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Constella Care
Louisville, Kentucky

Nurse Practitioner

Nurse PractitionerFull-Time Physician-Supervised State

Listed compensation

$150k

The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed

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Posted 1mo ago

Job Description

Our Vision

Constella Care supports people with serious mental illness by providing comprehensive care and connecting them to the right resources at each stage of their journey.

At Constella, we believe that everyone living with a serious mental illness deserves the opportunity to progress toward a healthier, more stable life. Our mission is to transform care for people with serious mental illness by engaging them where they are, providing comprehensive and innovative treatment plans, and connecting patients to expansive community resources for longitudinal support.

If you're inspired by our mission to connect the dots of complex care to improve life for people living with serious mental illness, we'd love for you to join us. Together, we can make a difference, starting with this role.

What You'll Own

Serve as the primary medical provider on a Constella pod, delivering whole-person care to adults living with serious mental illness, in our clinic center, in the community, and via telehealth when appropriate

Conduct comprehensive health assessments that address both the physical and behavioral health needs our members bring to the door, recognizing that unmanaged chronic conditions, substance use, and untreated psychiatric illness are usually tangled together

Develop and manage longitudinal treatment plans for a panel of members, including management of common chronic conditions (diabetes, hypertension, COPD, hepatitis C, HIV) alongside stabilization of behavioral health needs

Provide medication management across physical and behavioral health, with close collaboration and oversight from our treating psychiatrist on complex psychotropic regimens

Work shoulder-to-shoulder with Community Health Workers, Social Workers, and Medical Assistants as part of an integrated pod, leaning on the team to meet members where they are

Coordinate closely with primary care practices, hospital systems, inpatient psychiatric facilities, and community providers to ensure members don't fall through the cracks during transitions of care

Contribute to the clinical model itself. You'll be one of our earliest clinicians in Kentucky, and what works (and doesn't) in your panel will shape how we train and support every NP who comes after you.

Document clinical work thoroughly and on time in our EHR, and partner with the team on quality and outcome measures

Quarterbacking the clinical performance of the pod. Ensuring everyone knows their role in driving clinical, behavioral, and social outcomes - and achieves them

Practice under a collaborative practice agreement with physician oversight; DEA registration and buprenorphine waiver (or willingness to obtain) required given our SUD population

Who We Need

A nurse practitioner with strong primary care instincts who is drawn to, not intimidated by, the complexity of serving people with serious mental illness

Someone comfortable managing the physical health of a complex panel while partnering closely with a treating psychiatrist on the behavioral health side

A clinician who has seen acuity before, whether in primary care, emergency medicine, urgent care, street medicine, or a safety-net setting, and knows how to triage calmly

Someone comfortable working outside the four walls of a clinic, willing to see members in shelters, in their homes, or wherever trust can be built

A team-based clinician who sees CHWs, Social Workers, and MAs as essential partners, not support staff

Someone who can hold clinical rigor and human flexibility at the same time. Protocol-driven where it matters, improvisational where it has to be.

A clinician who wants to help build something, not plug into something already finished

Someone who thinks innovatively, and how technology can help them work smarter, faster, and drive better outcomes - a person who wants to contribute to the product design through operational leadership

What Success Looks Like

A stable, engaged panel of members receiving consistent whole-person care across their physical and behavioral health needs

Better-managed chronic conditions, improved medication adherence, and measurable stabilization across the panel

  • Reduced avoidable ED and inpatient utilization for your members over time
  • Strong working relationships with your pod, with our treating psychiatrist, and with community partners who refer into Constella
  • Clinical feedback that materially improves how Constella delivers care over time

Your Superpowers

5+ years of clinical experience in primary care, urgent care, or a comparable setting serving complex, high-acuity adult populations

Experience caring for patients with serious mental illness, substance use disorders, or significant social complexity, whether through CMHC, CCBHC, FQHC, safety-net, street medicine, or Medicaid-focused practice

Comfortable managing common psychotropic medications with psychiatric backup, and eager to build that muscle further

Strong EHR and Documentation Habits

A collaborative, non-hierarchical disposition. You give and receive feedback easily.

Key Responsibilities

The Nurse Practitioner will serve as the primary medical provider for adults with serious mental illness, delivering whole-person care in clinics, community settings, and via telehealth. They will manage longitudinal treatment plans, coordinate care across systems, and lead clinical performance within an integrated pod.

Requirements

Candidates must have 5+ years of clinical experience in primary care or high-acuity settings and experience working with complex populations including those with mental illness or substance use disorders. A valid DEA registration and buprenorphine waiver, or the willingness to obtain them, are required.

Qualifications

Experience
5+ years of experience

Certifications

DEA License

Key Skills

Mental health assessmentChronic condition managementSubstance use disorder treatmentClinical documentationEHR proficiencyCare coordinationPatient advocacyInterdisciplinary collaborationCommunity outreach

Psychiatry — Nurse Practitioner Career Context

Of the 50 active Psychiatry listings this role was benchmarked against, 26% are remote, 64% have no call, 58% require no weekends.

Psychiatry pay on WeekdayDoc is up 2.2% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

The cost-of-living index for Kentucky is 90.2 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$150k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $166k in an average-cost state. 61.6% of Kentucky 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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Sign-on bonus
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CME allowance
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Loan repayment
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Relocation assistance
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Work-life snapshot

median 6.4this job 3.0
Better work-life than 20% of Psychiatry (NP) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 2,247 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Louisville

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$277k≈ 1.8× annual pay
Typical market rent
$1,353/mo≈ 11% of gross pay
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
93.1
State income tax
Up to 4.5%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026).

BEA 2024 · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

Ratios use this listing’s gross annual pay. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.

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Benefits & Perks

Collaborative practice agreement with physician oversight