Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner - Adult Service Line - Towson, MD

1 day ago
Towson, Maryland$135K - $185KFull TimePsychiatry
Practice Authority in Maryland
Full Practice

Practice independently without physician oversight.

Job Description

About the Role

Join Sheppard Pratt as a Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner – $135K-$185K, Inpatient in United States. Adult Inpatient Services at Sheppard Pratt provide comprehensive psychiatric care for adults experiencing acute mental health challenges. Our programs are designed to support stabilization, safety, and recovery within a structured hospital setting.

Key Responsibilities

  • Complete psychiatric evaluations, admission physicals, and diagnostic assessments.
  • Initiate and coordinate individualized treatment plans in collaboration with a multidisciplinary team.
  • Prescribe and manage medications, ordering tests and adjusting treatment as needed.
  • Provide individual and group therapy to support patient progress.

Requirements

  • Complete psychiatric evaluations, admission physicals, and diagnostic assessments.
  • Initiate and coordinate individualized treatment plans in collaboration with a multidisciplinary team.
  • Prescribe and manage medications, ordering tests and adjusting treatment as needed.
  • Provide individual and group therapy to support patient progress.

Benefits & Compensation

  • Salary: $135K - $185K
  • Student loan repayment assistance.

Work Schedule

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

This position offers student loan benefits. Work with Sheppard Pratt in United States.

Key Skills

Psychiatric evaluationDiagnostic assessmentMedication managementIndividual therapyGroup therapyTreatment planningMultidisciplinary collaborationPatient stabilizationRegulatory complianceClinical documentationMentoringCrisis intervention
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Position Insights

Psychiatry — Nurse Practitioner Career Context

This Psychiatry position at Sheppard Pratt 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

Sheppard Pratt lists compensation for this nurse practitioner position at $135k to $185k annually.

This is approximately 47% below the national median for Psychiatry professionals, which is around $300k.

Location & Logistics

This position is based in Towson, Maryland.

Skills, Responsibilities & Benefits

Key skills and qualifications: Psychiatric evaluation, Diagnostic assessment, Medication management, Individual therapy, Group therapy, Treatment planning, Multidisciplinary collaboration, Patient stabilization. Candidates with experience in these areas may be especially well-suited for this Psychiatry role.

Core responsibilities: The Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner provides direct psychiatric care, including evaluations, diagnoses, and medication management within an inpatient hospital setting. They collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to develop individualized treatment plans and provide both individual and group therap...

Benefits package: Comprehensive medical, dental and vision benefits, 403b retirement match, Generous paid-time-off and flexible scheduling, Complimentary Employee Assistance Program, Student loan forgiveness opportunities, Grand rounds and CME opportunities, Tuition reimbursement program. A comprehensive benefits package is an important factor in evaluating total compensation beyond base salary.

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About Sheppard Pratt

Mental Health Care
Baltimore, Maryland
2-5

Benefits & Perks

Comprehensive medical, dental and vision benefits
403b retirement match
Generous paid-time-off and flexible scheduling
Complimentary Employee Assistance Program
Student loan forgiveness opportunities
Grand rounds and CME opportunities
Tuition reimbursement program

Protective Factors (2)

Physician-led/owned (Values alignment ↓ burnout 64%)

Flexible scheduling (Schedule control protective)

Interpretation: Position shows moderate burnout protection with 2 validated protective factors.

Job Details

Employment Type

Full-time

Posted

yesterday

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