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Discovery Behavioral Health
Long Beach, California

Nursing - Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner

Nurse PractitionerFull-Time Physician-Supervised State

Listed compensation

$70.00–$90.00 /hr

The week · per this posting

Ask the employer about the work setting, call expectations, weekend coverage and time off.

Posted 3mo ago

Job Description

At Anew Era TMS & Psychiatry, our team of dedicated psychiatrists, psychologists, psychiatric nurse practitioners, and licensed therapists offers customized, comprehensive care designed around your needs.

We provide a range of options, including in-person and online therapy, medication management, and advanced interventional treatments like transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) therapy, ketamine, and esketamine—all delivered in a safe and compassionate environment.

With access to most commercial insurance plans, we make quality mental health care more accessible, helping you uncover the right path to wellness.

Position Summary

The Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner provides direct clinical services for a variety of psychiatric conditions in an outpatient setting as assigned by the Chief Medical Officer. The age range is based on the scope of practice of the individual.

Due to the nature of our behavioral health care model, willingness to work with patients with substance use disorders is preferred, as well as experience with Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS). If there is not past experience with TMS, a willingness to learn is needed.

  • Work performed on-site
  • Pay Range: $70.00 - $90.00 per hour

Essential Job Functions

Evaluate scheduled patients consistent with prevailing practices standards. This includes collection of psychiatric history, relevant medical history, social and family history, mental status exam, diagnosis and devising a treatment recommendation

Establish rapport with patient and relevant members of their social system to assist them in understanding and accepting treatment recommendations within a shared decision-making model

To prescribe and implement treatment consistent with diagnosis and relevant standards, including the prescription of medications consistent with the ARNP’s scope of practice

Complete records accurately and in a timely fashion. Generally, this means the same day of the service provided, but no later than one week after seen

Code services consistent with ethical and legal billing standards while supporting billing adequate to support the position financially

Strive to seek 80% productivity based upon CPT code time elements. Extra time is allotted to complete an initial evaluation per utilization policy for medical services

Cooperate with other medical services around vacation coverage, both direct and medication refills as necessary

Collaborate with internal and external clinicians, administrative staff and management staff to provide the best care to all clients/patients

Perform other duties as assigned by supervisor

Core Competencies

  • Able to build and establish trust and rapport with patients.
  • Creates a relationship with patients by providing comfort and emotional support.
  • Maintain confidentiality while communicating patient results, data or plans.
  • Ability to complete patient assessments accurately and thoroughly.
  • Ensuring accurate diagnosis of clients, consistent with current DSM and ICD codes
  • Ability to generate knowledge from clinical education and practice to improve patient outcomes.
  • Evaluate the impact and effectiveness of care on patients’ health
  • Evaluate patient response, then modify treatment plan as necessary.

Willingness to follow through with ethical responsibilities to patient, including occasional engagement off hours to support necessary medication coverage (refills, etc.)

Knowledge, Education, Experience

  • Master’s degree in Nursing, Health Care or other related field
  • Possess and maintain an Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner licensure in state of practice
  • Proficient understanding of TMS treatment protocols
  • Ability to engage patients in the therapy, or a willingness to learn
  • Ability to use electronic medical records

Physical Demands

The physical demands outlined here represent those that are typically required of an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions.

  • While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to do the following:
  • Engages in sustained power grasping and pushing/pulling motions
  • Exposure to dust, gas, odors, liquids, or fumes
  • Intermittent lifting and carrying up to 40 pounds, transporting object usually by hand, arm, or shoulder
  • Hand/eye coordination: Performing work using both
  • Working with hands: Seizing, holding, and grasping
  • Able to lift by raising or lowering an object from one level to another
  • The ability to respond quickly to emergency situations, which may involve running or moving rapidly.
  • Frequent standing and walking for extended periods, often throughout the entire shift.

Potential exposure to infectious diseases, bloodborne pathogens, and hazardous materials, requiring adherence to safety and PPE protocols.

Arbitration Agreement

As a condition of employment, all candidates must agree to and sign a pre-employment arbitration agreement. This agreement requires that any disputes arising out of or related to employment with Discovery Practice Management will be resolved through binding arbitration rather than through litigation in court.

Discovery Behavioral Health seeks to build a diverse staff that is reflective of the patients we serve and the communities where we work. DBH encourages multiple perspectives, experiences, and strives to hire and retain a diverse workforce.

We are proud to be an EEO employer M/F/D/V. We maintain a drug-free workplace and perform pre-employment substance abuse testing. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, or national origin.

Key Responsibilities

Provide specialized psychiatric nursing care to patients. Manage mental health treatments and patient wellness in a clinical setting.

Requirements

Must possess a Master's degree. Requires professional qualification as a Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner.

Qualifications

Education
Master's degree (postgraduate degree)
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Patient CareMental Health AssessmentClinical Diagnosis

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Nursing - Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner at Discovery Behavioral Health a 7.2 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as very good. This places the position in the Above average in Psychiatry (NP) — ranked against 2,031 active Psychiatry (NP) listings on WeekdayDoc.

Psychiatry — Nurse Practitioner Career Context

Of the 50 active Psychiatry listings this role was benchmarked against, 38% are remote, 58% have no call, 70% require no weekends.

Psychiatry pay on WeekdayDoc is down 5.0% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).

For production-based offers, this specialty runs a typical 5,000 wRVUs per year (derived from CMS CPT-frequency data), and WeekdayDoc listings compensate a median of about $50 per wRVU — implying roughly $250k in production-based pay. For reference, the 2026 CMS Medicare conversion factor is $33.40 per RVU.

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Work-life snapshot

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Living in Long Beach

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$961k
Typical market rent
$2,422/mo
Residents’ average commute
30 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
113.6
State income tax
Up to 13.3%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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