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Orange County Health Psychologists
Orange County, California · Hybrid

Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner for Private Practice

Nurse Practitioner 8.3 Work-LifePart-Time Physician-Supervised State

Compensation

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Posted 6mo ago

Job Description

Benefits

  • 401(k)
  • Company parties
  • Competitive salary

Flexible Schedule

Orange County Health Psychologists seek an experienced part time Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) to join our highly-regarded group practice of 70+ licensed behavioral health clinicians.

We offer individual, couples, and family psychotherapy, testing and assessment, EMDR, VRT, yoga and somatic therapies, and ketamine assisted psychotherapy to a relatively high-functioning patient base.

We seek a Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner who is dedicated to the highest standards of care, employs a patient-centric and holistic approach to medicine, and works well within an existing group practice infrastructure.

Candidate will provide psychiatric evaluations and medication management services both in person and via telehealth to children, adolescents, adults and older adults.

Responsibilities and Duties

The Candidate We Seek Would

Provide direct in-office and telehealth comprehensive psychiatric care to patients one day a week or more;

Conduct initial consultations and general psychiatric evaluations, diagnose patient conditions, and prepare treatment plans;

Prescribe appropriate medications and conduct ongoing medication management and routine follow-up psychiatric services;

Collaborate effectively with behavioral health group colleagues to optimize high quality care and treatment outcomes;

Maintain accurate clinical documentation and comply with all regulatory standards.

Qualifications and Skills

  • Active PMHNP license and California furnishing number
  • Current, unrestricted DEA license
  • 5+ years of clinical medical practice
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills with superior interpersonal and leadership skills
  • Superb judgment, problem solving, and cognitive skills
  • Commitment to best practices and integrated, collaborative health care

This is a wonderful opportunity for a PMHNP who understands today’s relevance of collaborative, integrated care and practicing from a health and wellness model and not a disease model. Interested candidates, please submit a cover letter and CV addressed to Dr. Kristin Kleppe, Practice Owner, to the email address listed below.

Flexible work from home options available.

Key Responsibilities

The candidate will provide comprehensive psychiatric evaluations and medication management services to patients in-person and via telehealth. They will collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to maintain high standards of clinical documentation and patient care.

Requirements

Candidates must hold an active PMHNP license, a California furnishing number, and an unrestricted DEA license. A minimum of 5 years of clinical medical practice experience is required.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
5+ years of experience

Key Skills

Psychiatric evaluationTreatment planningCollaborative carePatient-centric approachHolistic medicineInterpersonal skills

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner for Private Practice at ORANGE COUNTY HEALTH PSYCHOLOGISTS a 8.3 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as excellent. This places the position in the top 25% in Psychiatry (NP) — ranked against 2,244 active Psychiatry (NP) listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include remote work flexibility, flexible scheduling.

Psychiatry — Nurse Practitioner Career Context

Orange County Health Psychologists holds gold-tier status on WeekdayDoc's Top Employers work-life index, composite score 93/100, 7 active listings.

Of the 50 active Psychiatry listings this role was benchmarked against, 46% are remote, 56% have no call, 64% require no weekends — this position is remote.

Psychiatry by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Work-life score8.3 / 10 · top 25% in psychiatry (np)ranked against 2,244 Psychiatry (NP) listingslisting-based score, 0–10
Listed paynot listedPsychiatry median $158k (middle half $137k–$183k)29 comparable listings, Oct 2026
Cost of livingCalifornia index 110.7US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Psychiatry listings in California160 active2,270 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026
Work settingremotepeers: 46% remote · 56% no call · 64% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedCalifornia Nurse Practitioner listings: 18% state a sign-on bonus (median $20k) · 12% offer loan repayment1,129 active listings, Oct 2026
Psychiatry pay trend+2.5% vs prior quarter—through Sep 2026
Orange County Health Psychologistsgold tier, 93/100Top Employers work-life index7 active listings
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index (2,244 Psychiatry (NP) listings), Top Employers work-life index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Oct 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.4this job 8.3
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