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Lyra Health
West Alexander, Pennsylvania

Prescribing Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant - 1099 Contractor - West Alexander, Pennsylvania

Nurse PractitionerContract Physician-Supervised State

Compensation

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Posted 6mo ago

Job Description

About Lyra

Lyra Health is the leading provider of mental health solutions for employers supporting more than 20 million people globally. The company has published more than 20 peer-reviewed studies, and delivered unmatched outcomes in terms of access, clinical effectiveness and cost efficiency.

Extensive peer-reviewed research confirms Lyra’s transformative care model helps people recover twice as fast and results in a 26% annual reduction in overall healthcare claims costs.

Lyra is transforming access to life-changing mental health care through Lyra Empower, the only fully integrated, AI-powered platform combining the highest-quality care and technology solutions.

About the Opportunity

Lyra’s provider network is composed of in-person and virtual therapists, physicians, and coaches across the US. With our advanced matching technology, supportive provider platform, and opportunities for training and clinical consultation, being part of our network is an incredible chance to do what you love (like patient care) with support for the things you don’t love (like self promotion and scheduling).

As a contract Child and Adolescent nurse practitioner, you will provide essential clinical care. This role emphasizes core competencies such as diagnostic expertise, family engagement, ethical practice, and continuous improvement to ensure the highest standard of care.

You’ll provide evidence-based treatment via live 30-minute video intake appointments and regular follow-up appointments. You'll conduct psychiatric evaluations and provide medication management. Lyra makes it easy to refer patients to evidence-based therapy and coaching services in tandem with your care.

You will provide care to children, teens, and young adults from a multitude of different backgrounds and experiences, as well as those with varying needs and abilities. We strive to continue to meet their unique needs by delivering culturally-responsive care—an approach that is mindful of the impact of cultural background on each person’s care experience.

Responsibilities

Practice comprehensive mental health medication management via a 60-minute intake appointment and regular follow-up appointments

Conduct mental health risk assessments, psychiatric medication evaluations, and longitudinal medication treatment

Construct patient-centered treatment plans, document treatment recommendations, message patients, and prescribe and manage psychiatric medications

Experience and commitment to providing safe, evidence-based medication treatment that follows clinical best practice guidelines (e. g., measurement based care, patient-centered care, paying close attention, medication minimizing risks, and maximizing benefits)

Requirements

Graduate from an accredited (CCNE) Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) program; OR graduate from an accredited PA program (ARC-PA) with certification through PANCE with preference for Certificate of Added Qualifications in psychiatry, post-graduate fellowship in psychiatry, or other academic psychiatry certificate program completion, including a Doctor of Medical Science with Psychiatry concentration

  • Unrestricted state license
  • A minimum of 2 years in practice
  • Strong preference for NPs and PA-Cs with an active DEA license
  • Preference for NPs and PA-Cs with additional certification or clinical experience with minors
  • Must have office space with ability to see clients in Allentown
  • Ability to provide care to patients with a full range of diagnoses, clinical complexity, and severity levels, with a preference for providers who offer in-person options
  • Full-time resident of the United States
  • Here are some of the advantages of joining the Lyra provider network:
  • Set your own schedule without a minimum hours requirement
  • Focus less on the administrative burden of billing with Lyra’s paperless billing and quick payment turnaround
  • Access to a custom-built calendar for new patients to connect seamlessly
  • Access to experienced clinical consultations to get rapid support with your patients as well as access a range of specialty group consultation meetings
  • Have peace of mind with Lyra’s 24/7 Care Navigation team for client crisis support

"We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age, disability, genetic information or any other category protected by law.

By applying for this contract position, your data will be processed as per Lyra Clinical Associates, P.C. Workforce Privacy Notice. If you are a California resident and would like to limit how we use this information, please use the Limit the Use of My Sensitive Personal Information form.

This information will only be retained for as long as needed to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected, as described above. Please note that Lyra does not “sell” or “share” personal information as defined by the CPRA.

For more information about how we use and retain your information, please see our Workforce Privacy Notice.

Qualifications

Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Psychiatric evaluationRisk assessmentTreatment planningClinical documentation

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Prescribing Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant - 1099 Contractor - West Alexander, Pennsylvania at Lyra Health a 7.9 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as very good. This places the position in the top 25% in Psychiatry (NP) — ranked against 2,208 active Psychiatry (NP) listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include flexible scheduling.

Psychiatry — Nurse Practitioner Career Context

Lyra Health holds silver-tier status on WeekdayDoc's Top Employers work-life index, composite score 79/100, 183 active listings.

In Pennsylvania, the Psychiatry weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$156k (42 salary observations; 305 listings), vs ~$151k nationally (1,335 salary observations; 6,215 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2025-12-01 through 2026-10-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.

Of the 50 active Psychiatry listings this role was benchmarked against, 40% are remote, 48% have no call, 64% require no weekends.

Psychiatry pay on WeekdayDoc is up 2.2% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

The cost-of-living index for Pennsylvania is 97.6 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 61.7% of Pennsylvania clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks32 jobs

401k / retirement match
100%
CME allowance
41%
Sign-on bonus
34%
Loan repayment
13%
Relocation assistance
3%

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.4this job 7.9
Better work-life than 80% of Psychiatry (NP) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 2,208 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in West Alexander

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$217k
Residents’ average commute
31 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
94.7
State income tax
Up to 3.1%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Pittsburgh, PA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

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About Lyra Health

Mental Health Care
Burlingame, California
1,001-5,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Set your own schedule without minimum hours requirement
Paperless billing and quick payment turnaround
Custom-built calendar for new patients
Access to experienced clinical consultations
24/7 Care Navigation team for crisis support