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North Dakota · Hybrid

Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner - North Dakota

Nurse PractitionerIncludes callIncludes weekendsContract Full Practice Authority

Compensation

Pay not listed

The week · per this posting · Monday – Friday

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Posted 8mo ago

Job Description

The Opportunity

We are seeking both part-time and full-time Psychiatric Nurse Practitioners to perform tele-psychiatric visits for clients based in North Dakota.

If you enjoy working on a team with bright, ambitious advanced practice nurses and are seeking the flexibility and autonomy of private practice, this is an excellent opportunity for you. We offer a competitive 1099 compensation model and a supportive work environment that offers mentorship and training.

You can build your own schedule within our operating hours, which are 8 a. m. to 8 p. m. seven days a week. We require a minimum commitment of 16 hours per week.

  • Benefits to Being a Lavender NP
  • Flexible self-scheduling
  • Paid physician collaborators
  • No patient minimums
  • ANCC-accredited continuing ed
  • Fellowship program for NPs as part of onboarding
  • 3-month new grad mentorship program
  • UpToDate subscription
  • Paid EHR and e-Prescribe
  • Leadership development program
  • Teaching honorariums

What Makes Lavender Special

A caring, spirited, and experienced team. We are nurse-founded and led!

  • Be part of a company that is truly making a difference in the world
  • Work remotely with the full support of an expert team
  • An international work environment that embraces diversity and inclusion
  • Be part of a growing startup where you have the opportunity to help shape the company
  • Company-sponsored in-person meetups (so far we’ve gathered in New York and Mexico!)
  • Fun and engaging company culture with regular virtual team events
  • Competitive compensation
  • Annual profit sharing
  • Annual giving program - donation by Lavender to your chosen charity
  • Book clubs and other community events

The Responsibilities

Conduct initial evaluations and collaboratively develop treatment plans with clients for medication, therapy or a combination of both. Proactively follow up with clients at a minimum monthly to assess the efficacy of recommended interventions and ongoing care until treatment goals are achieved. Our clientele strongly prefers nurse-founded combined medication and therapy appointments; you have to be comfortable providing various modalities of talk therapy.

The Candidate

  • Master of Science in Nursing (MSN)
  • Active North Dakota Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner License
  • ANCC Board Certification
  • 2+ years of experience working in adult mental health
  • Strong assessment skills
  • Excellent communication and documentation abilities
  • Ambitious, client-centric work ethic
  • Must have own computer and a quiet, professional space to take tele-psychiatry appointments
  • Job Types: Full-time, Part-time, Contract

Weekly Schedule

  • Monday to Friday
  • Weekend availability

Work Setting

Remote

Experience

Psychiatric Nursing: 2 years (Preferred)

License/Certification

  • North Dakota Nurse Practitioner License (Required)
  • ANCC Board Certification (Required)
  • DEA Certification (Required)
  • For more about what it’s like to work at Lavender, see our careers page at joinlavender.com.

Bring Your Whole Self to Work

Lavender believes that nurturing an environment where diversity and inclusion can thrive is critical to our success. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate on the basis of any status protected by law, including race, color, religion, sex, orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, or genetic information.

If you need accommodation during the recruitment process, please reach out to people@joinlavender.com.

Key Responsibilities

Responsibilities include conducting initial evaluations and collaboratively developing treatment plans for clients regarding medication, therapy, or a combination thereof. The role requires proactively following up with clients monthly to assess intervention efficacy until treatment goals are met, including providing various modalities of talk therapy.

Requirements

Candidates must possess a Master of Science in Nursing (MSN), an active North Dakota Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner License, and ANCC Board Certification. A minimum of 2 years of experience in adult mental health is required, along with strong assessment, communication, and documentation abilities.

Qualifications

Education
Master's degree (postgraduate degree)

Certifications

DEA License

Key Skills

Medication ManagementTalk Therapy ModalitiesClient EvaluationTreatment PlanningClient Follow-upScheduling FlexibilityTeam Collaboration

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner - North Dakota at Lavender a 6.5 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Psychiatry (NP) — ranked against 2,070 active Psychiatry (NP) listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include remote work flexibility, flexible scheduling.

Psychiatry — Nurse Practitioner Career Context

Lavender holds silver-tier status on WeekdayDoc's Top Employers work-life index, composite score 74/100, 33 active listings.

Of the 50 active Nurse Practitioner listings this role was benchmarked against, 52% are remote, 40% have no call, 68% require no weekends — this position is remote.

Nurse Practitioner by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Work-life score6.5 / 10 · above average in psychiatry (np)ranked against 2,070 Psychiatry (NP) listingslisting-based score, 0–10
Listed paynot listedNurse Practitioner median $167k (middle half $137k–$167k)12 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost of livingNorth Dakota index 89.0US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
All nurse practitioner listings in North Dakota29 active15,417 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingremotepeers: 52% remote · 40% no call · 68% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedUS nurse practitioner listings (all specialties): 21% state a sign-on bonus (median $10k) · 9% offer loan repayment1,000 active listings, Nov 2026
Psychiatry NP hiring demand#14 of 19 specialtiespostings stay open a median 34 daysWeekdayDoc Hiring Index, October 2026 · 884 postings, 1,094 closed
New Psychiatry NP listings876 in the last 30 days984 the 30 days before (−11%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Nurse Practitioner pay trend (all specialties)+2.1% vs prior quarter—through Oct 2026
Lavendersilver tier, 74/100Top Employers work-life index33 active listings
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index (2,070 Psychiatry (NP) listings), Top Employers work-life 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. North Dakota figures use all nurse practitioners: too few North Dakota Psychiatry postings state pay.

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

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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

median 6.4this job 6.5
Better work-life than 50% of Psychiatry (NP) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 2,070 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • Hybrid
  • Includes call
  • Includes weekends
  • Remote
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About Lavender

Mental Health Care
New York, New York
51-200 employees

Benefits & Perks

Flexible self-scheduling
Paid physician collaborators
No patient minimums
ANCC-accredited continuing ed
Fellowship program for NPs
3-month new grad mentorship program
UpToDate subscription
Paid EHR and e-Prescribe