Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner - Adult Service Line - Towson, MD
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
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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Benefits & Perks
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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