alongside professionals who share your commitment to improving lives?

We'd love to meet you!

We are seeking a skilled and patient-focused Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) to join our growing behavioral healthcare team.

In this role, you'll have the opportunity to build meaningful relationships with patients, provide personalized psychiatric care, and help individuals navigate their mental health journeys with confidence and support.

Our approach brings together medical care, therapy, and virtual services to create a more connected and comprehensive patient experience. If you're passionate about delivering exceptional care and want your work to make a difference every day, this could be the opportunity you've been looking for.

Why Join Our Team?

We believe exceptional patient care starts with dedicated professionals who feel supported, respected, and empowered to do their best work.

Here's What Makes This Opportunity Worth Exploring

Meaningful Work: Make a lasting difference by helping individuals improve their mental health and overall quality of life.

Collaborative Care Environment: Work alongside physicians, therapists, and other healthcare professionals who value teamwork and coordinated patient care.

Patient-Centered Approach: Deliver thoughtful, individualized care focused on each patient's unique needs and treatment goals.

Professional Growth: Strengthen your clinical expertise while contributing to a team committed to high-quality behavioral healthcare.

Competitive Compensation and Benefits: Receive compensation based on your experience and qualifications, along with employer-paid benefits and paid time off.

What You'll Do

As our Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner, you'll play an essential role in helping patients achieve better mental health outcomes through compassionate, evidence-based psychiatric care.

Your Responsibilities Will Include

Provide Comprehensive Psychiatric Care: Conduct thorough psychiatric evaluations, establish diagnoses, and develop individualized treatment plans.

Lead Medication Management: Prescribe, monitor, and adjust psychiatric medications while assessing treatment effectiveness, potential side effects, and clinically indicated laboratory results.

Empower Patients Through Education: Help patients better understand their diagnoses, medications, and treatment options so they can actively participate in their care.

Collaborate Across Disciplines: Partner with physicians, therapists, and other healthcare professionals to deliver coordinated, comprehensive treatment.

Promote Patient Safety: Identify and respond to patient safety concerns, including coordinating referrals or emergency evaluations when appropriate.

Maintain High-Quality Clinical Documentation: Complete accurate, timely patient records within 24 hours of each encounter.

Manage Continuity of Care: Oversee an assigned patient caseload, respond to patient communications, coordinate medication refills, and address follow-up needs.

Deliver Quality Outcomes: Meet established standards for patient care, clinical quality, productivity, and professional practice.

Uphold Clinical Excellence: Maintain required professional credentials and adhere to applicable regulations, clinical standards, and organizational policies.

What We're Looking For

We're looking for a knowledgeable, compassionate professional who combines strong clinical judgment with a genuine desire to improve the lives of others.

Required Qualifications

  • Current Louisiana RN and APRN authorization appropriate to the position.
  • Current national certification as a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP).
  • Louisiana prescriptive authority, required controlled-substance credentials, and DEA registration appropriate to assigned responsibilities.
  • Current BLS/CPR certification.
  • Strong clinical assessment, diagnostic, and medication management skills.
  • Excellent communication, interpersonal, and clinical decision-making abilities.
  • Commitment to patient-centered, ethical, and evidence-based care.
  • Ability to collaborate effectively with an interdisciplinary healthcare team.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Three or more years of psychiatric practice experience.
  • Experience providing outpatient or community-based behavioral healthcare.
  • Proficiency with electronic health records (EHR) and telehealth platforms.
  • Experience working within an integrated or collaborative care model.

Our Clinical Environment

The PMHNP works under the medical department oversight of the Medical Director, practices in accordance with an approved physician collaborative practice agreement, and partners closely with the Clinical Director to support coordinated, high-quality patient care.

Compensation & Benefits

We recognize the expertise, compassion, and dedication required to deliver exceptional mental healthcare.

We Offer

  • Competitive compensation based on experience and qualifications.
  • Employer-paid medical insurance, employer retirement contributions, continuing education, licensing reimbursement, and malpractice coverage.
  • Paid time off.
  • The opportunity to work in a collaborative, patient-focused clinical environment.
  • Meaningful work that positively impacts individuals and the communities we serve.

Key Responsibilities

The PMHNP will conduct psychiatric evaluations, develop treatment plans, and manage patient medications within a collaborative care team. They are responsible for maintaining accurate clinical documentation and ensuring high-quality, patient-centered behavioral healthcare outcomes.

Requirements

Candidates must hold current Louisiana RN and APRN authorization, national PMHNP certification, and DEA registration. A minimum of three years of psychiatric practice experience is preferred, along with proficiency in EHR systems.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
2+ years of experience

Certifications

DEA License

Key Skills

Diagnostic skillsPatient educationInterdisciplinary collaborationCommunication skillsInterpersonal skills

Psychiatry — Nurse Practitioner Career Context

Of the 50 active Psychiatry listings this role was benchmarked against, 50% are remote, 56% have no call, 68% require no weekends.

Psychiatry pay on WeekdayDoc is up 3.4% vs. the prior quarter (through Oct 2026).

Psychiatry NP by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed paynot listedPsychiatry NP median $140k (middle half $130k–$160k)280 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost of livingLouisiana index 88.2US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Psychiatry NP listings in Louisiana17 active2,093 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 50% remote · 56% no call · 68% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedLouisiana nurse practitioner listings (all specialties): 10% state a sign-on bonus · <1% offer loan repayment140 active listings, Nov 2026
Psychiatry NP 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 NP listings806 in the last 30 days971 the 30 days before (−17%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Psychiatry NP pay trend+3.4% 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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About Chief of Minds

Human Resources Services
Baton Rouge, LA

Benefits & Perks

Employer-paid medical insurance
Employer retirement contributions
Continuing education
Licensing reimbursement
Malpractice coverage
Paid time off

Living in Baton Rouge

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$237k
Typical market rent
$1,301/mo
Residents’ average commute
21 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
90.8
State income tax
Up to 4.3%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Baton Rouge, LA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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