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Seattle, Washington

Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner

Nurse PractitionerIncludes callNo weekendsFull-Time Full Practice Authority

Listed compensation

$120k-$192k

The week · per this posting · Monday – Friday

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Posted 1mo ago

Job Description

Our vision is a world of peaceful relationships with food, weight, and body image, where everyone with an eating disorder can experience recovery. We believe that exceptional, individualized care leads to lasting recovery from eating disorders. That’s why our teams are comprised of compassionate, dedicated professionals from a variety of backgrounds who collaborate to provide the very best evidence-based care for our clients at all levels of care.

Position Overview

The Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner is responsible for conducting psychiatric assessments and providing treatment to clients, following their training, licensing, and state regulations. This role requires collaboration within a multidisciplinary team to treat patients with eating disorders and related or comorbid medical conditions. The provider will work in a gender-inclusive setting, serving patients of all ages across various levels of care.

Schedule: Mon-Fri: 8am-5pm with limited call

Compensation Disclosure

  • Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner Starting Salaried Range: $120,230.00- $191,950.00
  • Final Compensation offered will be within pay range based on qualifications/experience met for the position

How Nurse Practitioners Empower Recovery

Provide direct psychiatric services through the comprehensive evaluation, diagnosis, and treatment of clients, including appropriate exam, work-up and the prescription of medications and other interventions as indicated.

Evaluate, diagnose, and treat psychiatric complications of eating disorders, as well as intercurrent conditions, for patients at all levels of care. Frequency of visits should be dictated by clinical need, and facilitate appropriate psychiatric care for the clinical severity and in accordance with direction from site psychiatric leadership

  • Develop the psychiatric treatment plans of all assigned patients and update with each visit.
  • Liaise by telephone with each client’s ambulatory provider, at a minimum, at admission, discharge, and as needed during treatment in the context of significant concerns.
  • Liaise with families of clients as indicated.

Evaluate all clients on caseload within two weeks of discharge, to assess stability for next level of care, and to complete a summary of all follow-up recommendations and a comprehensive discharge summary.

Work with the Utilization Review team to provide psychiatric information to support the facilitation of peer-to-peer insurance reviews, determination of appropriate levels of care, arbitration of clinical appeals, etc.

  • Participate in staff conferences and education, and serve on clinical committees, as assigned
  • Complete all documentation in a timely manner.
  • Participate in provider call schedule.
  • Provide education about psychiatric complications and comorbidities of eating disorders to family and patients as needed.
  • Participate in program development with site psychiatric leadership as interest and assigned.
  • Maintain license and supervision requirements in association with on-site collaborating physician.
  • Follow all procedures and protocols for patient care and documentation.
  • Perform other duties as assigned or identified.

Qualifications

Master’s or Doctoral degree from an accredited Nurse Practitioner program, with a specialty in Psychiatry/Mental Health, required.

Professional Qualifications

Active, unrestricted Nurse Practitioner license (PMHNP) in the state of practice and DEA certification.

Minimum of 1-2 years of experience as a Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner, preferably in an eating disorder treatment facility or behavioral health setting.

Other Qualifications

Current Basic Life Support certification required within 30 days from date of hire.

Employees at Residential or Inpatient sites in North Carolina or Georgia are required to have a current CPI certification within 30 days of hire.

Employees at Residential site in Washington are required to have a Washington State Department of Health Food Handler permit within 30 days of hire.

What We Offer

Employee Benefits: We understand the importance of a well-rounded benefits package. That’s why we’re dedicated to providing a range of plans to meet your needs.

For Full-time Employees, We Offer

  • HSA and PPO insurance with HSA or FSA options (Blue Cross Blue Shield)
  • Dental insurance (Delta Dental)
  • Vision insurance (EyeMed)
  • Short-term and long-term disability insurance
  • Company-paid life insurance
  • 401(k) plan available two months after start date
  • Company 401(k) matching for up to 50% of your contribution, up to 6% of your compensation

Paid time off is a crucial part of maintaining work and life balance. Our generous PTO plan accrues annually and begins with your first whole pay period. Eligible employees enjoy seven paid holidays and one floating holiday in addition to their regular PTO.

Key Responsibilities

The Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner conducts psychiatric assessments, diagnoses, and develops treatment plans for patients with eating disorders. They collaborate with a multidisciplinary team and liaise with families and ambulatory providers to ensure comprehensive care.

Qualifications

Education
Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
Experience
2+ years of experience

Certifications

BLSDEA License

Key Skills

Psychiatric assessmentTreatment planningMedication managementMultidisciplinary collaborationClinical documentationPatient educationCrisis intervention

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner at Confidential Employer a 6.0 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 35% of all Psychiatry nurse practitioner listings evaluated on our platform. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements.

Psychiatry — Nurse Practitioner Career Context

Of the 50 active Psychiatry listings this role was benchmarked against, 24% are remote, 42% have no call, 66% require no weekends.

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

The cost-of-living index for Washington is 107.0 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$156k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $146k in an average-cost state. 59.8% of Washington clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Location & Logistics

Washington has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states. At the posted ~$156k midpoint, that is roughly $6k–$11k a year versus a typical 4–7% state rate.

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CME allowance
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Sign-on bonus
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Relocation assistance
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Loan repayment
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Work-life snapshot

median 6.4this job 6.0
Better work-life than 50% of Psychiatry (NP) listings

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

  • No weekends
  • Includes call

Living in Seattle

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$881k≈ 7.3× annual pay
Typical market rent
$2,234/mo≈ 22% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
26 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
111.1
State income tax
None
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

Ratios use this listing’s gross annual pay. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.

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About Confidential Employer

Mental Health Care
St. Paul, Minnesota
501-1,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

HSA and PPO insurance with HSA or FSA options
Dental insurance (Delta Dental)
Vision insurance (EyeMed)
Short-term and long-term disability insurance
Company-paid life insurance
401(k) plan available two months after start date
Company 401(k) matching for up to 50% of your contribution, up to 6% of your compensation
Paid time off