Certified Registered Nurse Practitioner
Compensation
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Job Description
- Conduct Psychiatric Evaluations to newly admitted consumers and annual Re-evaluations in on-going cases.
- Perform Medication Management at an expected productivity level of 70%, seeing consumers based on medical necessity.
- Observe Merakey’s policy on prescription renewals and prescriptions by phone.
- Conduct Psychiatric Evaluation to newly admitted consumers, and annual Re-evaluations in on-going cases.
- Contact inpatient Attending Psychiatrists and document in the chart on all admitted consumers, including the coordination of discharge.
- Document contacts with consumers’ Primary Care Physician (on-going at annual intervals or as needed).
- Review, obtain, and sign all appropriate lab results.
- Obtain client’s signatures/approval and co-sign Treatment Plans at prescribed intervals.
- Be available to consult with therapists as needed as it relates to collaborate client care
- Attend Medical trainings and/or Medical Staff Meetings as needed/required
- Adhere to principles of Recovery & Resiliency best practices.
- Report medically to the Medical Director (including matters pertaining to standards of care, psychiatric practices, and clinician conduct).
- Report administratively to the Program Director (including matters pertaining to operations, scheduling, and workplace behavior).
Benefits
Merakey offers generous benefits that promote well-being, financial security,
and work-life balance, including:
- Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage, plus access to healthcare advocacy support.
- Retirement plan -- both pre-tax and Roth (after-tax) options available for employee contributions.
- DailyPay -- access your pay when you need it!
- On the Goga well-being platform, featuring self-care tools and resources.
- Access Care.com for backup childcare, elder care, and household services.
- Confidential counseling, legal, and financial services through our Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
- Tuition reimbursement and educational partnerships.
- Employee discounts and savings programs on entertainment, travel, and lifestyle.
- Access to Pryor Online Learning for free online personal development classes.
Learn more about our full benefits package – merakey.org
About Merakey
Merakey is a non-profit provider of developmental, behavioral health, and education services. More than 8,000 employees provide support to nearly 40,000 individuals and families throughout 12 states across the country each year.
Click here to watch a video about Merakey.
Merakey strictly follows a zero-tolerance policy for abuse.
Merakey is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer! We deeply value diversity and do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, ethnic background, sex, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, genetic information, or disability status.
Moreover, we are committed to creating teams that reflect the diversity of the communities we serve and encourage applicants from underrepresented backgrounds to apply. Merakey welcomes all Veterans to apply!
Qualifications
- Earned doctorate in Medicine or acceptable related field.
- Licensed in the State of Pennsylvania to provide psychiatric treatment to target population (child, adult, etc.)
Key Responsibilities
The Certified Registered Nurse Practitioner will conduct psychiatric evaluations, perform medication management, and coordinate care with inpatient psychiatrists and primary care physicians. They are also responsible for documenting patient contacts, reviewing lab results, and co-signing treatment plans.
Qualifications
- Education
- Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Psychiatry — Nurse Practitioner Career Context
Of the 50 active Psychiatry listings this role was benchmarked against, 32% are remote, 56% have no call, 72% require no weekends.
Psychiatry pay on WeekdayDoc is up 3.6% vs. the prior quarter (through Oct 2026).
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Listed pay | not listed | Psychiatry NP median $137k (middle half $125k–$137k)19 comparable listings, Nov 2026 |
| Cost of living | Pennsylvania index 97.6 | US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Psychiatry NP listings in Pennsylvania | 122 active | 2,048 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 32% remote · 56% no call · 72% no weekends50 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | not stated | Pennsylvania nurse practitioner listings (all specialties): 30% state a sign-on bonus (median $10k) · 6% offer loan repayment760 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 | 848 in the last 30 days | 992 the 30 days before (−15%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Psychiatry NP pay trend | +3.6% vs prior quarter | —through Oct 2026 |
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