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Gulfport, Mississippi

PSYCHIATRIC NURSE PRACTITIONER (PMHNP) PRN

Nurse PractitionerIncludes weekendsPer Diem Physician-Supervised State

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Job Description

Responsibilities

Gulfport Behavioral Health System (A UHS Facility)

Gulfport Behavioral Health System is an acute behavioral health hospital on the Mississippi Gulf Coast providing inpatient, partial hospitalization and outpatient services to children, adolescents, and adults. We have served our community for over 30-years and our Patriot Support Program provides inpatient around-the-clock mental health treatment to help military members and their families, veterans, and first responders cope with stressful issues every day.

Visit us online at: gulfportbehavioral.com

Position Summary

Join our expanding medical staff team where the Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner assists in the process of evaluating and assessing patients in an inpatient setting. Consults with the physician regarding treatment recommendations and referrals. Opportuniy to work with various patient populations including children, adolescents, adults, and the military. The position is PRN including weekend and weekday coverage.

Qualifications

Education: Master’s Degree as a Nurse Practitioner or APRN and completion of a post graduate program for psychiatric mental health nursing.

Experience: Preferably two or more years experience within a psychiatric setting. A minimum of two (2) years experience in working with an Outpatient setting is preferred.

Licensure: Licensed to practice in the State of Mississippi as a Nurse Practitioner or APRN. If medication privileges are exercised, prescriptive authority from the Board of Medical Examiners is required.

WHAT DO OUR CURRENT EMPLOYEES VALUE AT GULFPORT BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND UHS?

An environment that puts patient care first. One of the most rewarding aspects of this job is providing excellent care, comfort, and security to the patients and families you treat, at their most vulnerable times. Supportive and responsive leadership.

You are never alone, as you are part of a large network of peer co-workers that routinely exchange ideas and review current topics within the industry. Having the opportunity to grow, learn, and advance in your career.

There are very robust continuing education options and opportunities for skills diversification and career advancement with UHS.

Benefit Highlights

  • Challenging and rewarding work environment
  • Career development opportunities within UHS and its Subsidiaries

Competitive Compensation

For more information, contact: Cynthia Render-Leach, Human Resources Director at 228-236-2129 or Cynthia.Render-Leach@uhsinc.com.

About Universal Health Services

One of the nation’s largest and most respected providers of hospital and healthcare services, Universal Health Services, Inc. (UHS) has built an impressive record of achievement and performance.

Growing steadily since its inception into an esteemed Fortune 500® corporation, annual revenues during 2025 were $17.4 billion. In 2026, UHS was again recognized as one of Fortune World’s Most Admired Companies™ and in 2025, was listed in Forbes ranking of America’s Largest Public Companies.

Headquartered in King of Prussia, PA, UHS has approximately 101,500 employees and continues to grow through its subsidiaries. Operating acute care hospitals, behavioral health facilities, outpatient facilities and ambulatory care access points, an insurance offering, a physician network and various related services located in 40 U.S. states, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the United Kingdom. For additional information visit uhs.com.

EEO Statement

All UHS subsidiaries are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and teammates. UHS subsidiaries are equal opportunity employers and as such, openly support and fully commit to recruitment, selection, placement, promotion and compensation of individuals without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), genetic information, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

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At UHS and all our subsidiaries, our Human Resources departments and recruiters are here to help prospective candidates by matching skill set and experience with the best possible career path at UHS and our subsidiaries.

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If you suspect a fraudulent job posting or job-related email mentioning UHS or its subsidiaries, we encourage you to report such concerns to appropriate law enforcement. We encourage you to refer to legitimate UHS and UHS subsidiary career websites to verify job opportunities and not rely on unsolicited calls from recruiters.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Psychiatric nursingPatient assessmentTreatment planningClinical evaluationMedication managementInpatient careCollaborationCrisis intervention

Psychiatry — Nurse Practitioner Career Context

Of the 50 active Nurse Practitioner listings this role was benchmarked against, 44% are remote, 44% have no call, 74% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Mississippi is 87.0 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 61.9% of Mississippi 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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PSLF eligible
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Loan repayment
4%

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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 2,120 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • Includes weekends

Living in Gulfport

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$188k
Typical market rent
$1,483/mo
Residents’ average commute
22 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
90.0
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 · Gulfport-Biloxi, MS metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

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About UHS

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Benefits & Perks

Career development opportunities within UHS
Robust continuing education options