Adult Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner - Multiple El Rio Locations - Behavioral Health

Nurse PractitionerIncludes callFull-Time Full Practice Authority

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Posted 6mo ago

Job Description

El Rio Health seeks Family Nurse Practitioners to join our outpatient and inpatient team providing care for El Rio patients at our various 15 locations and partnering hospitals in Tucson, AZ.

El Rio offers a supportive, integrated healthcare environment with a strong emphasis on community care and provider well-being.

We're pleased to provide additional information about El Rio Health, Arizona's largest Community Health Center and the 16th largest Federally Qualified Health Center in the United States.

Here's What Sets Us Apart

Palpable Culture: Imagine walking into a workplace where genuine smiles greet you at every turn. Our atmosphere buzzes with camaraderie and mutual respect, fostering collaboration among diverse colleagues.

Comprehensive Care: With 15 locations serving over 128,000 patients annually, we offer integrated services under one roof, allowing you to make a significant impact on community health. On-site integrated services include:

  • Pharmacy
  • Nutrition
  • Laboratory
  • Imaging – X-ray, Ultrasound & Mammography
  • Behavioral Health, Outpatient and Inpatient
  • Community Outreach
  • Dentistry
  • Primary Care
  • Midwifery Services
  • OB/GYN
  • Pediatrics
  • Physical Therapy
  • Addiction Treatment
  • Integrated Pain Clinic
  • HIV/Aids
  • Breastfeeding Support

Teen & Young Adult Services

15 gorgeous and expansive locations, all including accredited level medical home environments.

Professional Growth: Our program includes 9 residency programs with various teaching opportunities from preceptor to faculty

Work-Life Balance: The only FQHC within the US accredited with “Joy of Medicine.” We prioritize your well-being with features like Provider Engagement Funds, Calm App subscriptions, and Wellness Council led by our Chief Wellness Officer.

  • Cutting-Edge Technology: Benefit from AI Scribes and Epic Superuser support.
  • Loan Repayment: Access various programs offering up to $250,000 in loan forgiveness over 6 years.

Benefits

El Rio Health offers a generous time off package, providing new employees with an impressive 6 weeks of paid time off in their first year of employment, which continues to increase with tenure, plus 9 paid holidays and 40 hours of CME Leave. $2,000 for CME coursework plus $2,000 toward licensure renewal. Paid Malpractice Insurance.

Accreditations: We're recognized by the Joint Commission, NCQA, and the Joy of Medicine.

We invite you to explore how El Rio Health can be the perfect launchpad for your medical career. To learn more or discuss opportunities, please apply and we can hold a brief and low-pressure conversation about our current openings.

El Rio Health seeks Family Nurse Practitioners to join our outpatient team providing care for El Rio patients at our various 15 locations in Tucson, AZ.

El Rio offers a supportive, integrated healthcare environment with a strong emphasis on community care and provider well-being.

We're pleased to provide additional information about El Rio Health, Arizona's largest Community Health Center and the 16th largest Federally Qualified Health Center in the United States.

Here's What Sets Us Apart

Palpable Culture: Imagine walking into a workplace where genuine smiles greet you at every turn. Our atmosphere buzzes with camaraderie and mutual respect, fostering collaboration among diverse colleagues.

Comprehensive Care: With 15 locations serving over 128,000 patients annually, we offer integrated services under one roof, allowing you to make a significant impact on community health. On-site integrated services include:

  • Pharmacy
  • Nutrition
  • Laboratory
  • Imaging – X-ray, Ultrasound & Mammography
  • Behavioral Health, Outpatient and Inpatient
  • Community Outreach
  • Dentistry
  • Primary Care
  • Midwifery Services
  • OB/GYN
  • Pediatrics
  • Physical Therapy
  • Addiction Treatment
  • Integrated Pain Clinic
  • HIV/Aids
  • Breastfeeding Support

Teen & Young Adult Services

15 gorgeous and expansive locations, all including accredited level medical home environments.

Professional Growth: Our program includes 9 residency programs with various teaching opportunities from preceptor to faculty

Work-Life Balance: The only FQHC within the US accredited with “Joy of Medicine.” We prioritize your well-being with features like Provider Engagement Funds, Calm App subscriptions, and Wellness Council led by our Chief Wellness Officer.

  • Cutting-Edge Technology: Benefit from AI Scribes and Epic Superuser support.
  • Loan Repayment: Access various programs offering up to $250,000 in loan forgiveness over 6 years.

Benefits

El Rio Health offers a generous time off package, providing new employees with an impressive 6 weeks of paid time off in their first year of employment, which continues to increase with tenure, plus 9 paid holidays and 40 hours of CME Leave. $2,000 for CME coursework plus $2,000 toward licensure renewal. Paid Malpractice Insurance.

Accreditations: We're recognized by the Joint Commission, NCQA, and the Joy of Medicine.

We invite you to explore how El Rio Health can be the perfect launchpad for your medical career. To learn more or discuss opportunities, please apply and we can hold a brief and low-pressure conversation about our current openings.

El Rio Health seeks Family Nurse Practitioners to join our outpatient team providing care for El Rio patients at our various 15 locations in Tucson, AZ.

El Rio offers a supportive, integrated healthcare environment with a strong emphasis on community care and provider well-being.

We're pleased to provide additional information about El Rio Health, Arizona's largest Community Health Center and the 16th largest Federally Qualified Health Center in the United States.

Here's What Sets Us Apart

Palpable Culture: Imagine walking into a workplace where genuine smiles greet you at every turn. Our atmosphere buzzes with camaraderie and mutual respect, fostering collaboration among diverse colleagues.

