Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner LTC
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Job Description
Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner – Long-Term Care (Adults 18+)
A Great Opportunity / Full Time
At ViaQuest we provide specialized, individualized psychiatric care to adults in long-term care settings. We serve residents ages 18 and above, many of whom live with complex mental health needs, chronic illness, or developmental disabilities.
Our psychiatric nurse practitioners partner closely with each facility’s long-term care healthcare team to deliver individualized, high-quality mental health care for residents. Apply today and make a meaningful difference in the lives of those we serve!
Responsibilities May Include
- Performing face-to-face assessments and ongoing psychiatric visits with adult clients in long-term care facilities.
- Maintaining current patient records to clearly document problems, treatment plans, actions, goals, and changes as they occur.
- Educating and supporting caregivers and facility staff.
- Managing and adjusting psychiatric medications to promote stability and well-being.
Requirements for This Position Include
- Graduate of an accredited Nurse Practitioner program.
- PMHNP license required.
- Experience in psychiatric, mental, and behavioral health services.
- Long-term care and/or geriatric experience strongly preferred.
- Outpatient and tele-psychiatry experience a plus.
- Willingness to travel within assigned service area.
What ViaQuest Can Offer You
- Malpractice insurance coverage.
- Comprehensive training.
- Monthly productivity incentive bonus program.
- Regular collaboration with a psychiatrist.
- Benefit package for full-time employees (including medical, vision, dental, disability, life insurance, and a 401k).
- Paid time off.
- Premium holiday pay.
- Mileage reimbursement.
- Flexible scheduling.
- Employee referral bonus program.
About ViaQuest
To learn more about ViaQuest please visit:
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Do You Have Questions?
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Key Responsibilities
The Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner will perform face-to-face psychiatric assessments and ongoing visits for adults in long-term care facilities. They are also responsible for managing psychiatric medications and educating facility staff to ensure high-quality mental health care.
Requirements
Candidates must be graduates of an accredited Nurse Practitioner program and hold a valid PMHNP license. Experience in psychiatric and behavioral health services is required, with a strong preference for long-term care or geriatric experience.
Qualifications
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Psychiatry — Nurse Practitioner Career Context
Of the 50 active Psychiatry listings this role was benchmarked against, 52% are remote, 56% have no call, 64% require no weekends.
Psychiatry pay on WeekdayDoc is up 4.6% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Listed pay | not listed | Psychiatry median $139k (middle half $129k–$159k)287 comparable listings, Oct 2026 |
| Cost of living | Indiana index 93.3 | US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Psychiatry listings in Indiana | 28 active | 2,221 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 52% remote · 56% no call · 64% no weekends50 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | sign-on bonus | Indiana Nurse Practitioner listings: 18% state a sign-on bonus (median $10k) · 4% offer loan repayment292 active listings, Oct 2026 |
| Psychiatry pay trend | +4.6% vs prior quarter | —through Sep 2026 |
| Implied production pay | ~$250k | $50/wRVU × 5,000 wRVUsCMS CPT frequencies; WeekdayDoc listing median $/wRVU |
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Benefits & Perks
Living in South Bend
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $212k
- Typical market rent
- $1,269/mo
- Residents’ average commute
- 20 min
- Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
- 92.9
- State income tax
- Up to 3.1%
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026), Zillow market rents (Sep 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.
BEA 2024 · South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.
City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.