Advanced Practice Provider (APP) - Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant - Behavioral Health
Pay as listed: $50-$65/hr · no weekends · Portland, Oregon · pays below the median of 279 Nurse Practitioner listings (18th percentile).
Listed compensation
$50-$65/hr
The week · per this posting · Monday – Friday
Ask the employer about the work setting, call expectations, nights and shift pattern and time off.
Job Description
Full Time or Part Time Advanced Practice Provider (APP) - Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant position in Portland, OR.
We are looking to bring on a Full Time or Part Time NP or PA to join our Behavioral Health Office located in Portland, Oregon!
We are a well established Outpatient Behavioral Health Practice that specializes in treating Adult patients.
- Full Time or Part Time Position is Available!
- We offer flexibility with our schedule!
- Practice Hours are: Monday - Friday: 8am - 5pm
- Closed on the weekends!
Our Compensation is: $50 - $65 per hour + Full Benefit Package.
Requirements
- Board Certified Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant.
- Active (or eligible) Oregon NP or PA license.
- Experience in Behavioral Health or Mental Health is required.
- No New Grads.
Benefits
Full Benefit Package including Medical, Dental, Vacation, PTO, 401K Plan, Etc.
Key Responsibilities
Provide behavioral health services to adult patients in an outpatient clinical setting. Collaborate with the healthcare team to deliver high-quality care during standard weekday business hours.
Qualifications
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Certifications
Key Skills
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Advanced Practice Provider (APP) - Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant - Behavioral Health at Confidential Employer a 6.0 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 35% of all Psychiatry nurse practitioner listings evaluated on our platform. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements.
Psychiatry — Nurse Practitioner Career Context
Of the 50 active Psychiatry listings this role was benchmarked against, 52% are remote, 48% have no call, 68% require no weekends.
Psychiatry pay on WeekdayDoc is up 4.7% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).
The cost-of-living index for Oregon is 103.4 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$120k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $116k in an average-cost state. 62.0% of Oregon clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
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- No weekends
Living in Portland
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $526k
- Typical market rent
- $1,732/mo
- Residents’ average commute
- 24 min
- Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
- 105.4
- State income tax
- Up to 9.9%
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.
BEA 2024 · Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.
City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.