Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner (APRN)

Nurse PractitionerFull-Time Physician-Supervised State

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Job Description

Join our mission to help individuals with mental health disorders lead healthy and productive lives. Greater Cincinnati Behavioral Health Services (GCBHS) is hiring full-time Psychiatric Nurse Practitioners (APRN) to support individuals in our brand-new Clermont County Receiving Center — a first-of-its-kind initiative providing rapid response, short-term stabilization, and coordinated follow-up for individuals experiencing a behavioral health crisis.

About the Receiving Center (RC)

The Clermont County RC is a unique and innovative model designed to provide an alternative to emergency rooms or incarceration for individuals experiencing an intermediate behavioral health crisis. This exciting project is a partnership with local law enforcement, aimed at providing rapid intervention and quality care for individuals facing behavioral health crises. It will operate 365 days a year, 24 hours a day.

Why Work at GCBHS?

As the region’s most comprehensive community behavioral healthcare organization, GCB seeks to make life better and brighter for those challenged with severe mental illness and addiction. GCB is a non-profit behavioral health agency with approximately 650 staff serving over 30,000 individuals annually.

Benefits

  • Paid Time Off and Sick Time
  • Flexible work schedules
  • Eligible for Public Student Loan Forgiveness Program
  • Comprehensive health insurance
  • 403(b) Retirement with Match
  • Eligibility for discretionary annual incentive bonus
  • DEA and Board licensure reimbursement
  • Paid educational leave
  • Occurrence-based malpractice included
  • Agency collaborating physician provided
  • Close collaboration with on-site Psychiatry and Addiction Medicine prescribers

Position Description

  • Perform psychiatric assessments and develop individualized treatment plans.
  • Prescribe medications and manage acute and chronic psychiatric conditions.
  • Provide crisis intervention, risk assessment, and care coordination.
  • Maintain accurate clinical documentation in compliance with agency protocols.
  • Collaborate with physicians, care managers, and the broader care team.
  • Engage with families when appropriate to support treatment plans.
  • Participate in RC operations and support best practices in crisis care delivery.

Requirements

  • Ohio licensure as a Board-Certified Nurse Practitioner (Psychiatric)
  • Valid DEA license
  • Experience in inpatient or crisis behavioral health settings is a plus
  • Strong EMR documentation skills
  • Ability to demonstrate knowledge of crisis management, therapeutic boundaries, and trauma-informed care

GCBHS has been named a Top Workplace in Greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky for 13 years in a row! Please visit our website to learn more about GCBHS.

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Key Responsibilities

The Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner will perform psychiatric assessments, develop individualized treatment plans, and manage acute and chronic conditions. They will also provide crisis intervention, maintain clinical documentation, and collaborate with the broader care team to support patient stabilization.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
2+ years of experience

Certifications

Board Certification

Key Skills

Psychiatric assessmentTreatment planningMedication management

Psychiatry — Nurse Practitioner Career Context

Of the 50 active Psychiatry listings this role was benchmarked against, 48% are remote, 60% have no call, 74% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Ohio is 92.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 61.3% of Ohio clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Psychiatry by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed paynot listedPsychiatry median $140k (middle half $130k–$160k)289 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost of livingOhio index 92.8US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Psychiatry listings in Ohio82 active2,223 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 48% remote · 60% no call · 74% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentsign-on bonus · loan repaymentOhio Nurse Practitioner listings: 15% state a sign-on bonus (median $10k) · 7% offer loan repayment521 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 listings1,281 in the last 30 days1,078 the 30 days before (+19%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 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.

Top Nurse Practitioner Jobs

47 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

44 jobs · 39 employers
9
<$135k
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$210k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

33 jobs
401k / retirement match
91% this job
Sign-on bonus
48% this job
CME allowance
45%
Loan repayment
9% this job
Relocation assistance
6%

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.4this job 4.8
Better work-life than 30% of Psychiatry (NP) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 2,207 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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About Greater Cincinnati Behavioral Health Services

Mental Health Care
Batavia, OH
201-500 employees

Benefits & Perks

Paid Time Off and Sick Time
Flexible work schedules
Eligible for Public Student Loan Forgiveness Program
Comprehensive health insurance
403(b) Retirement with Match
Eligibility for discretionary annual incentive bonus
DEA and Board licensure reimbursement
Paid educational leave

Living in Batavia

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$311k
Typical market rent
$1,499/mo
Residents’ average commute
28 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
95.4
State income tax
Up to 4%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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