Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP)

10 days ago
United States$130k–160kFull TimePsychiatry
✓ No Call✓ No Weekends
Practice Authority in
Full Practice

Practice independently without physician oversight.

Job Description

About the Role

Join Mountainside Treatment Center as a Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) in United States.

Key Responsibilities

  • Conduct psychiatric evaluations and ongoing medication management Prescribe and monitor medications, includi.
  • Provide crisis intervention and coordinate higher levels of care when needed Qualifications: Master’s degree.

Requirements

  • occurring disorders preferred What We're Looking For: A compassionate, patient
  • centered clinician Ability to thrive in a collaborative, team
  • based environment Commitment to culturally responsive, trauma
  • informed care Strong clinical judgment in assessing and treating co

Benefits & Compensation

  • care and help prevent burnout and compassion fatigue About Mountainside: Mountainside Treatment Center is a dynamic, fast
  • 19 (including regularly scheduled boosters) and the Flu as recommended by the CDC. Mountainside is an

Work Schedule

  • Full-time position.
  • No explicit call, weekend, or night shift information provided.

Apply to join Mountainside Treatment Center as a Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP).

Key Skills

Psychiatric evaluationMedication managementMATCrisis interventionSubstance use disorder treatmentCo-occurring disordersTrauma-informed careClinical judgmentPatient-centered careMultidisciplinary collaborationBuprenorphineNaltrexoneStabilizationRecovery support
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Position Insights

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) at Mountainside Treatment Center a 4.0 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as below average. This places the position in the average range of all Psychiatry nurse practitioner listings evaluated on our platform. Contributing factors include no on-call duties, no weekend requirements.

Candidates should carefully assess workload expectations and scheduling demands before applying.

Psychiatry — Nurse Practitioner Career Context

This Psychiatry position at Mountainside Treatment Center 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

Mountainside Treatment Center lists compensation for this nurse practitioner position at $130k to $160k annually.

This is approximately 52% below the national median for Psychiatry professionals, which is around $300k.

Location & Logistics

This position is based in United States.

Why This Position Stands Out

  • No on-call requirements — clinicians are completely off-duty after hours
  • No weekend shifts — preserving personal and family time
  • Transparent compensation ($130k–$160k)

Skills, Responsibilities & Benefits

Key skills and qualifications: Psychiatric evaluation, Medication management, MAT, Crisis intervention, Substance use disorder treatment, Co-occurring disorders, Trauma-informed care, 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 psychiatric evaluations, manage medications, and provide crisis intervention for clients in a residential setting. They will collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to support stabilization and recovery for individuals with substance use and co-occur...

Benefits package: Medical coverage, Dental coverage, Vision coverage, Paid time off, Paid holidays, 401(k) with employer matching, Tuition reimbursement, Continuing education support. A comprehensive benefits package is an important factor in evaluating total compensation beyond base salary.

About WeekdayDoc

WeekdayDoc is the only healthcare job board that scores every position for burnout risk and work-life balance. Every listing includes a proprietary burnout score, transparent salary data when available, and lifestyle filters for no-call, no-weekends, and remote positions. Browse more Psychiatry nurse practitioner jobs on WeekdayDoc to compare work-life balance scores and compensation across employers.

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About Mountainside Treatment Center

Mental Health Care
Canaan, Connecticut
2-5

Benefits & Perks

Medical coverage
Dental coverage
Vision coverage
Paid time off
Paid holidays
401(k) with employer matching
Tuition reimbursement
Continuing education support
4.0

Work-Life Balance Score

Below Average

Protective Factors (3)

No on-call (β=6.95; p<0.001 for ↓ exhaustion)

No weekends (57% ↓ work-life conflict)

4-day workweek (↓ burnout 63%, ↑ wellbeing)

Interpretation: Position demonstrates strong burnout protection with 3 validated protective factors.

Job Details

Employment Type

Full Time

Posted

10d ago

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