Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP/APRN)

Nurse PractitionerContract Physician-Supervised State

Listed compensation

$80-$100/hr

The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed

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Posted 1mo ago

Job Description

Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP/APRN) | Peachtree City & Fayetteville, Georgia

About the Organization

Resilience Behavioral Health of Georgia is a dual diagnosis-focused behavioral health treatment provider based in Peachtree City, GA, serving clients throughout the greater Atlanta area.

Their programs span Partial Hospitalization (PHP), Intensive Outpatient (IOP), Outpatient, Counseling Services, and Medication Management & Psychiatry, with care grounded in the belief that mental health and substance use conditions typically overlap and require integrated treatment.

Their clinical approach blends evidence-based therapies such as CBT with holistic modalities, and they treat a wide range of conditions including depression, anxiety, trauma/PTSD, bipolar disorder, and dual diagnosis.

The Opportunity

Resilience Behavioral Health is seeking a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP/APRN) to join their Georgia treatment team, supporting clients across their Peachtree City and Fayetteville locations. This is a contract (1099) opportunity for a clinician with strong communication skills who is comfortable working within a structured, onsite treatment setting. Experience in PHP, IOP, or Residential levels of care is preferred.

What You'll Do

Provide psychiatric evaluations and medication management to clients across the PHP, IOP, and/or Residential levels of care

Collaborate with the clinical and interdisciplinary team to support integrated, co-occurring disorder treatment

Support clients navigating conditions such as depression, anxiety, trauma/PTSD, bipolar disorder, and dual diagnosis

Maintain Accurate and Timely Clinical Documentation

Communicate effectively with clients, families, and the treatment team throughout the course of care

Requirements

  • Active, unrestricted PMHNP/APRN license (required)
  • 1-2 years of relevant clinical experience
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills
  • PHP, IOP, or Residential treatment experience preferred

Benefits

  • Schedule and Compensation
  • Schedule: Onsite, day shifts
  • Employment Type: Contract (1099)
  • Compensation: $80.00 - $100.00 per hour

This opportunity is posted by Atlantic Health Strategies on behalf of Resilience Behavioral Health, serving the Peachtree City and Fayetteville, Georgia locations.

Key Responsibilities

The PMHNP will provide psychiatric evaluations and medication management for clients across PHP, IOP, and residential levels of care. They will also collaborate with an interdisciplinary team to deliver integrated treatment for co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders.

Qualifications

Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Dual diagnosis treatmentInterdisciplinary collaborationResidential careMental health assessmentSubstance use treatmentPatient communication

Psychiatry — Nurse Practitioner Career Context

Of the 50 active Psychiatry listings this role was benchmarked against, 30% are remote, 56% have no call, 74% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Georgia is 96.3 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$187k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $194k in an average-cost state. 59.8% of Georgia clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Psychiatry by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed pay$166k–$208kPsychiatry median $198k (middle half $166k–$239k)77 comparable listings, Oct 2026
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$194k in purchasing powerGeorgia index 96.3 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Psychiatry listings in Georgia57 active2,221 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 30% remote · 56% no call · 74% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedGeorgia Nurse Practitioner listings: 14% state a sign-on bonus (median $10k) · 7% offer loan repayment404 active listings, Oct 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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