Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner; Part-time
Palm Desert, Riverside County, California, 92261, USA
Listed on 2026-07-10
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Healthcare
Mental Health, Healthcare Nursing, Psychiatric Care & Support
Join a team that’s transforming mental healthcare. Founded by psychiatrists, Headlight is more than a company: it’s a movement. A movement that exists on the front lines of the mental health crisis, transforming the way people access care and the way clinicians deliver it. In order to help people in their time of need and ensure that every person who comes to us has options, we are transparent about our capabilities, treatments, and coverage, we champion innovation, and we leverage our rich data to continuously implement better ways of delivering care.
Our mission is simple but powerful:
Improving lives, one session at a time.
Our highly skilled and principled clinical team enjoys autonomy and institutional support so they can put their focus where it should be: on improving patient outcomes. Our clinicians want to do more than help individual clients, so they work to affect the system as a whole, elevating standards of care so that their efforts reverberate far beyond what they could do in private practice.
Headlight is looking for PMHNPs to join our team in Southern California. This role is part-time with a hybrid schedule that requires 1 day a week in-office.
Roles and Responsibilities- Diagnose and treat mental health and emotional disorders
- Offer individual and group therapy to patients
- Prescribe and monitor medications when necessary
- Maintain detailed records of patient visits and progress
- Assist in the development of individualized treatment plans
- Collaborate with other healthcare professionals to ensure patient continuity of care
- Educate patients and families about mental health and emotional disorders
- Participate in community outreach and education
- Able to work 1 day per week in office
- Participate in our Spravato Program
- Minimum requirement of 12 months of experience post licensure in a psychiatric clinical setting
- Master's degree in Nursing, with a specialty in Psychiatric Nursing
- Board Certification via ANCC or AANP
- Valid state licensure as a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (based on clinic location)
- Active DEA in the state your prescribing (based on clinic location)
- Bilingual (English/Spanish) skills are a plus, but not required
- Knowledge of mental health and emotional disorders
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Electronic Health Record (EHR) Proficiency:
Must have demonstrated experience in utilizing electronic health record systems efficiently to manage patient data, document clinical information, and access patient histories. Familiarity with Next Gen is highly desirable. - Computer
Skills:
Strong computer literacy with proficiency in a range of software applications including word processing, spreadsheets, databases, and presentations. Ability to quickly adapt to new technologies and troubleshoot common issues.
- Sick pay
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP) provides confidential counseling services, resources, and support to help you navigate personal or professional challenges.
- 401(k) plan with company contribution
- Convenient work from home or hybrid options
- Flexible schedule between 12 to 22 hours of availability each week
- Credentialing Support, Training and Development Opportunities, Growth Opportunities
Compensation
: $145 - $155 an hour. Compensation is $145 per billed hour for PMHNPs without 103 status that require us to provide a collaborating physician and $155 for PMHNPs that have 103 status and do not require a collaborating physician.
If you need any accommodations for your interview please email HRlth prior to scheduling.
Not meeting all the requirements? Research indicates that women, communities of color, and historically underrepresented individuals are often hesitant to apply for jobs unless they meet every qualification. We are committed to cultivating a diverse, inclusive, and genuine workplace. If you're enthusiastic about this position but your previous experience doesn't precisely match every qualification listed, we enthusiastically encourage you to submit your application.
You could be the ideal candidate.
Headlight is committed to the principles of diversity, equity, and inclusiveness and seeks to create a working environment reflective of this commitment. We seek to provide a diverse clinician base to support the diversity of our clients. Headlight supports and respects diversity of people, culture, and ideas throughout our organization. Headlight thrives to be a welcoming, diverse and discrimination- and harassment-free workplace.
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