Psychiatric & Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
Compensation
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Job Description
Job Category: Psychiatric Care / Community Health / Mental Health
POSITION SUMMARY: This is a professional position involving provision of direct patient care including medication management and therapeutic duties. Although most activities are performed independently, clinical oversight is provided by Physicians, Site Medical Director, Corporate Director of Psychiatry and/or Vice President of Clinical Affairs.
Key Responsibilities
The Psychiatric & Mental Health Nurse Practitioner provides direct patient care, including medication management and therapeutic interventions. The role involves working independently while maintaining clinical oversight from physicians and medical directors.
Requirements
Candidates must hold a master's or doctorate degree in nursing and be board-certified as a Psychiatric and Mental Health Nurse Practitioner. A valid New Mexico license, DEA registration, and controlled substance registration are required upon hire.
Qualifications
- Education
- Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Psychiatry — Nurse Practitioner Career Context
Of the 50 active Psychiatry listings this role was benchmarked against, 56% are remote, 60% have no call, 74% require no weekends.
Psychiatry pay on WeekdayDoc is up 4.7% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).
The cost-of-living index for New Mexico is 92.2 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 61.4% of New Mexico clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
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Living in Rio Rancho
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $343k
- Typical market rent
- $1,915/mo
- Residents’ average commute
- 30 min
- Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
- 95.5
- State income tax
- Up to 5.9%
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.
BEA 2024 · Albuquerque, NM metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.
City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.