Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner
Listed compensation
$130k-$160k
The week · per this posting · Monday – Friday
Ask the employer about the work setting, call expectations, nights and shift pattern and time off.
Job Description
Professional Care Medical Practices PC ("Professional Care”) is a private, physician founded, nationally accredited correctional health care practice.
Professional Care provides comprehensive medical & mental health care services in the state of New York.
Correctional health care is a unique, challenging, and exciting opportunity for today’s medical professional in that it provides the ability to truly utilize all of your learned medical skills and knowledge on a daily basis. It is the perfect hybrid of Primary Care, Urgent Care, Emergency Medicine, and Addiction Medicine; providing care to an under-served, diverse, and truly appreciative patient population.
We are currently looking for a Full Time or Part Time Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner to join our team and provide onsite services for Dutchess County Jail in Poughkeepsie, NY; Ulster County Jail in Kingston, NY and/or Columbia County Jail in Hudson, NY.
This is a 16 to 40 hour per week position. Weekly schedule is Monday - Friday, normal business hours. (2 days at Dutchess, 2 days at Ulster, 1 day at Columbia.)
Benefits
- Salaries are negotiable and commensurate based on experience. Full Time Salary range $130,000.00 - $160,000.00
- Company-paid malpractice liability insurance (including tail coverage) provided.
- Medical / Dental / Vision offered for full time
- PTO & Sick Leave package provided.
- Annual licensure reimbursement provided.
- Unlimited company-paid CME technology provided, and more.
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Requirements
- Graduate of an accredited Nurse Practitioner program.
- Board Certified in Psychiatric Mental Health.
- Licensed to practice Medicine in the State of New York.
- Maintain current DEA license.
Maintain active BLS (i. e. CPR) certification.
Maintain current Driver’s License.
Key Responsibilities
Provide comprehensive psychiatric mental health care services to patients within correctional facilities. Conduct onsite medical evaluations and treatments across multiple jail locations in New York.
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Certifications
Key Skills
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner at Professional Care Medical Practice, P.C a 6.0 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 35% of all Psychiatry nurse practitioner listings evaluated on our platform. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements.
Psychiatry — Nurse Practitioner Career Context
Professional Care Medical Practice, P.C ranks #7 of 12 employers hiring Nurse Practitioner on WeekdayDoc by average advertised pay, and holds silver-tier status on the Top Employers work-life index, composite score 74/100, 24 active listings.
Of the 50 active Psychiatry listings this role was benchmarked against, 32% are remote, 54% have no call, 80% require no weekends.
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Listed pay | $130k–$160k | Psychiatry NP median $167k (middle half $167k–$171k)48 comparable listings, Nov 2026 |
| Cost-of-living adjusted pay | ~$134k in purchasing power | New York index 107.9 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Psychiatry NP listings in New York | 177 active | 2,099 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 32% remote · 54% no call · 80% no weekends50 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | not stated | New York nurse practitioner listings (all specialties): 11% state a sign-on bonus (median $10k) · 10% offer loan repayment1,000 active listings, Nov 2026 |
| Psychiatry NP hiring demand | #14 of 19 specialties | postings stay open a median 34 daysWeekdayDoc Hiring Index, October 2026 · 884 postings, 1,094 closed |
| New Psychiatry NP listings | 896 in the last 30 days | 984 the 30 days before (−9%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Psychiatry NP pay trend | +1.4% vs prior quarter | —through Oct 2026 |
| Professional Care Medical Practice, P.C | silver tier, 74/100 · #7 of 12 for pay | Top Employers work-life index24 active listings |
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