Psychiatric Mental Health Positions in Kentucky (2)
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- •Clarify the caseload mix: medication management versus integrated therapy time
- •Ask about crisis coverage, after-hours call, and escalation support
- •Verify controlled-substance prescribing workflows and collaboration requirements in this state
- •For telehealth panels, confirm which state licenses the employer expects you to hold
- •Compare supervision and consultation structures, which vary by employer
Why Psychiatric Mental Health?
Virtual-care platforms post roles for this specialty. Each listing names the states where a license is required.
Outpatient clinics, hospital units, telehealth platforms, and integrated care teams all post roles for this specialty.
Longitudinal medication management builds deep, ongoing patient relationships.
Hiring in Kentucky
Psychiatric Mental Health Careers in Kentucky
Who is hiring
2 listings in Kentucky come from 2 employers. Baptist Health (KY) and LifeStance Health have the most, with 1 each.
- Baptist Health (KY)1 listing
- LifeStance Health1 listing
Where the listings are
Listings with a stated location are spread across 2 cities, led by Elizabethtown (1) and Lexington (1).
Posted pay
1 of 2 listings states 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
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How many Psychiatric Mental Health NP jobs are open in Kentucky?
2 listings in Kentucky come from 2 employers. Baptist Health (KY) and LifeStance Health have the most, with 1 each. 2 of these 2 listings were posted in the last 30 days, and the newest was posted on October 2, 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.