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Elizabethtown, Kentucky

PMHNP - Behavioral Health - Elizabethtown, KY

Nurse PractitionerFull-Time Physician-Supervised State

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

Behavioral health

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).

Psychiatry by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed paynot listedPsychiatry median $140k (middle half $130k–$160k)289 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost of livingKentucky index 90.2US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Psychiatry listings in Kentucky24 active2,208 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 56% remote · 50% no call · 74% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedKentucky Nurse Practitioner listings: 13% state a sign-on bonus · 4% offer loan repayment166 active listings, Nov 2026
Psychiatry hiring demand#14 of 19 specialtiespostings stay open a median 34 days · 18% state a sign-on bonusWeekdayDoc Hiring Index, October 2026 · 884 postings, 1,094 closed
New Psychiatry listings1,325 in the last 30 days974 the 30 days before (+36%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Psychiatry pay trend+6.2% vs prior quarter—through Oct 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing 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.

Top Nurse Practitioner Jobs

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Salary Distribution

40 jobs · 37 employers
7
<$135k
11
$135k-160k
13
$160k-185k
5
$185k-210k
4
$210k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

29 jobs
401k / retirement match
90%
CME allowance
59%
Sign-on bonus
31%
Loan repayment
14%
Relocation assistance
3%

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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 2,187 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Elizabethtown

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$263k
Typical market rent
$1,339/mo
Residents’ average commute
20 min
State income tax
Up to 4.5%
Sources & methodology

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

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