Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner
Listed compensation
$60-$80/hr
The week · per this posting
Ask the employer about the work setting, call expectations, nights and shift pattern and time off.
Job Description
PrimeCare Medical, Inc. (i. e. PCM) has been in operation since 1986. We are a privately owned, physician founded, nationally accredited correctional healthcare practice.
PCM provides comprehensive medical, mental health, & dental care services to over 80 county jails, prisons, and juvenile detention centers throughout the states of PA, MD, FL, NY, OH & NH.
Correctional health care is a unique, challenging, and exciting opportunity for today’s medical professional in that it provides the ability to truly utilize all of your learned medical skills and knowledge on a daily basis. It is the perfect hybrid of Primary Care, Urgent Care, Emergency Medicine, and Addiction Medicine; providing care to an under-served, diverse, and truly appreciative patient population.
We are currently looking for a Part-Time, Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner to join our team and provide on-site medical care at the Rockingham County Department of Corrections in Brentwood, NH and Hillsborough County Department of Corrections in Manchester, NH.
This part time position requires 24 hours per week position, Monday’s – Friday’s normal business hours (7a-3:30p/8a-4:30p). Three day a week schedule will be split between the two facilities.
Some Important Key Points
Hourly rate range is offered for each shift with shift differential. Varies for weekends shifts also. $60.00 -$80.00 per hour
- Company-paid liability insurance (including tail coverage) provided.
- Unlimited company-paid CME technology provided, and more.
Requirements
Graduate of an accredited Nurse Practitioner.
Board Certified
- Must have two or more years' experience as a PMHNP.
- Licensed to practice Medicine in the State of New Hampshire.
- Maintain current DEA license.
Maintain active BLS (i. e. CPR) certification.
Maintain current Driver’s License.
Key Responsibilities
Provide on-site psychiatric mental health care to patients at correctional facilities in Brentwood and Manchester, New Hampshire. Manage a diverse patient population while utilizing skills across primary, urgent, emergency, and addiction medicine.
Qualifications
- Education
- Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Certifications
Key Skills
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner at PrimeCare Medical 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
PrimeCare Medical holds silver-tier status on WeekdayDoc's Top Employers work-life index, composite score 71/100, 32 active listings.
Of the 42 active Psychiatry listings this role was benchmarked against, 50% are remote, 26% have no call, 67% require no weekends.
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Listed pay | $125k–$166k | Psychiatry NP median $153k (middle half $146k–$172k)316 comparable listings, Nov 2026 |
| Cost-of-living adjusted pay | ~$140k in purchasing power | New Hampshire index 104.2 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Psychiatry NP listings in New Hampshire | 18 active | 2,099 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 50% remote · 26% no call · 67% no weekends42 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | not stated | New Hampshire nurse practitioner listings (all specialties): 18% state a sign-on bonus · 8% offer loan repayment105 active listings, Nov 2026 |
| Psychiatry NP hiring demand | #14 of 19 specialties | postings stay open a median 34 daysWeekdayDoc Hiring Index, October 2026 · 884 postings, 1,094 closed |
| New Psychiatry NP listings | 896 in the last 30 days | 984 the 30 days before (−9%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Psychiatry NP pay trend | +1.4% vs prior quarter | —through Oct 2026 |
| PrimeCare Medical | silver tier, 71/100 | Top Employers work-life index32 active listings |
Location & Logistics
New Hampshire has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states. At the posted ~$146k midpoint, that is roughly $6k–$10k a year versus a typical 4–7% state rate.
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Benefits & Perks
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$85-$145/hrWork-life snapshot
Listing-based score, 0–10, across 2,070 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.
- No weekends
Benefits & Perks
Living in Brentwood
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $681k
- Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
- 108.3
- State income tax
- None
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026).
BEA 2024 · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.
City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.