Nurse Practitioner - Outpatient Behavioral Health
Compensation
Pay not listed
The week · per this posting · Monday – Friday
Ask the employer about the pay range, the work setting, call expectations and time off.
Job Description
Join Our Team!
Parkview Physicians Group is seeking a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner to join our practice that employs excellent diplomatic communication skills. An interested candidate should have the ability to collaborate with intra-interdepartmental team members as well as community organizations or members. A qualified candidate would have the ability to multitask and utilize critical thinking skills to best serve our patients.
Job Requirements
- Graduate of an accredited Master of Science in Nursing program (DNP optional)
- Current or pending state license for Registered Nurse and Advanced Practice Registered Nurse
- Current or pending certification by an approved professional certification organization
- Minimum 1 year of experience as a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner preferred.
Certifications as required by specialty, which may be but are not limited to:
- BLS through the American Heart Association (AHA)
- ACLS/ACLS-EP
- PALS
- ATLS
- CSR
Certain departments or specialties may require additional experience as a nurse or Nurse Practitioner.
Monday - Friday
Come join our PPG psychiatry Team!
Qualifications
Education
Graduate of an accredited Master of Science in Nursing program; DNP optional.
License & Cert
Current state license for Registered Nurse and Advanced Practice Registered Nurse. Current or pending certification by approved professional certification organization. Certifications as required by specialty, which may be but are not limited to (BLS, ACLS/ACLS‐EP, PALS, ATLS, CSR).
Experience
Minimum 1+ years of experience as a Nurse Practitioner preferred. Certain departments or specialties may require additional experience as a nurse or Nurse Practitioner.
Other Qualifications
Excellent critical thinking and communication skills. Ability to collaborate with intra‐interdepartmental team members, along with community organizations or members. Meets expectations within a work environment requiring multi‐tasking skills and diplomatic communication skills.
Key Responsibilities
The Nurse Practitioner will provide psychiatric mental health care in an outpatient setting while collaborating with interdepartmental teams and community organizations. They are expected to utilize critical thinking and diplomatic communication to effectively serve patients.
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
Key Skills
Healthcare Professional Career Context
Of the 50 active healthcare listings this role was benchmarked against, 36% are remote, 64% have no call, 72% require no weekends.
The cost-of-living index for Indiana is 93.3 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 60.4% of Indiana clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Listed pay | not listed | healthcare median $138k (middle half $129k–$159k)294 comparable listings, Oct 2026 |
| Cost of living | Indiana index 93.3 | US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| healthcare listings in Indiana | 36 active | 1,986 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 36% remote · 64% no call · 72% no weekends50 benchmarked listings |
| healthcare pay trend | +11.9% vs prior quarter | —through Sep 2026 |
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Nurse Practitioner - Outpatient Behavioral Health at Parkview Health a 6.0 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 35% of all healthcare professional listings evaluated on our platform. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements.
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About Parkview Health
Living in Fort Wayne
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $233k
- Typical market rent
- $1,271/mo
- Residents’ average commute
- 22 min
- Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
- 92.6
- State income tax
- Up to 3.1%
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.
BEA 2024 · Fort Wayne, IN metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.
City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.