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Ironside Human Resources
Norfolk, Nebraska

Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner

Nurse PractitionerNo weekendsNo nightsFull-Time Full Practice Authority

Compensation

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Posted 1mo ago

Job Description

A medical facility located near Norfolk, Nebraska is seeking a full-time, permanent Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner to join their team!

  • The Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Job Opportunity:
  • Full-time, direct-hire position
  • Mon-Fri schedule, day shift
  • Great leadership and administration team!
  • The PMHNP will play a key role in providing assessment and evaluation, diagnosis and treatment, and medication management to patients of all ages in an outpatient clinic setting.
  • The Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Minimum Qualifications:
  • Requires a master’s, postgraduate or doctoral degree from a psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner program accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education
  • (CCNE) or the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN)
  • Must have active APRN license
  • Preferable to have previous behavioral health experience

The Nebraska Location

  • Has strong agricultural roots and a close-knit community feel
  • Great local industry, outdoor recreation, and family-friendly attractions
  • Strong emphasis on schools and youth sports

Key Responsibilities

The Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner will provide comprehensive assessment, diagnosis, and treatment for patients of all ages. They will also be responsible for ongoing medication management within an outpatient clinic setting.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a master's, postgraduate, or doctoral degree from an accredited psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner program. An active APRN license is required, and previous behavioral health experience is preferred.

Qualifications

Education
Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Psychiatric assessmentTreatment planningPatient evaluation

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner at Ironside Human Resources a 6.4 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Nurse Practitioner roles — ranked against 14,090 active Nurse Practitioner roles listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements, no night shifts.

Psychiatry — Nurse Practitioner Career Context

Ironside Human Resources holds silver-tier status on WeekdayDoc's Top Employers work-life index, composite score 71/100, 167 active listings.

Of the 50 active Psychiatry listings this role was benchmarked against, 54% are remote, 46% have no call, 64% require no weekends.

Psychiatry pay on WeekdayDoc is up 2.2% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

The cost-of-living index for Nebraska is 90.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 59.4% of Nebraska clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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401k / retirement match
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Sign-on bonus
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CME allowance
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Loan repayment
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Relocation assistance
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Work-life snapshot

median 6.4this job 6.4
Better work-life than 50% of Psychiatry (NP) listings

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  • No weekends
  • No nights
  • On-site

Living in Norfolk

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$266k
Typical market rent
$1,281/mo
Residents’ average commute
13 min
State income tax
Up to 6.6%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.