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Center for Human Development (CHD)
Chicopee, Massachusetts

Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner

Nurse PractitionerIncludes weekendsNo nightsPer Diem Physician-Supervised State

Listed compensation

$100.00/hr

The week · per this posting

Ask the employer about call expectations, benefits and time off.

Posted 7mo ago

Job Description

Center for Human Development (CHD) is seeking a Per diem Board Certified Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner and Family Nurse Practitioner to work in a team environment providing care to adults and adolescents in CHD’s Crisis Stabilization and Outpatient Clinic in Chicopee Massachusetts.

This is an on-site position at our clinics. These programs treat individuals and families throughout the care continuum. Services include but are not limited to individual counseling, psychiatry, recovery coaching, case management, treatment for substance use disorders, and peer support.

Essential Duties for These Roles May Include

  • Psychiatric evaluation(s), assessment, diagnosis and treatment of adults/adolescents, experiencing symptoms of behavioral health disorders in the short-term crisis stabilization unit.
  • Outpatient psychiatric care
  • Collaboration with other physicians, advance practice nurses, psychologists, social workers, nurses and other professionals
  • Provide clinical consultation, in person or remotely, to other member of the clinical team
  • Collaborate with guardians, relatives, and significant others of people served when clinically indicated
  • Counsel people served and their families when clinically indicated
  • Document evaluations, assessments, diagnosis and treatments in the electronic health records
  • Participate in individualized treatment plan designs
  • Order, review, and interpret laboratory and other diagnostic tests
  • The ability to work fully on-site

Qualifications

  • We are prioritizing candidates with both FNP and PMHP certifications as this role can provide some support for our enhanced medical group living environment as well as coverage at our CBHC crisis stabilization unit
  • State certification as a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner or Clinical Nurse Specialist
  • An unrestricted license to practice as an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN)
  • An unrestricted DEA registration
  • A state issued Mass Controlled Substance Registration
  • Registration with the Mass Prescription Monitoring Program (PMP)
  • No suspension/exclusion from participation in federal health care programs
  • X-Waiver preferred

Shift: Day shift, Weekend availability required.

Payrate: $100.00/hr.

AT CENTER FOR HUMAN DEVELOPMENT, (CHD) Care Finds a Way:

The Center for Human Development (CHD) provides a broad range of high quality, community-oriented human services dedicated to promoting, enhancing, and protecting the dignity and welfare of people in need. At CHD we are celebrating differences, inclusion is not just a policy- it is a daily practice.

Multicultural, multilingual, and fluent in sign language, CHD is a reflection of those we serve.

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Key Responsibilities

Essential duties include performing psychiatric evaluations, assessments, diagnosis, and treatment for adults and adolescents in both crisis stabilization and outpatient settings. The role also requires collaboration with multidisciplinary teams and documenting all care in electronic health records.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure

Certifications

DEA LicenseBoard Certification

Key Skills

Outpatient CareTreatment PlanningLaboratory InterpretationFNP CertificationPMHP CertificationAPRN LicensePMP Registration

Psychiatry — Nurse Practitioner Career Context

Of the 50 active Psychiatry listings this role was benchmarked against, 42% are remote, 42% have no call, 68% require no weekends.

Psychiatry pay on WeekdayDoc is up 1.8% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

The cost-of-living index for Massachusetts is 105.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 63.2% of Massachusetts clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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  • No nights
  • On-site
  • Includes weekends

Living in Chicopee

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$334k
Typical market rent
$1,631/mo
Residents’ average commute
21 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
96.1
State income tax
Up to 5%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Springfield, MA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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