Comprehensive Care: With 15 locations serving over 128,000 patients annually, we offer integrated services under one roof, allowing you to make a significant impact on community health. On-site integrated services include:

  • Pharmacy
  • Nutrition
  • Laboratory
  • Imaging – X-ray, Ultrasound & Mammography
  • Behavioral Health, Outpatient and Inpatient
  • Community Outreach
  • Dentistry
  • Primary Care
  • Midwifery Services
  • OB/GYN
  • Pediatrics
  • Physical Therapy
  • Addiction Treatment
  • Integrated Pain Clinic
  • HIV/Aids
  • Breastfeeding Support

Teen & Young Adult Services

15 gorgeous and expansive locations, all including accredited level medical home environments.

Professional Growth: Our program includes 9 residency programs with various teaching opportunities from preceptor to faculty

Work-Life Balance: The only FQHC within the US accredited with “Joy of Medicine.” We prioritize your well-being with features like Provider Engagement Funds, Calm App subscriptions, and Wellness Council led by our Chief Wellness Officer.

  • Cutting-Edge Technology: Benefit from AI Scribes and Epic Superuser support.
  • Loan Repayment: Access various programs offering up to $250,000 in loan forgiveness over 6 years.

Benefits

El Rio Health offers a generous time off package, providing new employees with an impressive 6 weeks of paid time off in their first year of employment, which continues to increase with tenure, plus 9 paid holidays and 40 hours of CME Leave. $2,000 for CME coursework plus $2,000 toward licensure renewal. Paid Malpractice Insurance.

Accreditations: We're recognized by the Joint Commission, NCQA, and the Joy of Medicine.

We invite you to explore how El Rio Health can be the perfect launchpad for your medical career. To learn more or discuss opportunities, please apply and we can hold a brief and low-pressure conversation about our current openings.

Job Purpose

The Advanced Practice Provider - Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner – Inpatient/Outpatient will provide quality comprehensive behavioral health care to a variety of patients, in an efficient and cost-effective manner, for psychiatric treatment to patients at El Rio Health, outpatient and/or inpatient in partnership with community hospitals.

The Advanced Practice Provider - Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner – Inpatient/Outpatient delivers high-quality care for the diagnosis and treatment of behavioral health and the physical and emotional support of patients and families.

The Advanced Practice Provider - Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner -Inpatient/Outpatient provides care to new and established patients in accordance with the licensure and the highest standards of quality and integrity.

The Advanced Practice Provider - Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner - Inpatient/Outpatient and clinical staff engage in the delivery of medical care in conjunction with budgetary, staffing, quality, and other functions of the teams which support the mission and goals of El Rio Health.

The completion of these duties, tasks, or assignments requires a high level of independent judgment and decision-making in the execution of the scope or authority and responsibility for the position.

The Advanced Practice Provider - Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner - Inpatient/Outpatient must be able to successfully perform all essential functions, duties, tasks, assignments, and responsibilities assigned within the El Rio organization at a location assigned by management.

The incumbent in this position works with general direction and review and has discretion and independent judgment authority with respect to matters of significance for the assigned area.

The primary goal of the El Rio Health Behavioral Health Medical Provider – Inpatient/Outpatient APP Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner is to support El Rio’s Mission of providing comprehensive, quality health care that is affordable and accessible to all who may have healthcare needs, by successfully performing the primary essential functions.

  • The following functions and responsibilities will contribute to El Rio Health to achieve its KEY RESULTS:
  • World Class Experience for staff and patients
  • Healthier patients and employees
  • Positive Financial Result

Essential Job Functions

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Key Responsibilities

The Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner will provide comprehensive behavioral health care for psychiatric treatment to patients in outpatient and/or inpatient settings, delivering high-quality care for diagnosis and treatment of behavioral health conditions while supporting patients and families.

Requirements

Candidates must possess a Master’s or Doctorate’s degree from an accredited Advanced Practice Nursing Program and hold an active, unencumbered APRN Licensure in Arizona, along with Board Certification as a Nurse Practitioner in Psychiatry and an active DEA license.

Qualifications

Education
Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)

Key Skills

Patient AssessmentPrescribing MedicationMedical Record MaintenanceElectronic Health Record (EHR)Patient EducationInterdisciplinary Team CollaborationPatient AdvocacyEmergency ResponseTeaching TraineesHIPAA ComplianceQuality ImprovementInfection Control

Psychiatry — Nurse Practitioner Career Context

El Rio Community Health Center holds silver-tier status on WeekdayDoc's Top Employers work-life index, composite score 75/100, 55 active listings.

Of the 50 active Psychiatry listings this role was benchmarked against, 50% are remote, 56% have no call, 58% require no weekends.

Psychiatry pay on WeekdayDoc is up 2.2% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

The cost-of-living index for Arizona is 100.7 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 60.3% of Arizona clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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401k / retirement match
85%
Sign-on bonus
42%
CME allowance
39% this job
Loan repayment
12% this job
Relocation assistance
3%

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.4this job 5.1
Better work-life than 40% of Psychiatry (NP) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 2,179 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • Includes call

Living in Tucson

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$322k
Typical market rent
$1,425/mo
Residents’ average commute
22 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
96.9
State income tax
Up to 2.5%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Tucson, AZ metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

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About El Rio Community Health Center

Hospitals and Health Care
Tucson, Arizona
501-1,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

6 Weeks PTO
9 Paid Holidays
40 Hours CME Leave
$2,000 CME Allowance
$2,000 Licensure Renewal
Paid Malpractice Insurance
Loan Repayment up to $250,000
Provider Engagement Funds