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Austin, Texas · Hybrid

Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) - Austin, TX

Nurse PractitionerFull-Time Physician-Supervised State

Listed compensation

$120k-$170k

The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed

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Posted 42m ago · Verified live

Job Description

Shape the future of primary care, have a voice and love your patients! This is what we do at Total Primary Care. We’ve built a growing network of 50+ clinics across Texas where providers are heard, patients are valued, and care is proactive, not transactional. We focus on men’s health, family care, and behavioral health- this means your work makes an impact across every stage of life!

Total Behavioral Health is searching for a licensed Physician Assistant (PA-C) with Psych. Certification or Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) that can provide virtual care to support our Texas based mental health patients.

Great opportunity for a provider to enjoy autonomy, have a voice and actively contribute to shaping a practice, and to enjoy a refreshing approach to patient care. A minimum of one year experience in a mental health setting, required. Candidates must live in the Houston, Austin, or San Antonio and surrounding area, this is a hybrid position.

We are a rapidly growing, FUN, and innovative company. We're out to revolutionize behavioral healthcare. From our standards for patient care and our internal workings, we've broken the mold of traditional healthcare and redesigned the whole experience. Not to mention, our patients are pretty awesome! We run the highest-rated medical facilities in Texas, period. Check out our hundreds of reviews.

  • If you are looking for an amazing place to work, grow, learn, and have a blast - keep reading.
  • Duties & Responsibilities (What you are actually going to be doing):

Make our patients' day. Seriously, we love our patients, and we want them to enjoy coming to the doctor's office.

  • Follows all company policies and protocols in the normal course of business.
  • Sound medical decision-making abilities.
  • Complies with federal, state, and local legal and professional requirements by studying existing and new legislation; anticipating future legislation; enforcing adherence to requirements; advising management on needed actions.
  • Provides continuity of care by developing and implementing patient management plans.
  • Maintains timely and accurate records in EMR and adheres to all HIPAA protocols.
  • Maintains professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops; reviewing professional publications; establishing personal networks; and participating in professional societies.
  • Be awesome!

Qualifications

1 year of experience in behavioral health

No Current or Pending Malpractice Lawsuits

  • PMHNP Certification or PA-C w/Psych. Certification
  • Texas medical board licensure/APRN
  • Active state license in good standing
  • Active DEA Certificate, preferred, but not required

Active Controlled Substance Registration

Team player, we really, REALLY mean this! This is a cornerstone of our culture.

  • Positive attitude, no really, we mean this too.
  • Comfortable around computers, since you will be using one all the time.
  • High attention to detail, we are talking about patient lives here.

Maintain a professional appearance, demeanor, and team-oriented behavior; have mutual respect for management and team members; partner with team members to create an exceptional experience for each and every patient. Be punctual, dependable, goal oriented, and able to receive constructive coaching.

Salary: $120,000 - $170,000 per year

Benefits: health, dental, vision, left insurance, paid time off, paid holidays, and retirement plan; allowing remote work or work from home option

Key Responsibilities

Provide virtual behavioral health care to Texas patients, make sound medical decisions, and develop and implement patient management plans that support continuity of care. Maintain accurate electronic medical records and HIPAA compliance, follow company protocols and legal requirements, and collaborate with the care team to deliver a positive patient experience.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure

Certifications

DEA License (preferred)

Key Skills

Psychiatric CareClinical DocumentationTeamworkCommunicationTime ManagementProfessional Development

Psychiatry — Nurse Practitioner Career Context

Of the 50 active Psychiatry listings this role was benchmarked against, 42% are remote, 68% have no call, 54% require no weekends — this position is remote.

The cost-of-living index for Texas is 97.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$145k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $149k in an average-cost state. 57.7% of Texas clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Psychiatry by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$149k in purchasing powerTexas index 97.1 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Psychiatry listings in Texas170 active2,232 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026
Work settingremotepeers: 42% remote · 68% no call · 54% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedTexas Nurse Practitioner listings: 13% state a sign-on bonus (median $10k) · 4% offer loan repayment942 active listings, Oct 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Oct 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Location & Logistics

Texas has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states. At the posted ~$145k midpoint, that is roughly $6k–$10k a year versus a typical 4–7% state rate.

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Salary Distribution

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

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401k / retirement match
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CME allowance
47%
Sign-on bonus
41%
Loan repayment
6%
Relocation assistance
6%

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.4this job 4.2
Better work-life than 30% of Psychiatry (NP) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 2,191 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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