PMHNP - Behavioral Health - Elizabethtown, KY
Compensation
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Job Description
Job Description:
The Baptist Health Medical Group (BHMG) APP reflects the mission, vision, and values of BHMG adheres to the organization’s Code of Ethics and Corporate Compliance Program, and complies with all relevant policies, procedures, guidelines and all other regulatory and accreditation standards.
The APP functions autonomously and collaborates with other health professionals to provide high quality, cost effective care to patients, manages health care systems and influence health care decision-making through expert clinical reasoning, research, theory-based practice. The APP is responsible for providing direct patient care as part of the physician led team in accordance with State Law and approved Medical Staff privileges.
Minimum Education, Training and Experience Required
Bachelor’s degree and successful completion of accredited APP program. Terminal degree in APP field preferred.
- National certification from the appropriate national certifying agency for the particular APP.
- Must maintain national certification.
- Eligible at all times to be insured for professional liability.
- Current valid and unrestricted license to practice as an APP in the Commonwealth of Kentucky.
- BCLS required through the American Heart Association.
ACLS as Required for Position
If you would like to be part of a growing family focused on supporting clinical excellence, teamwork and innovation, we urge you to apply now!
Baptist Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer.
Key Responsibilities
The APP functions autonomously and collaborates with other health professionals to provide high-quality, cost-effective patient care. They are responsible for managing health care systems and influencing decision-making through expert clinical reasoning and research-based practice.
Requirements
Candidates must hold a bachelor's degree and have successfully completed an accredited APP program, with a terminal degree preferred. A current, unrestricted license to practice as an APP in Kentucky and national certification are required.
Qualifications
- Education
- Bachelor degree
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Psychiatry — Nurse Practitioner Career Context
Of the 50 active Psychiatry listings this role was benchmarked against, 56% are remote, 50% have no call, 74% require no weekends.
Psychiatry pay on WeekdayDoc is up 6.2% vs. the prior quarter (through Oct 2026).
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Listed pay | not listed | Psychiatry median $140k (middle half $130k–$160k)289 comparable listings, Nov 2026 |
| Cost of living | Kentucky index 90.2 | US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Psychiatry listings in Kentucky | 24 active | 2,208 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 56% remote · 50% no call · 74% no weekends50 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | not stated | Kentucky Nurse Practitioner listings: 13% state a sign-on bonus · 4% offer loan repayment166 active listings, Nov 2026 |
| Psychiatry hiring demand | #14 of 19 specialties | postings stay open a median 34 days · 18% state a sign-on bonusWeekdayDoc Hiring Index, October 2026 · 884 postings, 1,094 closed |
| New Psychiatry listings | 1,325 in the last 30 days | 974 the 30 days before (+36%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Psychiatry pay trend | +6.2% vs prior quarter | —through Oct 2026 |
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