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Tucson, Arizona

Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner

Nurse PractitionerFull-Time Full Practice Authority

Compensation

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Job Description

Entune Behavioral Health offers outpatient behavioral health services for children and adults in multiple clinics throughout Arizona. We provide couple’s and family therapy services, Psychiatric Evaluations, and Medication Management Services. We are actively seeking a provider in Tucson, AZ, to service our clinics in Arizona.

  • Role and Responsibilities
  • The Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) will:
  • Counsels and educates patients and families about acute and chronic conditions or concerns.
  • Documents items such as: chief complaint, past medical, family, and social history, review of systems, examinations, medications, allergies, assessment, and plan.
  • Formulates diagnostic and treatment plans.
  • Assists with oversight of Therapist’s intakes as applicable based on insurance requirements.
  • Prescribes and administers medications, therapies, and procedures.
  • Orders lab and imaging tests to determine and manage an immediate treatment plan and provides advice on follow up.
  • Completes integrated healthcare referrals internally and externally as requested and as medically necessary.
  • Responsible for the coordination of care with specialists and appropriate ancillary services.
  • Attends interdisciplinary team meetings and provides consultation as applicable.
  • Completes all documentation and paperwork in a timely manner (48 hours) in the electronic healthcare record.
  • Maintains quality of care standards as defined by the practice.

Full-Time Benefits

Generous Benefit Package Including

  • Health - Dental - Vision - Life - Long-Term & Short-Term Disability Insurance
  • Paid Holidays + PTO + Sick Leave
  • 401K
  • HSA
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Annual Stipend and Time Off for Continuing Education
  • Professional Licensure Reimbursement

Requirements

Qualifications and Education Requirements:

  • Active and unrestricted Arizona medical license.
  • Current and unrestricted DEA certificate.
  • Current CPR, AED, First Aid, DPS Fingerprint Clearance Card certifications.
  • Effective communication skills.
  • Outstanding organization skills and ability to multi-task.
  • Takes Initiative, creative, has problem solving ability, is adaptable, and flexible.
  • Ability to work without direct supervision and practice autonomously.
  • Ability to work in a fast-paced environment.

Additional Notes

Job descriptions are not intended, and should not be construed, to be exhaustive lists of all responsibilities, skills, and efforts. In addition, this offer is at-will employment and job descriptions are not intended to form contractual relationships between the employee and the agency. Rather, they are intended to be accurate reflections of the primary essential functions and demonstrate a business need for the position.

*Sunbelt Healthcare provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.

Key Responsibilities

The PMHNP provides psychiatric evaluations, medication management, and counseling for children and adults in an outpatient setting. Responsibilities include formulating treatment plans, coordinating care with specialists, and maintaining timely electronic health records.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
2+ years of experience

Certifications

DEA License

Key Skills

Psychiatric EvaluationPatient CounselingDiagnostic PlanningTreatment PlanningCare CoordinationElectronic Healthcare RecordsMulti-taskingAutonomous Practice

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner at Sunbelt Healthcare a 7.2 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as very good. This places the position in the top 25% in Psychiatry (NP) — ranked against 2,209 active Psychiatry (NP) listings on WeekdayDoc.

Psychiatry — Nurse Practitioner Career Context

Of the 50 active Psychiatry listings this role was benchmarked against, 42% are remote, 54% have no call, 58% require no weekends.

Psychiatry pay on WeekdayDoc is up 2.2% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

The cost-of-living index for Arizona is 100.7 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 60.3% of Arizona clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks35 jobs

401k / retirement match
83% this job
Sign-on bonus
54%
CME allowance
49% this job
Loan repayment
9%
Relocation assistance
3%

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.4this job 7.2
Better work-life than 80% of Psychiatry (NP) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 2,209 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Tucson

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$322k
Typical market rent
$1,425/mo
Residents’ average commute
22 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
96.9
State income tax
Up to 2.5%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Tucson, AZ metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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