Advanced Practice Provider - Behavioral Health
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Job Description
Responsibilities
Job Title: Advanced Practice Provider – Behavioral Health
Location: Chambersburg, PA
Employment Type: Full-Time
What You’ll Champion
- Join a collaborative Behavioral Health team with two physicians and four Advanced Practice Providers, delivering high-quality outpatient psychiatric care in a supportive, team-based environment.
- Enjoy an excellent work-life balance with a Monday through Friday schedule (8:00 a. m. to 4:30 p. m.), some scheduling flexibility, and no call responsibilities. 2 remote days per week and preferrably 1-2 evenings.
- Practice primarily outpatient psychiatry, providing medication management, psychiatric evaluations, and follow-up care with manageable patient volumes averaging 15 patients per day.
- Opportunity for additional compensation through optional inpatient coverage, including weekend stipend opportunities and compensation for admissions, discharges, and follow-up visits.
- Open to both experienced providers and motivated new graduates, with a preference for Nurse Practitioners interested in behavioral health and psychiatric medication management.
First in Class Benefits
- Parental Leave up to 4 weeks
- Competitive compensation and incentive plan
- Flexible spending and health savings accounts
- Retirement savings plan
- Paid time off (PTO)
- Short-term disability
- Financial education and support, including DailyPay
- Wellness and Wellbeing programs
- Caregiver support via Wellthy
- Childcare referral service via Wellthy
What Sets Us Apart
- Newsweek and Plant-A Insights Group recently recognized WellSpan as one of America’s Greatest Workplaces in Health Care for 2025 – a distinction WellSpan has been honored with for the third year in a row!
- WellSpan Health has once again been recognized by the American Medical Association (AMA) as a Joy in Medicine™ organization for its efforts to promote the wellbeing of its team members through targeted initiatives and programs that reduce burnout and stressors in the workplace
- WellSpan Well-being: We focus on promoting overall health and wellness. Our initiatives and activities provide resources and support to help individuals improve their physical, mental, and emotional well-being.
Discover Your Dream Location
Chambersburg, PA
- Offers a suburban feel, good public schools, and access to healthcare, parks, and libraries, while being close to major highways for commuting.
- Capitol Theatre Center – Historic venue for movies and live performances
- Outdoor Recreation- Near Caledonia State Park and Michaux State Forest for hiking, camping, and fishing.
- Confidentially Connect with Our Recruiter:
Name: Max Ober
Email: mober6@wellspan.org
Phone: 717-356-4988
Website: joinwellspan.org
Qualifications
Qualifications
Minimum Education
- Masters Degree For Nurse Practitioner. Required or
- Bachelors Degree For Physician Assistant. Required
- Masters Degree For Physician Assistant. Preferred
Work Experience
- 1 year Relevant experience. Required
Licenses
- Certified Registered Nurse Practitioner Upon Hire Required or
- Licensed Physician Assistant Upon Hire Required and
- Basic Life Support Upon Hire Required or
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support Upon Hire Required
Courses and Training
- BLS and/or ACLS as appropriate for the clinical role. Upon Hire Required and
- Nurse Practitioner - Completion of an accredited program for nurse practitioners and appropriate clinical specialty certification. Upon Hire Required or
- Physician Assistant - Graduate of accredited physician assistant program.
Upon Hire Required
Qualifications
- Education
- Master's degree (postgraduate degree)
Key Skills
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Advanced Practice Provider - Behavioral Health at WellSpan Health a 9.4 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as exceptional. This places the position in the top 5% in Psychiatry (NP) — ranked against 2,254 active Psychiatry (NP) listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties, remote work flexibility.
Psychiatry — Nurse Practitioner Career Context
Of the 50 active Psychiatry listings this role was benchmarked against, 22% are remote, 62% have no call, 76% require no weekends — this position is remote.
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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