Full-Time Positions in Kentucky (4)
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Morganfield, KY
Psych APP (Northern Kentucky)
Northern Kentucky
Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP)
Lexington, KY
PMHNP · Behavioral Health · Elizabethtown, KY
Elizabethtown, KY
Full-Time Tips
- •Negotiate beyond salary: CME budget, PTO, and signing bonus all matter
- •Evaluate benefits packages including retirement match and insurance
- •Ask about caseload expectations and documentation time
- •Clarify on-call requirements and compensation
- •Ensure the employer supports your professional development
Why Full-Time?
Full-time offers are where health insurance, retirement match, PTO, CME allowance, and malpractice coverage are negotiated. Confirm each in the offer letter.
W-2 employment brings predictable income, regular schedules, and a long-term home at a single organization.
Ask whether continuing education, conference attendance, and specialty certification fees are funded.
Hiring in Kentucky
Full-Time Careers in Kentucky
Who is hiring
4 listings in Kentucky come from 4 employers. Baptist Health (KY), Ennoble Care and LifeStance Health have the most, with 1 each.
- Baptist Health (KY)1 listing
- Ennoble Care1 listing
- LifeStance Health1 listing
- Ultra Health1 listing
Where the listings are
Listings with a stated location are spread across 3 cities, led by Elizabethtown (1), Lexington (1) and Morganfield (1).
How these roles are set up
1 of 4 is hybrid and 3 on site.
Posted pay
3 of 4 listings state an annual salary. A median appears once at least 5 listings from 3 employers do, with no single employer above 40% of them. Until then, compare pay listing by listing. Nationally, nurse practitioners earn a median annual wage of $132,300 (BLS OEWS, Nurse Practitioners (29-1171), median annual wage, May 2025).
Licensure and practice rules in Kentucky
AANP classifies Kentucky as a reduced practice state. Kentucky NPs need a collaborative agreement with a physician to prescribe, with separate agreements for nonscheduled legend drugs and for controlled substances. Once NPs have four years of prescribing experience, which can include prescribing in another state, they may prescribe without these agreements, though dropping the controlled substance agreement first requires a Board of Nursing good standing review.
Kentucky is a Nurse Licensure Compact member. The compact covers the RN license beneath your APRN credential. The APRN license itself is still issued by Kentucky.
Applications, fees and renewal rules come from the Kentucky Board of Nursing.
Sources: AANP State Practice Environment (practice authority); NCSBN Nurse Licensure Compact roster (verified August 11, 2026); BLS OEWS, Nurse Practitioners (29-1171), median annual wage, May 2025. Counts come from live listings on this board, recounted October 24, 2026.
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Common Questions
Full-Time NP Jobs in Kentucky FAQ
How many Full-Time NP jobs are open in Kentucky?
4 listings in Kentucky come from 4 employers. Baptist Health (KY), Ennoble Care and LifeStance Health have the most, with 1 each. 4 of these 4 listings were posted in the last 30 days, and the newest was posted on October 16, 2026.
Do NPs need a collaborating or supervising physician in Kentucky?
For prescribing, at least until four years of prescribing experience; dropping the controlled substance agreement also requires a Board of Nursing good standing review. Kentucky NPs need a collaborative agreement with a physician to prescribe, with separate agreements for nonscheduled legend drugs and for controlled substances. Once NPs have four years of prescribing experience, which can include prescribing in another state, they may prescribe without these agreements, though dropping the controlled substance agreement first requires a Board of Nursing good standing review. The Kentucky Board of Nursing publishes the current rule.
Is Kentucky part of the Nurse Licensure Compact?
Yes, Kentucky is a Nurse Licensure Compact member (verified against the live NCSBN roster, August 11, 2026). The compact covers the RN license underpinning your APRN credential (a multistate RN license works across member states), but APRN licensure itself is still issued individually by each state, including Kentucky.