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Lone Star Circle of Care
Harker Heights, Texas

PMHNP

Nurse PractitionerIncludes callFull-Time Physician-Supervised State

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Job Description

About Us

Lone Star Circle of Care is a non-profit, Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) dedicated to providing high-quality health care to patients in Central Texas. We provide a healthcare home for the underserved and proudly provide the opportunity for our team members to make a difference in our community every day.

If you're interested in helping build a healthier community and improving the lives of others, we invite you to join our team and become part of our dynamic organization.

Benefits of working with Lone Star Circle of Care:

We offer a comprehensive compensation package that includes competitive salaries and a generous benefits package, including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, 403(b).

All employees start with 15 days of vacation per year, which increases in increments with tenure. We also provide 3 days of personal leave, 6 days of sick leave, and 7 days of holiday leave per year.

  • Annual stipend and 5 paid days off for continuing education.
  • Reimbursement of provider's professional licensing fee and annual membership dues to their professional organization, once an established provider with LSCC.
  • Eligible for student loan repayment through external federal and state loan repayment programs.

Qualifications

You are a board-certified PMHNP who is passionate about working with the underserved population who may be experiencing significant barriers to care. You are comfortable providing care both in person and virtually, and you want to grow a practice where you and your patients work together to decide the best course of treatment in achieving their goals in an outpatient setting.

  • Mission focused and passionate about improving access to quality mental healthcare.
  • Proactive and thrives in a fast-paced clinical setting.
  • Willing and able to see patients ages 5 and up.
  • Two years of PMHNP experience.
  • Trauma informed and competent in the provision of integrated behavioral healthcare.

Comfortable working independently in a group setting while also seeking support and consultation from colleagues.

Possess extensive knowledge of DSM-5-TR and utilize initial interview and screenings to provide diagnoses and care planning.

Collaborates with patients and effectively communicates clinical impressions while assessing strengths, barriers, and psychosocial needs.

  • Current valid license to practice in the State of Texas.
  • Ability to interact and collaborate with community partners and emergency medical/psychiatric service providers to ensure patient safety if a patient needs a higher level of care.
  • Participate in after hours on call rotation 1-2 times a year.
  • Possess computer/technology skills to efficiently document within an electronic health record and conduct tele-medicine visits, as well as communicating/meeting with colleagues virtually.
  • To learn more about our PMHNP positions please visit www.lonestarcares.org

Key Responsibilities

The PMHNP will provide integrated behavioral healthcare to patients ages 5 and up in both in-person and virtual settings. They will collaborate with patients to develop treatment plans while maintaining safety and coordinating with community partners.

Qualifications

Experience
2+ years of experience

Certifications

Board Certification

Key Skills

Psychiatric mental health nursingClinical diagnosisTrauma informed carePatient assessmentPsychosocial needs assessmentCrisis interventionCollaboration

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates PMHNP at Lone Star Circle of Care a 6.2 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Nurse Practitioner roles — ranked against 13,430 active Nurse Practitioner roles listings on WeekdayDoc.

Psychiatry — Nurse Practitioner Career Context

Of the 50 active Psychiatry listings this role was benchmarked against, 34% are remote, 52% have no call, 70% require no weekends.

Psychiatry pay on WeekdayDoc is down 5.0% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).

The cost-of-living index for Texas is 97.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 57.7% of Texas clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Location & Logistics

Texas has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states.

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks41 jobs · 39 employers

401k / retirement match
93% this job
CME allowance
56% this job
Sign-on bonus
29%
Relocation assistance
10%
Loan repayment
7% this job

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.4this job 6.2
Better work-life than 50% of Psychiatry (NP) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 2,031 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • Includes call

Living in Harker Heights

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$251k
Typical market rent
$1,498/mo
Residents’ average commute
24 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
91.1
State income tax
None
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Killeen-Temple, TX metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

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About Lone Star Circle of Care

Hospitals and Health Care
Georgetown, Texas
201-500 employees

Benefits & Perks

Medical Insurance
Dental
Vision
Life Insurance
Disability
403(b)
15 days vacation
3 days personal leave