Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP)
Listed compensation
$112k-$120k
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- Employment & setting
- Full-Time · hybrid
- Call expectations
- Not specified
- Weekends
- No weekends
Job description
- Description
- Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP)
- Compensation: Salary + RVU (for experienced PAs: $112,000 - $120,000).
- Employment Type: W-2 Full-Time, Exempt
Schedule: Minimum of 32 hours/week. 38 hours/week preferred. Mon – Fri. Either 4, 9 hour days or 5, 8 hour days. Remote day option available upon reaching required patient capacity.
Location: Onsite at Cherry Creek Office (300 S Jackson St, Denver, CO)
Role Summary
We are looking for a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner to become part of the Denver Wellness team! Denver Wellness is an organization that strives to provide high-quality, empathetic, and thoughtful patient care. We prioritize team collaboration, education, and work-life balance for our employees. We are a dynamic and growing organization, serving the community of Denver. The ideal candidate desires a longitudinal relationship with their client, an intra-office collaborative community, and a passion for serving the mental health needs of our community.
Responsibilities
Assess, diagnose, manage, and treat psychiatric patients.
Provide medication management and patient education, including education related to Spravato, ketamine, TMS, and psychotherapy.
- Coordinate treatment with therapists, physicians, and other care-team members.
- Maintain systematic follow-up and modify care plans as appropriate, including referrals and consultations.
- Maintain required prescriptive authority, licensure, certifications, and credentialing.
- Participate in continuing education and professional development.
- Protect patient confidentiality and contribute positively to a collaborative multidisciplinary team.
Establishes systematic follow-up for evaluation of the plan of care and reassesses and modifies the plan, as necessary, including initiation of referrals and consultation with other health care providers as appropriate
- Schedule & Work Model
- Either 4, 9 hour days or 5, 8 hour days
Practice hours generally run from 7:30 a. m.–5:30 p. m.
- Appointments are typically 60 minutes for intakes and 30 minutes for follow-ups.
- Administrative time is built in midday and at the end of the day
- One remote workday may be available after reaching 75% capacity.
Compensation & Benefits
Compensation:
Experienced PMHNP: $112,000 for the first 3 months and then $100,000 + RVUs (anticipated annualized at $120,000)
Benefits
- Four weeks of PTO
- Eight paid holidays
- Reimbursement for DEA, Licensure and Malpractice.
- CEU reimbursement of $2,000/year
- 401(k) retirement plan with employer match
- Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance for employees and eligible dependents
- HSA (with employer contribution) and FSA options to help manage healthcare and dependent care expenses
- Employer-paid life insurance and AD&D coverage
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with confidential mental health and life support resources
- Case consultation with colleagues
- Billing, credentialing, scheduling, and intake support
- Flexible scheduling
Requirements
- Qualifications
- Graduation from an accredited Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner educational program.
- Current PMHNP certification.
Current, unrestricted Registered Nurse (RN) license and Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) registration in Colorado, or eligibility to obtain and maintain Colorado licensure and APRN registration.
Eligible for and able to maintain Colorado prescriptive authority within the PMHNP's role and population focus.
Current DEA registration, or ability to obtain and maintain DEA registration, as required for prescribing controlled substances in Colorado.
- Ability to maintain required credentials, professional liability coverage, and prescribing compliance.
- Strong communication, interpersonal, and collaboration skills.
- Approximately three years of experience is preferred; new graduates are welcome.
About Denver Wellness Associates
Denver Wellness Associates is a comprehensive mental health care practice dedicated to supporting individuals and families on their journey toward lasting well-being. We offer personalized psychiatric services, including medication management, therapy, genetic testing, transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS), Spravato and ketamine-assisted treatments, and ADHD testing, delivered with compassion, collaboration, and a focus on holistic care. With a talented team serving clients across multiple Colorado locations and via telehealth, our mission is to improve access to high-quality mental health services and help every person we work with feel heard, understood, and empowered.
Denver Wellness Associates is committed to fostering a diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplace where all individuals feel valued, respected, and supported. We believe diversity of backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives strengthens our teams and enhances the care we provide to the communities we serve.
Denver Wellness Associates is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any other status protected by applicable law.
Denver Wellness Associates is also committed to providing reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities throughout the recruitment process. Accommodation requests may be submitted to careers@archealthpartners.com.
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Certifications
Key Skills
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) at Denver Wellness Associates a 7.1 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as very good. This places the position in the Above average in Psychiatry (NP) — ranked against 1,817 active Psychiatry (NP) listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements, remote work flexibility.
Psychiatry — Nurse Practitioner Career Context
Of the 50 active Nurse Practitioner listings this role was benchmarked against, 50% are remote, 38% have no call, 62% require no weekends — this position is remote.
Nurse Practitioner pay on WeekdayDoc is down 2.3% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).
For production-based offers, this specialty runs a typical 5,000 wRVUs per year (derived from CMS CPT-frequency data), and WeekdayDoc listings compensate a median of about $50 per wRVU — implying roughly $250k in production-based pay. For reference, the 2026 CMS Medicare conversion factor is $33.40 per RVU.
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