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Intermountain Centers
Phoenix, Arizona

PMHNP Nurse Practitioner Psychiatry PRN

Nurse PractitionerPer Diem Full Practice Authority

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Job Description

Looking to build a lasting career? Join a team that is inclusive and embraces all individuals. Intermountain Centers is one of the largest statewide behavioral health and integrated care organizations in Arizona. What does building a lasting career look like?

  • Top-level compensation packages
  • Exceptional health, dental, and disability benefits
  • Career and compensation advancement programs
  • Student loan forgiveness programs
  • 401k company match
  • Bilingual pay differential
  • Holiday, PTO and employer paid life insurance

Clinical Licensure Supervision and Reimbursement

Evidence-based treatment approaches, training, and supervision.

Intermountain Centers and its statewide affiliates are currently recruiting career-minded individuals interested in opportunities within the largest adult and child service continuum in Arizona.

General Summary

The Nurse Practitioner, Psychiatry is responsible for providing psychiatric evaluations, diagnoses, and treatment as provided for in the Arizona Nurse Practice Act. The PMHNP interviews, screens, and assesses risk factors for mental illness and broader health and wellness. The Nurse Practitioner, Psychiatry will provide a range of therapies including but not limited to pharmacotherapy, and individual, group, or family assessment and counseling.

Job Responsibilities

Serves as the attending psychiatric nurse practitioner to assigned members.

Completes initial psychiatric assessments, progress notes, annual psychiatric updates, and family interventions.

Develops differential diagnostic assessments, assessments of capacity for consent to treatment, risk assessments, patient education, and records progress towards treatment goals.

  • Completes medication education and informed consent when possible.
  • Documents all activities in the clinical record according to policy.
  • Assesses members’ needs and guides the clinical team while managing treatment plan updates.
  • Initiates contact with outside Providers according to establish guidelines.

Works closely with other personnel to ensure that each treatment modality is appropriate for the member in addition to working with other healthcare providers involved in the overall care of the recipient of care.

Responsible for following any policies, procedures, and controls established by the organization, the HIPAA Privacy Officer, and/or the HIPAA Security Officer regarding access to, protection of, and the use of personal health information (PHI).

  • Performs other related duties as assigned or necessary as they relate to the general nature of the position.
  • Maintains supportive relationship with customers.

Qualifications

  • Education – Master’s Degree in nursing.
  • Experience – 3 years of experience providing clinical outpatient services to adults and/or children with chronic mental illness.
  • Certification- Valid DEA Certificate.

License – Current Arizona RN License and licensed in the state of Arizona as a Registered Nurse Practitioner. Must be licensed as a Psychiatric/Mental Health Advanced Practice Nurse Practitioner (APNP).

Regulatory

  • Minimum 21 years of age.
  • DPS Level I fingerprint clearance (must possess upon hire and maintain throughout employment).
  • CPR, First Aid, AED certification, if required (must possess upon hire and maintain throughout employment).
  • Current, valid Arizona Driver’s License and 39-month Motor Vehicle Report and proof of vehicle registration liability insurance to meet insurance requirements, if required.
  • Initial current negative TB test result, if required (Employer provides)

Questions about this position? Contact us at HR@ichd.net.

Intermountain Centers is an equal opportunity employer. Intermountain Centers does not discriminate based on age, ethnicity, race, sex, gender, religion, national origin, creed, tribal affiliation, ancestry, gender identity, sexual orientation, marital status, genetic information, veteran status, socio-economic status, claims experience, medical history, physical or intellectual disability, ability to pay, source of payment, mental illness, and/or cultural and linguistic needs, as well as any other class protected by law.

Key Responsibilities

The Nurse Practitioner provides psychiatric evaluations, diagnoses, and treatment, including pharmacotherapy and counseling for patients. They also manage treatment plans, document clinical activities, and collaborate with the broader healthcare team.

Qualifications

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

Certifications

DEA License

Key Skills

Psychiatric evaluationDiagnosisIndividual counselingGroup counselingRisk assessmentTreatment planningClinical documentationHIPAA complianceCrisis intervention

Psychiatry — Nurse Practitioner Career Context

Of the 50 active Psychiatry listings this role was benchmarked against, 44% are remote, 66% have no call, 70% require no weekends.

Psychiatry pay on WeekdayDoc is up 2.5% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

Psychiatry by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Cost of livingArizona index 100.7US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Psychiatry listings in Arizona71 active2,268 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 44% remote · 66% no call · 70% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentloan repaymentArizona Nurse Practitioner listings: 16% state a sign-on bonus (median $10k) · 6% offer loan repayment435 active listings, Oct 2026
Psychiatry pay trend+2.5% vs prior quarter—through Sep 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Oct 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

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Work-life snapshot

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Better work-life than 20% of Psychiatry (NP) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 2,244 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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About Intermountain Centers

Mental Health Care
Tucson, Arizona
201-500 employees

Benefits & Perks

Top-level compensation packages
Exceptional health, dental, and disability benefits
Career and compensation advancement programs
Student loan forgiveness programs
401k company match
Bilingual pay differential
Holiday, PTO and employer paid life insurance
Clinical licensure supervision and reimbursement

Living in Phoenix

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$405k
Typical market rent
$1,571/mo
Residents’ average commute
26 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
103.3
State income tax
Up to 2.5%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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