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Lifebulb
Charlottesville, Virginia

Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner- Mental Health

Nurse PractitionerFull-Time Physician-Supervised State

Listed compensation

$150k-$225k

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Posted 24m ago · Verified live

Job Description

At risk of being a bit blunt, we founded Lifebulb because we're tired of therapists being treated like numbers on a company's financial spreadsheet. You're a person. And your clients are people too.

That said, this may sound a bit odd - Lifebulb is not a "client-centered company".

With us, you'll be a part of the first Therapist-Centered organization in mental healthcare. You provide an immeasurably valuable service to people in need, and we recognize that by providing you the best possible employment environment, compensation, benefits, flexibility, autonomy, and support.

We're seeking a Nurse Practitioner excited to grow and serve clients in a group private practice environment, free from the typical administrative headaches that accompany managing a private practice caseload.

Roles & Responsibilities

  • Provide medication management and associated therapy care for your clients
  • Complete session documentation
  • Reschedule clients as you see fit & maintain your caseload

Benefits

  • High client demand, Quick caseload growth
  • Industry leading revenue split
  • Biweekly payroll
  • Flexible (self-determined) schedule
  • Sick Pay
  • No-show/late cancellation compensation
  • 401k with 4% employer match w/o vesting period
  • CEU reimbursement
  • License renewal reimbursement
  • Optional Case consultation groups
  • Quick credentialing provided
  • Complete Malpractice/Liability insurance coverage

Qualifications

  • Detail-oriented and organized
  • Proven high client retention
  • Positive attitude
  • Fully licensed Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP)
  • Experience with treating children (preferred)
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Ability to learn and operate electronic health records system
  • Fully licensed to practice medicine in VA

Visit us at lifebulb.com

Key Responsibilities

The Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner will provide medication management and therapy services to clients. They are also responsible for maintaining accurate session documentation and managing their own caseload.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Caseload managementPediatric treatment

Psychiatry — Nurse Practitioner Career Context

Lifebulb holds silver-tier status on WeekdayDoc's Top Employers work-life index, composite score 81/100, 7 active listings.

Of the 50 active Psychiatry listings this role was benchmarked against, 46% are remote, 56% have no call, 62% require no weekends.

Psychiatry by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed pay$150k–$225kPsychiatry median $140k (middle half $135k–$145k)10 comparable listings, Oct 2026
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$185k in purchasing powerVirginia index 101.1 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Psychiatry listings in Virginia74 active2,215 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 46% remote · 56% no call · 62% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedVirginia Nurse Practitioner listings: 16% state a sign-on bonus (median $10k) · 17% offer loan repayment409 active listings, Oct 2026
Psychiatry pay trend+4.6% vs prior quarter—through Sep 2026
Lifebulbsilver tier, 81/100Top Employers work-life index7 active listings
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, Top Employers work-life index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Oct 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Top Nurse Practitioner Jobs

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Salary Distribution

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

36 jobs · 28 employers
401k / retirement match
94% this job
Sign-on bonus
53%
CME allowance
53% this job
Loan repayment
6%
Relocation assistance
3%

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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 2,191 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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About Lifebulb

Mental Health Care
Toms River, NEW JERSEY (NJ)
51-200 employees

Benefits & Perks

Flexible (self-determined) schedule
Sick Pay
No-show/late cancellation compensation
401k with 4% employer match
CEU reimbursement
License renewal reimbursement
Optional case consultation groups
Quick credentialing

Living in Charlottesville

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$466k≈ 3.1× annual pay
Typical market rent
$2,029/mo≈ 16% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
17 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
99.1
State income tax
Up to 5.8%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Charlottesville, VA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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