Nurse Practitioner, Psych PMHNP - OC Steps
Listed compensation
$81-$100/hr
The week · per this posting
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Job Description
“They made it easier for me to live, breathe, eat, and stay clean. Without them, I’d be waiting somewhere, waiting for someone to give me a chance to live...” - Client from Telecare
What You Will Do to Change Lives
As a senior member of the clinical team, the Nurse Practitioner provides direct psychiatric nurse practitioner care and medical treatment to members served.
Nurse Practitioner, PMHNP - Part-time, 16 hours per week
Mondays and Wednesdays, 8am - 5pm onsite position
Compensation -
Expected Employee starting wage range - $81 - $100 / hourly
Telecare applies geographic differentials to its pay ranges. The pay range assigned to this role will be based on the geographic location from which the role is performed. Starting pay is commensurate with relevant experience above the minimum requirements.
Independent Contractors are not eligible for company benefits and must provide their own malpractice insurance.
What You Bring to the Table (Must Have)
- Bachelor's Degree in Nursing Science and an advanced degree in a healthcare science as required by the State Licensing program
- Minimum of one (1) year of full-time experience, or its part-time equivalent, working in a program serving persons with mental disabilities
- Completion of an accredited Nurse Practitioner program
- American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) Board Certified as a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP)
- Licensure as an Advanced Practice Nurse Practitioner in the State of practice
- Active DEA and Furnishing licenses
What’s In It For You*
- Dynamic, collaborative, and professional team environment
- Training and shadow host provided
- Join an established mental health company, founded in 1965
Join Our Compassionate Team
Telecare's mission is to deliver excellent and effective behavioral health services that engage individuals in recovering their health, hopes, and dreams.
Telecare continues to advance cultural diversity, humility, equity, and inclusion at all levels of our organization by hiring mental health peers, BIPOC, LGBTQIA+, veterans, and all belief systems.
Telecare STEPS (Striving Towards Enhanced Partnerships) Orange County serves 141 adults with serious mental illness (SMI), aged 18+.
EOE AA M/F/V/Disability
*May vary by location and position type
Full Job Description will be provided if selected for an interview.
If job posting references any sign-on bonus internal applicants and applicants employed with Telecare in the previous 12 months would not be eligible.
Key Responsibilities
The Nurse Practitioner provides direct psychiatric care and medical treatment to members served as a senior member of the clinical team. They are responsible for engaging individuals in recovering their health and dreams within a behavioral health setting.
Requirements
Candidates must hold a Bachelor's degree in Nursing Science, an advanced degree in healthcare science, and be ANCC Board Certified as a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner. A minimum of one year of experience working with persons with mental disabilities and active DEA and furnishing licenses are required.
Qualifications
- Education
- Bachelor degree
Certifications
Key Skills
Psychiatry — Nurse Practitioner Career Context
Of the 50 active Psychiatry listings this role was benchmarked against, 32% are remote, 52% have no call, 58% require no weekends.
Psychiatry pay on WeekdayDoc is down 3.3% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).
The cost-of-living index for California is 110.7 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$188k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $170k in an average-cost state. 63.6% of California clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
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