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Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner - PRN

Nurse PractitionerPer Diem Physician-Supervised State

Compensation

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Job Description

Responsibilities

The Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner is a vital part of Arbour Hospital’s multidisciplinary treatment team.

Responsibilities

  • Provide advanced practice nursing support for psychiatric patients
  • Participates in treatment planning, implementation, and monitoring
  • Collaborate with a multidisciplinary treatment team to identifying patient treatment needs
  • Complete medication assessments and adjustments
  • Prescribe medication for patients under the supervision of a psychiatrist

Provide Social Support as Needed

Establishes and maintains effective working relationships within the agency, community and referral sources

About Universal Health Services

One of the nation’s largest and most respected providers of hospital and healthcare services, Universal Health Services, Inc. (UHS) has built an impressive record of achievement and performance. Growing steadily since its inception into an esteemed Fortune 500 corporation, annual revenues were over $11 billion in 2020.

In 2021, UHS was again recognized as one of the World’s Most Admired Companies by Fortune; and listed in Forbes ranking of U.S.’ Largest Public Companies. Headquartered in King of Prussia, PA, UHS has over 89,000 employees and continues to grow through its subsidiaries.

Operating acute care hospitals, behavioral health facilities, outpatient facilities and ambulatory care access points, an insurance offering, a physician network and various related services located all over the U.S. states, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the United Kingdom. uhsinc.com

Qualifications

Requirements

  • Current MA state license as a Nurse Practitioner
  • 2-3 years of experience working in community health preferred
  • CPR certification

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Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Psychiatric nursingMedication assessmentMedication adjustmentPrescribing medicationMultidisciplinary collaborationPatient monitoring

Psychiatry — Nurse Practitioner Career Context

Of the 50 active Psychiatry listings this role was benchmarked against, 36% are remote, 56% have no call, 64% require no weekends.

Psychiatry pay on WeekdayDoc is up 1.8% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

The cost-of-living index for Massachusetts is 105.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 63.2% of Massachusetts clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Top contract/1099 Nurse Practitioner Jobs

50 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution46 jobs · 45 employers

16
<$150k
11
$150k-170k
11
$170k-190k
7
$190k-210k
1
$229k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks32 jobs

401k / retirement match
84%
CME allowance
41%
Sign-on bonus
34%
Loan repayment
9%
Relocation assistance
9%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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$100-$110/hr
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$70-$100/hr
#3

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$46.03-$99.14/hr
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$134k-$200k
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Work-life snapshot

median 6.4this job 4.8
Better work-life than 30% of Psychiatry (NP) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 2,182 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Boston

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$813k
Typical market rent
$3,338/mo
Residents’ average commute
30 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
108.3
State income tax
Up to 5%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

BEA 2024 · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.