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Gundersen Health System
La Crosse, Wisconsin

Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner - La Crosse, Outpatient

Nurse PractitionerFull-Time Physician-Supervised State

Compensation

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Posted 3mo ago

Job Description

Emplify Health (Gundersen Region), is seeking an outpatient Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) to join our team in La Crosse, WI!

Practice Highlights: Continuum of care includes Child and Adolescent services, ECT, Eating Disorder Clinic, DBT, Partial Hospitalization and more Highly collaborative team includes Adult Psychiatrists, Child Psychiatrists, Addictionologist MD, Internal Medicine NP, PhD/PsyD’s, PMHNP’s, and a host of Master's prepared Therapists and Counselors Our Inpatient Behavioral Health unit is transforming mental health care for adolescents and adults We just opened the first EmPATH Unit in the State of WI!

Epic EMR Teaching and research are supported Competitive salary, retirement plan, loan forgiveness and CME!

Emplify Health (Gundersen Region) is an award winning, physician-led, integrated healthcare system, and our mission is to distinguish ourselves through excellence in patient care, education, research and improved health in the communities we serve. A rewarding practice and excellent quality of life awaits.

La Crosse is a historic, vibrant city nestled between bluffs and the legendary Mississippi River.

La Crosse boasts some of the best outdoor recreation, excellent schools including three universities, affordable housing in safe neighborhoods, an endless variety of live entertainment and breathtaking beauty, making this a great place to call home.

Feel free to contact Brent Wood, Clinician Recruitment, or to apply directly to the position and he will reach out to you. bawood@emplifyhealth.org Phone 608-775-4243 Must have completed an accredited program and be eligible to obtain a license to practice in our multi-state region with no restrictions or limitations.

Advanced practice clinicians work under the direct supervision of a physician. Clinician staff may need to provide outreach service as part of their role in the system. Teaching students, residents, fellows or clinical staff is cornerstone to our Medical Education philosophy and an expectation of all clinicians.

Primary Recruiter: Brent Wood Recruiter Email Address: bawood@emplifyhealth.org We inspire your best life by relentlessly caring, learning and innovating. This is our purpose.

Together with our values — belonging, respect, excellence, accountability, teamwork and humility — our pillars set our foundation and our future.

Equal Opportunity Employer Around here, loving your job is part of the job. Join our mission in changing healthcare while finding a career you'll love! Gundersen Health System offers a proud, local history spanning more than 100 years.

Our personalized patient care model is only the beginning of what you will experience as we foster population health transformation and innovation to serve our communities and you. We've made it a priority to enrich the lives of our employees as they find a career they love.

Using each employee’s unique talents and passions, Gundersen is committed to delivering exceptional patient and family-centered care to the communities we serve.

You can be part of an exciting, highly adaptable and mission-driven organization with a work environment that supports you personally and professionally and a work culture where you are valued and appreciated offering an employee-first culture, work-life balance, and career advancement & growth opportunities.

This culture allows our organization to attract elite talent, like yourself!

What You Can Expect: Empowerment to shape your work environment, encouragement to improve processes and create efficiencies, and support when seeking opportunities for growth Culture that encourages self-care and provides you with opportunities to be your best self at work and at home Competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits packages, as applicable, ensuring your comfort and well-being as a valuable team member Support for your career growth through Professional Development Opportunities, our Tuition Investment Program, Career Development Center, and online continuing education courses Inside our walls and our neighborhoods, we deliver world-class medical care and the right amount of love.

We call it LOVE + MEDICINE and it’s more than our practice. It is who we are. Gundersen Health System, based in La Crosse, WI, is the leading provider of primary and specialized care in western Wisconsin, southeast Minnesota, and northeast Iowa; serving more than 500,000 residents throughout 22 counties.

Our physician-led, not-for-profit healthcare system includes a 325-bed teaching hospital, tertiary referral center, and Level II Trauma Center; community clinics; 6 affiliate critical access hospitals; nursing homes; behavioral health services; vision centers; pharmacies; and air and ground ambulance services.

Together, we inspire your best life by relentlessly caring, learning, and innovating. We deliver Love + Medicine every day to change lives in our communities and enrich the lives of our employees. Select Remote/Hybrid Eligible under More search to see our remote-eligible openings.

A rewarding career and an excellent quality of life awaits you. Learn more about our excellence in patient care, education, research, culture, and something we call Love + Medicine at gundersenhealth.org.

Key Responsibilities

Provide outpatient psychiatric mental health services within a highly collaborative team of specialists. Responsibilities include delivering patient care and participating in the teaching and mentoring of students and clinical staff.

Requirements

Must have completed an accredited PMHNP program and be eligible for a multi-state practice license without restrictions. Candidates must be able to work under the direct supervision of a physician.

Qualifications

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

Key Skills

Psychiatric Mental Health NursingOutpatient CareClinical SupervisionCollaborative Practice

Psychiatry — Nurse Practitioner Career Context

Of the 50 active Psychiatry listings this role was benchmarked against, 20% are remote, 62% have no call, 76% require no weekends.

Psychiatry pay on WeekdayDoc is up 5.5% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

The cost-of-living index for Wisconsin is 94.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 60.7% of Wisconsin clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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Benefits & Perks33 jobs

401k / retirement match
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CME allowance
48% this job
Sign-on bonus
42%
Loan repayment
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PSLF eligible
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Work-life snapshot

median 6.4this job 3.0
Better work-life than 20% of Psychiatry (NP) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 2,201 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in La Crosse

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$277k
Typical market rent
$1,080/mo
Residents’ average commute
16 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
91.8
State income tax
Up to 7.7%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

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About Gundersen Health System

Hospitals and Health Care
La Crosse, WI
1,001-5,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Competitive salary
Retirement plan
Loan forgiveness
CME
Professional Development Opportunities
Tuition Investment Program
Career Development Center
Online continuing education courses