Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner

Commonwealth of Massachusetts

2 months ago

MassachusettsFull TimePsychiatry

✓ No Weekends

Practice Authority in Massachusetts

Supervision Required

Requires collaborative agreement with a physician.

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Job Description

Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Eligible

This position qualifies for federal student loan forgiveness. After 10 years of qualifying payments while working full-time for a nonprofit employer, the remaining balance on your Direct Loans may be forgiven.

About the Role

Join Commonwealth of Massachusetts as a Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner in United States.

Key Responsibilities

· Prescribe and manage medications to treat mental illness and support patients’ psychosocial, functional, and community integration goals.

· Provide ongoing psychopharmacologic consultation and management for medically complex patients with co-occurring psychiatric, developmental, and substance use disorders.

· Assess patients’ capacity to provide informed consent for treatment and initiate appropriate legal actions when capacity is in question.

Requirements

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Benefits & Compensation

PSLF eligible (Public Service Loan Forgiveness).

Work Schedule

Full-Time position.

No weekends required.

This position offers student loan benefits. Work with Commonwealth of Massachusetts in United States.

Key Skills

Psychiatric EvaluationsPsychopharmacologyMedication ManagementInterdisciplinary CollaborationCrisis ResponseCapacity AssessmentsEvidence-Based TreatmentClinical JudgmentStaff MentoringLegal DocumentationInformed Consent AssessmentUrgent EvaluationsPsychosocial IntegrationBehavioral Health Care

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Position Insights

Work-Life Balance Overview

This Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner position at Commonwealth of Massachusetts includes the following lifestyle factors: no weekend requirements. Candidates should review the full job details to assess overall work-life fit.

Psychiatry — Nurse Practitioner Career Context

This Psychiatry position at Commonwealth of Massachusetts is open to nurse practitioner candidates.

Nurse Practitioners are among the fastest-growing healthcare professions, with expanding scope of practice in many states and strong demand for telehealth and primary care roles.

Nationally, Psychiatry professionals earn a median annual salary of approximately $300k, with the typical range spanning $230k to $400k depending on experience, location, and practice setting.

Compensation Analysis

This employer qualifies for Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF). Eligible clinicians can have their remaining federal student loan balance forgiven after 120 qualifying monthly payments (10 years). For physicians and advanced practice providers carrying significant educational debt, PSLF eligibility can represent hundreds of thousands of dollars in long-term financial benefit.

Location & Logistics

This position is based in Massachusetts.

Why This Position Stands Out

No weekend shifts — preserving personal and family time
Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) eligible

Skills, Responsibilities & Benefits

Key skills and qualifications: Psychiatric Evaluations, Psychopharmacology, Medication Management, Interdisciplinary Collaboration, Crisis Response, Capacity Assessments, Evidence-Based Treatment, Clinical Judgment. Candidates with experience in these areas may be especially well-suited for this Psychiatry role.

Core responsibilities: The Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner will conduct comprehensive psychiatric evaluations, develop psychopharmacologic treatment plans, and prescribe/manage medications for medically complex children and adolescents. This role also involves providing clinical leadership, consulting with interdisciplinar...

Benefits package: Comprehensive Benefits, Employee Benefits and Rewards. A comprehensive benefits package is an important factor in evaluating total compensation beyond base salary.

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