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Ultra Health
Jesup, Georgia

Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner

Nurse PractitionerFull-Time Physician-Supervised State

Listed compensation

$100k-$125k

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Job Description

Serving Vulnerable Populations Through High-Presence, Quality Care

At Ultra Health Providers (UHP), our purpose is clear: to serve vulnerable populations through high-presence, quality care. We partner with skilled nursing and senior living communities to deliver onsite medical services that improve outcomes, reduce unnecessary hospitalizations, and ensure residents receive timely, compassionate, and consistent care.

If you are a Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner who values clinical autonomy, meaningful collaboration, and patient-centered decision-making — and who believes quality outcomes matter more than volume alone — you may be a strong fit for UHP.

At Ultra Health, we value our people and invest in their growth, wellness, and long-term success — because excellent care starts with supported clinicians.

About Ultra Health Providers

Ultra Health Providers delivers onsite medical, mental, and behavioral health services within senior living environments. Our integrated care model improves reaction times, strengthens continuity of care, and reduces avoidable hospital readmissions.

Our purpose is clear: to serve vulnerable populations through high-presence, quality care.

We live this purpose through our mission to serve our patients, our partners, and each other — approaching challenges with tenacity, solving problems as a team, and delivering results with respectful confidence.

Job Overview

Working collaboratively as a member of the medical staff, the Psychiatric APRN will play a critical role in managing the mental health needs of skilled nursing facility residents. The Psychiatric APRN will establish and build strong working relationships with administrators and staff throughout their designated buildings. Ultra Health provides our Psychiatric APRNs with the training and tools to do more of what you love – working independently to see patients and treat complex psychiatric conditions. Ultra Health offers a highly competitive base salary, plus performance-based bonus.

Nurse Practitioner Responsibilities

Provide psychiatric evaluation services (assess, diagnose & treat) and medication management services for residents in assigned skilled nursing facilities. May also provide psychiatric care to residents in assisted living facilities.

Provide physical and psychosocial assessments, emergency psychiatric care and treatment effectiveness evaluations.

Collaborate with facility medical director, attending physicians & providers and nursing staff to deliver the highest level of care to the patient

Communicate with and counsel family members on treatment options when there are material changes in status

Minimum Qualifications

  • Active, unrestricted PMHNP license in the applicable state(s) of practice.
  • DEA License
  • Certified in Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner national certification
  • A clinical background in adult, family or geriatric specialties
  • Vaccination against COVID-19 is required for all new hires unless the individual qualifies for a remote, religious, or medical exemption.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience in internal medicine, gerontology, or cardiology
  • Excellent administrative, organizational and verbal skills
  • Ability to work independently
  • Detail oriented
  • Dependable and reliable
  • Nursing experience in LTC / SNF a plus

Our Core Values in Practice

At UHP, our values guide how we deliver care and how we work together:

  • Serve

Strong relationships drive strong care and overcome adversity together.

  • Team Player

We support each other, bring all the facilities resources together, communicate openly, and solve problems together

  • Tenacity

Our passion for service creates an intensity to serve with you! Patients, Partners, and our Providers.

  • Respectfully Confident

We know our craft, and also know that we need to listen to all opinions and observations to learn, teach, and provide excellent care.

  • Quality

We focus on meaningful and appropriate outcomes - not activity

Why Join UHP?

  • Practice at the top of your license with autonomy and support.
  • Make a meaningful impact on a vulnerable patient population.
  • Be part of a growing organization committed to quality, collaboration, and clinician success.
  • Competitive compensation with performance-based opportunities.
  • Supportive leadership and a team-oriented culture.

$100,000 - $125,000 a year

If you’re passionate about delivering high-quality care, value independence with collaboration, and want to make a real difference in the lives of seniors, we’d love to hear from you.

Join Ultra Health Providers — where presence, purpose, and quality care come together.

Apply now at ultrahealthproviders.com

Key Responsibilities

The Psychiatric APRN will provide psychiatric evaluations, medication management, and emergency psychiatric care for residents in skilled nursing and assisted living facilities. They will also collaborate with facility medical directors, attending physicians, and nursing staff to ensure high-quality, patient-centered care.

Requirements

Candidates must hold an active, unrestricted PMHNP license and a DEA license, along with national certification as a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner. A clinical background in adult, family, or geriatric specialties is required, and COVID-19 vaccination is mandatory.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Geriatric psychiatryTreatment planningCrisis interventionAssessmentDiagnosisCommunicationDocumentationLong-term careSkilled nursing facility carePsychosocial assessment

Psychiatry — Nurse Practitioner Career Context

Of the 50 active Psychiatry listings this role was benchmarked against, 20% are remote, 54% have no call, 66% require no weekends.

Psychiatry pay on WeekdayDoc is up 1.8% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

The cost-of-living index for Georgia is 96.3 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$113k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $117k in an average-cost state. 59.8% of Georgia clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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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 2,182 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Jesup

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$233k≈ 2.3× annual pay
Typical market rent
$1,225/mo≈ 15% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
25 min
State income tax
Up to 5.8%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

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

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About Ultra Health

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Jackson, TN- Tennessee
51-200 employees

Benefits & Perks

Performance-Based Bonus