Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner

OVP Health

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Spencer, West VirginiaFull TimePsychiatry

✓ No Call✓ No Weekends

Practice Authority in West Virginia

Supervision Required

Requires collaborative agreement with a physician.

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Job Description

About the Role

Join OVP Health as a Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner – Outpatient Office in United States.

Key Responsibilities

AND RESPONSIBILITIES: Responsible for providing care to patients showing a change in mental status, chronic or urgent medical condition.

Work independently with other member of the medical team, with entitlements to specific clinical privileges approve by the Medical Executive Board.

Perform patients’ histories and physicals, risk factor assessment, ordering of therapeutic and diagnostic tests; and attend consultations and appointments.

Prescribe medications following the clinic’s policy, formulary and relevant regulations of the State.

Requirements

changing health care industry, our commitment to consistent, high

Benefits & Compensation

Time Minimum Experience Experienced

Work Schedule

Full-Time position.

No explicit call, weekend, or night shift information provided.

Apply to join OVP Health as a Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner – Outpatient Office.

Key Skills

Patient assessmentDiagnosisTreatment planningMedication prescriptionLaboratory test interpretationPatient educationPsychotherapyCounselingMedical record documentationDisease preventionInterdisciplinary collaborationMental status evaluationRisk factor assessmentClinical consultation

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Position Insights

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner at OVP Health a 4.0 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as below average. This places the position in the average range of all Psychiatry nurse practitioner listings evaluated on our platform. Contributing factors include no on-call duties, no weekend requirements.

Candidates should carefully assess workload expectations and scheduling demands before applying.

Psychiatry — Nurse Practitioner Career Context

This Psychiatry position at OVP Health is open to nurse practitioner candidates.

Nurse Practitioners are among the fastest-growing healthcare professions, with expanding scope of practice in many states and strong demand for telehealth and primary care roles.

Nationally, Psychiatry professionals earn a median annual salary of approximately $300k, with the typical range spanning $230k to $400k depending on experience, location, and practice setting.

Location & Logistics

This position is based in Spencer, West Virginia.

Why This Position Stands Out

No on-call requirements — clinicians are completely off-duty after hours
No weekend shifts — preserving personal and family time

Skills, Responsibilities & Benefits

Key skills and qualifications: Patient assessment, Diagnosis, Treatment planning, Medication prescription, Laboratory test interpretation, Patient education, Psychotherapy, Counseling. Candidates with experience in these areas may be especially well-suited for this Psychiatry role.

Core responsibilities: The Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner will assess, diagnose, and treat patients by formulating treatment plans and prescribing medications. They will also provide counseling, maintain medical records, and collaborate with the medical team to ensure high-quality patient care.

About WeekdayDoc

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