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Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) – Tuscaloosa, Alabama

Nurse PractitionerNo weekendsFull-Time Physician-Supervised State

Compensation

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Weekends
No weekends
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Job Description

  • Description
  • Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) – Tuscaloosa, Alabama
  • ALLY Psychiatry | Indian Rivers Behavioral Health
  • Full-Time | 12-Hour Shifts | 4 Days On / 3 Days Off

ALLY Psychiatry is seeking a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) to join the team at Indian Rivers Behavioral Health in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. This is a full-time opportunity providing psychiatric care in a behavioral health setting serving patients who require crisis stabilization and short-term or extended-stay treatment.

Position Highlights

  • Full-time PMHNP position
  • 12-hour shifts: 7:00 AM – 7:00 PM
  • 4 days on / 3 days off rotating schedule
  • Work in a behavioral health and psychiatric care setting
  • Care for patients in crisis stabilization, short-term, and extended-stay programs
  • Collaborative environment with an interdisciplinary behavioral health team
  • Opportunity to provide comprehensive psychiatric assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and medication management

Responsibilities

  • The PMHNP will provide psychiatric services to patients receiving behavioral health treatment, including:
  • Conduct psychiatric evaluations and assessments
  • Develop and implement individualized treatment plans
  • Diagnose and treat psychiatric conditions within scope of practice
  • Provide medication management and monitor treatment response
  • Assess patients experiencing psychiatric or behavioral health crises
  • Provide ongoing psychiatric care for patients in short-term and extended-stay settings
  • Collaborate with nursing, therapists, social workers, and other members of the treatment team
  • Participate in treatment planning and clinical documentation
  • Provide patient and family education as appropriate

Why Join ALLY Psychiatry?

At ALLY Psychiatry, we connect psychiatric providers with opportunities where they can make a meaningful impact while finding a practice environment that fits their professional goals. This position offers a predictable 4-on/3-off rotating schedule, 12-hour shifts, and the opportunity to work with patients across crisis stabilization, short-term, and extended-stay behavioral health services.

About Tuscaloosa, Alabama

Tuscaloosa offers a combination of Southern community charm, outdoor recreation, restaurants, entertainment, and a growing healthcare environment. Located in West Alabama, Tuscaloosa provides convenient access to Birmingham and other major Alabama destinations.

Apply Today

If you are a PMHNP looking for a full-time psychiatric opportunity in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, we would love to connect with you.

Apply today to learn more about this opportunity with ALLY Psychiatry at Indian Rivers Behavioral Health.

Requirements

  • Current Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) certification
  • Active Alabama APRN license or eligibility for Alabama licensure

Prescriptive Authority as Required

  • Experience in psychiatry, behavioral health, inpatient psychiatry, crisis services, or a related setting preferred
  • Strong assessment, communication, and clinical decision-making skills
  • Ability to work effectively as part of a multidisciplinary behavioral health team

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Psychiatric EvaluationPatient EducationDiagnostic AssessmentInterdisciplinary Collaboration

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) – Tuscaloosa, Alabama at Ally Psychiatry 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, 56% are remote, 56% have no call, 74% require no weekends.

Psychiatry pay on WeekdayDoc is down 3.3% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).

The cost-of-living index for Alabama is 88.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 60.3% of Alabama clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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Annual compensation range

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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

6.0/ 10
Listing-based score
  • No weekends

Living in Tuscaloosa

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$241k
Typical market rent
$1,448/mo
Residents’ average commute
20 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
87.7
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 · Tuscaloosa, AL metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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