Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner - Contract
Listed compensation
$100-$120/hr
The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed
Ask the employer about call expectations, nights and shift pattern and time off.
Job Description
Choices Coordinated Care Solutions, Inc is seeking to contract with a competent and compassionate Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner to administer clinical evaluations and provide medication management services. This professional is responsible for providing direct medical service to children and adolescents.
The primary duties of the Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner will include administering clinical evaluations, prescribing medication as well as ordering, performing, and interpreting evaluations within their scope of practice.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioners – Independent Contractors are
responsible for, but not limited to:
- Conduct Medication Management appointments for new and established clients
- Ethically prescribe medication to clients
- Communicate with PCPs when necessary
- Maintain accurate records in the process of requesting medical records
- Complete progress notes
- Update and maintain client records
- Maintain all confidential information
- Complete all paperwork in required timeframes
- Submit accurate invoices timely
Additional Qualifications
- Ability to solve problems and use good clinical judgement.
- Excellent understanding of trauma-informed care.
- High standard of ethical care.
- Respectful of people and culture.
- Ability to read and interpret complex materials.
- Ability to manage your time effectively.
- Ability to write clearly with mastery of spelling, punctuation, indentation, and spacing.
- Effective oral communication skills.
- Willingness to represent Choices with professionalism, integrity and honesty always.
- The Independent Contractor/1099 must possess a valid driver’s license
- The Independent Contractor/1099 is responsible for obtaining and maintaining professional liability insurance.
- The Independent Contractor/1099 must pass all background checks
Skills
- Collaborating with system partners
- Treatment plan development
- Initial assessment and diagnosis
- Excellent documentation
- Safety Planning
- Commitment to organizational goals and mission
- Ability to work independently and as part of team
- Family communication
- Time management
- Monitoring Progress of Interventions
- HIPPA compliance/confidentiality
Education
- Certification/Licensure as a PMHNP in Mississippi
Job TYPE
- Independent Contract/1099
Shift and Schedule
- Flexible Scheduling (Weekends, Evenings, Days, as needed based on needs of service recipient)
Location
- Virtual and/or office based
- Travel expectations: No travel
Benefits
- Independent Contract Work – Employee Benefits are not applicable.
- Flexible Scheduling
Pay Rate
- $100 to $120/per hour
Key Responsibilities
The Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner will conduct clinical evaluations and provide medication management services for children and adolescents. Responsibilities include maintaining accurate client records, prescribing medication, and collaborating with primary care providers.
Requirements
Candidates must hold a valid PMHNP certification or licensure in Mississippi and possess a valid driver's license. Applicants are required to pass background checks and maintain their own professional liability insurance.
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner - Contract at Choices Coordinated Care Solutions a 6.5 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Psychiatry (NP) — ranked against 2,120 active Psychiatry (NP) listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements, remote work flexibility.
Psychiatry — Nurse Practitioner Career Context
Of the 50 active Nurse Practitioner listings this role was benchmarked against, 36% are remote, 60% have no call, 74% require no weekends — this position is remote.
Nurse Practitioner pay on WeekdayDoc is up 1.8% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).
The cost-of-living index for Mississippi is 87.0 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$229k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $263k in an average-cost state. 61.9% of Mississippi clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
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