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TrustPoint Hospital
Franklin, Tennessee

Nurse Practitioner Psych

Nurse Practitioner 8.0 Work-LifeNo callNo weekendsContract Physician-Supervised State

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Weekends
No weekends
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Job Description

Overview

TrustPoint Hospital – Outpatient Clinic

TrustPoint Hospital is seeking a full-time Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) to join our Outpatient Clinic. This is an excellent opportunity to work in a collaborative behavioral health setting providing high-quality psychiatric care to patients in an outpatient environment.

Position Highlights

  • Full-time (40 hours per week)
  • Monday–Friday, 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
  • 1 opening available
  • 1099 Independent Contractor position
  • Competitive compensation based on experience
  • No weekends or on-call responsibilities

Qualifications

  • Licensed Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP)
  • Board Certified PMHNP preferred
  • Active DEA registration required
  • Previous behavioral health or outpatient psychiatry experience preferred

Key Responsibilities

  • Conduct comprehensive psychiatric evaluations and assessments.
  • Provide medication management and ongoing psychiatric follow-up care.
  • Develop individualized treatment plans in collaboration with the multidisciplinary team.
  • Maintain accurate and timely documentation using the WILSKY electronic medical record (EMR) system.
  • Coordinate care with therapists, case managers, primary care providers, and other healthcare professionals.
  • Deliver compassionate, evidence-based psychiatric care to support positive patient outcomes.

Why Join TrustPoint Hospital?

Join a dedicated behavioral health team focused on delivering exceptional outpatient psychiatric care in a supportive and collaborative environment. This position offers a predictable Monday through Friday schedule, allowing for an excellent work-life balance while making a meaningful impact in the lives of patients.

Responsibilities

  • Summary:
  • Diagnose and treat acute, episodic or chronic illness, independently or as part of a healthcare team.
  • Participate in the formulation of patient Master Treatment Plan
  • Assess physical and psychiatric health of patient and formulate measures to meet patient needs.

Chart clinical observation (direct or through dictation), evaluations and treatment of patient in required time according to facility guidelines.

Communicate with physicians and other staff as necessary to provide quality care for patient within appropriate guidelines.

Encourage family involvement in patient care. Respond to identified patient and family educational needs.

Support and follow legal requirements, hospital policy and procedures, medical staff bylaws and regulatory requirements.

  • Provide services that are in accordance with the state guidelines for Nurse Practitioners.
  • Provide on-call responsibilities on scheduled basis directed by medical staff.

May focus on health promotion and disease prevention. May order, perform or interpret diagnostic tests such as lab work and x-rays. May prescribe medication.

Demonstrate a positive, empathetic and professional attitude towards customers always. When patient needs are not met, acknowledge and work to resolve complaints. Recognize that patient safety is a top priority.

Qualifications

  • Qualifications:
  • Master's in Nursing, Nurse Practitioner program required.

Clinical experience working with the patient population of the facility; ability to demonstrate knowledge of concepts of limit setting, therapeutic boundaries, crisis management, therapeutic treatment, environment and patient care required.

Minimum of 1 year experience as a Practicing Nurse Practitioner preferred.

Licenses/Certifications

  • Board Certified Nurse Practitioner required.
  • Licensed to practice in the state in which the facility operates.
  • DEA license.
  • Acadia Healthcare
  • Acadia is a leading provider of behavioral healthcare services across the United States.

Headquartered in Franklin, Tennessee, Acadia Healthcare operates a network of 250 behavioral healthcare facilities with approximately 11,000 beds in 39 states and Puerto Rico. With more than 23,000 employees serving approximately 70,000 patients daily.

We provide psychiatric and chemical dependency services to our patients in a variety of settings, including inpatient psychiatric hospitals, specialty treatment facilities, residential treatment centers, outpatient clinics and therapeutic school-based programs.

We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants for employment regardless of an individual’s characteristics protected by applicable state, federal and local laws.

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Qualifications

Education
Master's degree (postgraduate degree)
Experience
2+ years of experience

Certifications

Board Certification

Key Skills

Treatment planningElectronic medical recordsPatient assessmentClinical documentationCare coordinationEvidence-based practiceDiagnostic testingPatient educationMultidisciplinary collaboration

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Nurse Practitioner Psych at TrustPoint Hospital a 8.0 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as excellent. This places the position in the top 25% in Psychiatry (NP) — ranked against 1,898 active Psychiatry (NP) listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties, no weekend requirements.

Psychiatry — Nurse Practitioner Career Context

Of the 50 active Psychiatry listings this role was benchmarked against, 40% are remote, 54% have no call, 68% require no weekends.

Psychiatry pay on WeekdayDoc is down 3.3% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).

The cost-of-living index for Tennessee is 91.9 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 58.6% of Tennessee clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Location & Logistics

Tennessee has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states.

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Work-life snapshot

8.0/ 10
Listing-based score

Top 25% in Psychiatry (NP)

  • No call
  • No weekends

Living in Franklin

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$712k
Typical market rent
$2,074/mo
Residents’ average commute
24 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
96.3
State income tax
None
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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