Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP)
Listed compensation
$75k-$190k
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Job Description
The Role
We are seeking an autonomous, board-certified Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) to provide outpatient psychiatric evaluations and medication management via telehealth. As a 1099 Independent Contractor, you have total control over your schedule—choose your own working days, set your appointment hours, and practice as much or as little as you want.
Recent graduates and newly certified PMHNPs are welcome and encouraged to apply. If you have passed your boards and hold your state APRN license, this role provides the platform, referrals, and administrative backing to start seeing patients right away without the expense of running your own practice.
Perks & Contractor Support
Total Scheduling Freedom: Complete control over your calendar. Build a high-volume caseload, keep a light part-time schedule, or see patients during evening and weekend hours—the volume is entirely up to you.
Competitive Per-Session Pay: Earn reliable, competitive compensation per completed evaluation and medication follow-up.
Zero Administrative Burden: We handle patient acquisition, intake scheduling, insurance credentialing, patient billing, and claims management.
Turnkey for New Grads: Hit the ground running with an established EHR platform and dedicated operational support.
100% Telehealth: Practice entirely from your private, HIPAA-compliant home office.
Key Responsibilities
- Conduct comprehensive psychiatric diagnostic evaluations and assessments via telehealth.
- Provide evidence-based psychiatric medication management, routine follow-ups, and treatment plan reviews.
- Complete timely, compliant clinical documentation within our designated Electronic Health Record (EHR) system.
- Order and review pertinent laboratory tests and clinical screenings as clinically indicated.
- Coordinate care with therapists, primary care providers, and outside treatment teams when appropriate.
Required Qualifications
Board Certification: Active Board Certification as a Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP-BC via ANCC). Recent graduates who have passed boards are welcome.
Licensure
- Active, unrestricted APRN and Registered Nurse (RN) license in your state(s) of practice.
- DEA Registration: Active DEA license with prescribing authority.
Medical Malpractice Insurance: Active professional liability/malpractice coverage (minimum $1M per occurrence / $3M aggregate).
NPI & CAQH
Active individual National Provider Identifier (NPI) number and an up-to-date, attested CAQH profile.
Requirements
Requires active Board Certification as a Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP-BC) and an unrestricted APRN/RN license. Candidates must also hold an active DEA registration and professional liability insurance.
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
Key Skills
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) at Seasoned Recruitment 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 2,157 active Psychiatry (NP) listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements, remote work flexibility.
Psychiatry — Nurse Practitioner Career Context
Of the 40 active Psychiatry listings this role was benchmarked against, 50% are remote, 70% have no call, 88% require no weekends — this position is remote.
Psychiatry pay on WeekdayDoc is up 3.4% vs. the prior quarter (through Oct 2026).
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Work-life score | 7.2 / 10 · top 25% in psychiatry (np) | ranked against 2,157 Psychiatry (NP) listingslisting-based score, 0–10 |
| Listed pay | $75k–$190k | Psychiatry median $192k (middle half $137k–$192k)10 comparable listings, Nov 2026 |
| Work setting | remote | peers: 50% remote · 70% no call · 88% no weekends40 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | not stated | US Nurse Practitioner listings: 17% state a sign-on bonus (median $10k) · 6% offer loan repayment1,000 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 | 1,290 in the last 30 days | 1,016 the 30 days before (+27%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Psychiatry pay trend | +3.4% vs prior quarter | —through Oct 2026 |
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