Psychiatric Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP)- Dunn Behavioral Sciences Center (Evening Shift)
Compensation
Pay not disclosed
- Employment & setting
- Full-Time
- Call expectations
- Not specified
- Weekends
- No weekends
Job description
Join UTHealth Houston as a Psychiatric Acute Care NP – Evening Shift, No Weekends in Houston, Texas, United States.
Benefits & Compensation
- 37 days PTO.
- Pension plan offered.
- 100% paid medical premiums
- Generous time off (37-38 days per year)
- Longevity Pay
- Free financial and legal counseling
- Free mental health counseling services
- Gym membership discounts
- Employee discounts
Work Schedule
- Full-Time position.
- No weekends required.
This position offers weekends off. Work with UTHealth Houston in Houston, Texas, United States.
Key Responsibilities
The Psychiatric Acute Care Nurse Practitioner provides advanced nursing care, including assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of patients in a behavioral health environment. They collaborate with an interdisciplinary team to manage patient care plans, order diagnostic tests, and monitor medication regimens.
Requirements
Candidates must hold a Master's degree in Nursing as an NP and possess active Texas Board of Nursing licensure as an APRN-NP. Additionally, a Basic Life Support (BLS) certification from the American Heart Association is required.
Qualifications
- Education
- Master's degree (postgraduate degree)
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Psychiatric Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP)- Dunn Behavioral Sciences Center (Evening Shift) at UTHealth Houston a 6.0 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 35% of all Psychiatry nurse practitioner listings evaluated on our platform. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements.
Psychiatry — Nurse Practitioner Career Context
Of the 50 active Psychiatry listings this role was benchmarked against, 30% are remote, 44% have no call, 62% require no weekends.
Psychiatry pay on WeekdayDoc is up 8.2% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).
The cost-of-living index for Texas is 97.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 57.7% of Texas clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
Location & Logistics
Texas has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states.
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