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Central Plains Center
Plainview, Texas

Nurse Practitioner #0609

Nurse PractitionerFull-Time Physician-Supervised State

Listed compensation

$133k

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Posted 43m ago · Verified live

Job Description

Do you want to make a difference in people's lives every single day? Do you want to work where you are valued and feel like you make an impact? Do you enjoy working as part of a team? If so, then please consider becoming part of the Central Plains Center family. We offer:

  • 1. Flexible work hours
  • 2. Generous leave time and holidays
  • 3. 100% Health coverage for our employees
  • 4. Supportive work environment

Central Plains Center......"Our mission is to improve the quality of life for persons with mental illness, Intellectual Disabilities and chemical dependency, and their families, by providing accessible services and resources which support individual choices and promotes lives of dignity and independence."

Education and Experience

  • Must have a graduate-level nursing degree, such as a Master of Science in Nursing (MSN)
  • Certification in Psychiatric Mental Health preferred
  • Must have valid TX driver's license and be insurable

Job Purpose

  • Will provide psychiatric services to children and adolescents in center services
  • Will provide clinical leadership, and direction in managing the provision of high quality service using managed care expertise
  • Responsible for providing expertise in areas that impact quality managed care services, in addition to providing high quality psychiatric care to Center's consumers
  • Will carry out clinical supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the Center's policies and applicable laws

Job Function

  • Will provide therapeutic interventions to patients to help them manage their mental health issues
  • Will conduct assessments of patient's physical and mental health needs to determine treatment plans
  • Will discuss treatment options with patients to help them make informed decisions about their care
  • Will prescribe medications to patients who need long-term treatment for mental illness

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Central Plains Center is an EEO employer - M/F/Vets/Disabled

Key Responsibilities

The Nurse Practitioner will provide psychiatric services, conduct assessments, and develop treatment plans for children and adolescents. They will also provide clinical leadership and supervise staff in accordance with center policies.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a graduate-level nursing degree, such as a Master of Science in Nursing (MSN). A valid Texas driver's license and insurability are also required.

Qualifications

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

Key Skills

Mental health assessmentTreatment planningMedication prescriptionClinical supervisionPatient care

Primary Care — Nurse Practitioner Career Context

Of the 50 active Primary Care listings this role was benchmarked against, 10% are remote, 68% have no call, 70% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Texas is 97.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$133k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $137k in an average-cost state. 57.7% of Texas clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Primary Care by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$137k in purchasing powerTexas index 97.1 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Primary Care listings in Texas73 active1,095 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 10% remote · 68% no call · 70% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedTexas Nurse Practitioner listings: 13% state a sign-on bonus (median $10k) · 4% offer loan repayment933 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 ~$133k midpoint, that is roughly $5k–$9k a year versus a typical 4–7% state rate.

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Salary Distribution

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

28 jobs
401k / retirement match
93%
Sign-on bonus
57%
CME allowance
54%
Loan repayment
14%
Relocation assistance
7%

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.1this job 2.8
Better work-life than 20% of Primary Care (NP) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 1,082 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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About Central Plains Center

Mental Health Care
Plainview, TX
51-200 employees

Benefits & Perks

Flexible work hours
Generous leave time and holidays
100% Health coverage
Supportive work environment

Living in Plainview

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$159k≈ 1.2× annual pay
Median resident rent
$851/mo≈ 8% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
19 min
State income tax
None
Sources & methodology

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

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