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Remote Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner jobs

15 open positions in the United States, newest first.

Psychiatric mental health nurse practitioners are advanced practice registered nurses trained and certified to evaluate, diagnose and treat psychiatric conditions, including prescribing medication. In remote roles they run a telehealth caseload of evaluations and medication management visits, sometimes with brief therapy. How independently they practice depends on the state, since some states require a collaborating or supervising physician.

About the Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner role

What the work looks like

  • Perform psychiatric intake evaluations by video and establish diagnoses and treatment plans for new patients.
  • Prescribe and titrate psychiatric medications in follow-up visits, monitoring effects, side effects and relevant labs.
  • Provide supportive therapy and patient education within medication visits and refer to therapists for ongoing psychotherapy.
  • Chart in the electronic health record, check prescription monitoring databases and complete prior authorizations.
  • Meet with a collaborating physician where state law requires it and consult on complex or high-risk cases.

What employers ask for

  • Graduate nursing degree with PMHNP training
  • PMHNP-BC board certification
  • RN and APRN licenses in the states served
  • DEA registration for prescribing
  • Psychopharmacology across common diagnoses
  • Telehealth platform and EHR experience

Doing this job remotely

Telepsychiatry suits the role, and many PMHNP jobs are fully remote. Licensure governs everything: the practitioner must be licensed in the patient's state, practice authority and physician collaboration rules differ by state, and controlled-substance prescribing by telehealth is regulated at federal and state level. Employers often help with additional state licenses and expect some evening availability.

Where it comes from and where it leads

PMHNPs are registered nurses, often with psychiatric nursing experience, who complete a graduate nurse practitioner program and national certification. Later options include lead or supervising NP, clinical director, teaching and precepting, or an independent practice where state law allows.