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
Who is hiring in Kentucky
The employers with the most open NP roles in Kentucky right now are Baptist Health (KY) (1 role), Ennoble Care (1) and LifeStance Health (1). 1 other employer accounts for the remaining 1 posting.
- Baptist Health (KY)1 listing
- Ennoble Care1 listing
- LifeStance Health1 listing
- Ultra Health1 listing
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Where the NP roles in Kentucky are
Where in Kentucky the roles are
Open roles are spread across 3 cities. Elizabethtown leads with 1, followed by Lexington (1) and Morganfield (1).
Open roles by category
By category, Full-Time has 4 open roles and Psychiatric Mental Health has 2.
A posting can count toward more than one category, for example a remote full-time role counts in both.
Kentucky Overview
Working as an NP in Kentucky
Kentucky currently has 4 active nurse practitioner postings from 4 employers, with hiring concentrated in Elizabethtown, Lexington, and Morganfield. By posting volume, the most active categories right now are Full-Time and Psychiatric Mental Health. On the regulatory side, AANP places Kentucky in its reduced practice category. AANP uses this category where state law reduces the ability of NPs to engage in at least one element of NP practice, for example through a regulated collaborative agreement with another health provider or a limit on the setting of one or more elements of NP practice. States in the same category still set different requirements, so check the Kentucky rules themselves before applying. No median is published for Kentucky postings yet, so compare compensation posting by posting. Kentucky's Nurse Licensure Compact membership covers the RN license beneath the APRN credential. The APRN license itself is still issued by Kentucky.
Posted pay in Kentucky
3 postings in Kentucky state a salary. A state median appears once at least 5 postings from at least 3 employers do, with no single employer above 40% of them. The national median for nurse practitioners is $132,300 (BLS OEWS, Nurse Practitioners (29-1171), median annual wage, May 2025).
Licensure and nearby states
Practicing in Kentucky
Licensure path in Kentucky
- Verify your RN license foundation
- Complete an accredited graduate program
- Pass national board certification
- Apply for APRN licensure with the Kentucky Board of Nursing
- Confirm the practice requirements that apply to you
- Register for federal identifiers
Forms, fees and processing times change, so work from the Kentucky Board of Nursing checklist.
Nearby states with open NP roles on this site, with AANP's classification of each: Indiana (14 roles, Reduced Practice), Ohio (21 roles, Reduced Practice) and Virginia (26 roles, Restricted Practice).
If you live near a state line, check each state's own practice rules before applying, not just its AANP classification. They shape how a role is structured and what paperwork you file.
| State | AANP classification | Compact status | Open NP roles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indiana | Reduced Practice | Compact State | 14 |
| Ohio | Reduced Practice | Compact State | 21 |
| Virginia | Restricted Practice | Compact State | 26 |
| Tennessee | Restricted Practice | Compact State | 23 |
| Missouri | Restricted Practice | Compact State | 9 |
| Illinois | Reduced Practice | Non-Compact State | 48 |
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