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Retained Recruitment for Psychiatric Nurse Practitioners

Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioners provide psychiatric evaluation, diagnosis, and medication management — a role in extreme demand across all behavioral health settings. We find the professionals your organisation needs through dedicated retained search — not job boards.

Retained Only 21–40 Day Placement 90-Day Guarantee $110,000 – $165,000
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What Does a Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner Do?

Conducting psychiatric evaluations, diagnosing mental health and substance use disorders, prescribing and managing psychiatric medications, providing psychoeducation, collaborating with therapists and case managers, and maintaining clinical documentation.

What We Screen For

MSN or DNP, PMHNP-BC certification, active state APRN and prescriptive authority, and DEA registration. Experience across the diagnostic spectrum and comfort with telehealth platforms are increasingly valued.

💡 Hiring Insight

PMHNPs are among the most competitive candidates in all of healthcare — shortlists are small and candidates hold multiple offers simultaneously. Compensation and flexibility are the primary decision factors.

Typical Compensation
$110,000 – $165,000
Rural markets and telehealth platforms often pay at or above this range to attract qualified PMHNPs.
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Every Day Without a Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner Has a Real Cost to Your Organisation.

Our retained model delivers a pre-screened, credentialled shortlist within 21–40 days. Start with a free, confidential 25-minute consultation.

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Common Questions

Recruiting a Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner — FAQ

Most Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner searches through our retained model are completed within 21 to 40 business days. PMHNPs are among the most competitive candidates in all of healthcare — shortlists are small and candidates hold multiple offers simultaneously. Compensation and flexibility are the primary decision factors. We provide a realistic timeline at the start of every engagement.
MSN or DNP, PMHNP-BC certification, active state APRN and prescriptive authority, and DEA registration. Experience across the diagnostic spectrum and comfort with telehealth platforms are increasingly valued.
Retained recruitment means one dedicated recruiter works exclusively on your role from the moment you engage — conducting passive candidate outreach, pre-screening credentials, and presenting only candidates who meet your specific brief. For a role like Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner, where pmhnps are among the most competitive candidates in all of healthcare — shortlists are small and can…, passive outreach is often the only reliable way to find high performers.
Every permanent retained placement includes a 90-day guarantee. If the placed professional leaves or is released within 90 days for reasons covered under our guarantee terms, we conduct a full replacement search at no additional fee.
Compensation for Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner roles typically ranges from $110,000 – $165,000. Rural markets and telehealth platforms often pay at or above this range to attract qualified PMHNPs. Geographic market, organisation size, and specific experience or certifications are the primary factors. We provide full compensation benchmarking at the start of every retained search.
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