Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
Requires collaborative agreement with a physician.
Job Description
About the Role
Join Merakey as a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner in United States. Are you looking for an opportunity to advance your career while working with an extraordinary team? At Merakey, we put heart and soul into everything we do.
Key Responsibilities
- Conducting psychiatric patient evaluations to determine medication needs, documenting evaluations and interactions with the patient in the electronic health record.
- Prescribing pharmacologic therapies including controlled substances, monitoring progress and making necessary changes to patients' medications.
- Facilitating direct patient admissions into hospitals when needed.
Requirements
- Certified Nurse Practitioner, PMHNP with prescriptive authority.
- Minimum one year of experience in community mental health
- The ideal candidate will posses:
- Experience with integrated health preferred.
Benefits & Compensation
- Salary: $70/hr
Work Schedule
- Part-Time position.
- No explicit call, weekend, or night shift information provided.
Apply to join Merakey as a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner.
Key Skills
Position Insights
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner at Merakey a 4.0 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as below average. This places the position in the average range of all Psychiatry nurse practitioner listings evaluated on our platform. Contributing factors include no on-call duties, no weekend requirements.
Candidates should carefully assess workload expectations and scheduling demands before applying.
Psychiatry — Nurse Practitioner Career Context
This Psychiatry position at Merakey is open to nurse practitioner candidates.
Nurse Practitioners are among the fastest-growing healthcare professions, with expanding scope of practice in many states and strong demand for telehealth and primary care roles.
Nationally, Psychiatry professionals earn a median annual salary of approximately $300k, with the typical range spanning $230k to $400k depending on experience, location, and practice setting.
Compensation Analysis
This position also offers production-based compensation: $70000 per hourly. Production bonuses can significantly increase total earnings above the stated base salary range.
Location & Logistics
This position is based in Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania.
Why This Position Stands Out
- No on-call requirements — clinicians are completely off-duty after hours
- No weekend shifts — preserving personal and family time
- Transparent compensation ($70k–$70k)
Skills, Responsibilities & Benefits
Key skills and qualifications: Psychiatric Mental Health, Patient Evaluations, Medication Management, Crisis Intervention, Team Collaboration, Communication Skills, Electronic Health Records, Community Care. Candidates with experience in these areas may be especially well-suited for this Psychiatry role.
Core responsibilities: The Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner will conduct psychiatric evaluations, prescribe medications, and facilitate patient admissions to hospitals when necessary. They will also participate in multidisciplinary team meetings to develop coordinated treatment plans.
Benefits package: DailyPay, Retirement Plan, Voluntary Limited Medical, Dental, Vision, Disability, Life Insurance, Employee Assistance Program, On the Goga Well-Being Platform, Employee Discounts and Savings Programs, Pryor Online Learning. A comprehensive benefits package is an important factor in evaluating total compensation beyond base salary.
About WeekdayDoc
WeekdayDoc is the only healthcare job board that scores every position for burnout risk and work-life balance. Every listing includes a proprietary burnout score, transparent salary data when available, and lifestyle filters for no-call, no-weekends, and remote positions. Browse more Psychiatry nurse practitioner jobs on WeekdayDoc to compare work-life balance scores and compensation across employers.
Benefits & Perks
Work-Life Balance Score
Protective Factors (2)
No on-call (β=6.95; p<0.001 for ↓ exhaustion)
No weekends (57% ↓ work-life conflict)
Interpretation: Position shows moderate burnout protection with 2 validated protective factors.
Job Details
Employment Type
Part-time
Posted
2mo ago
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