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Mental Health Nurse Practitioners qualify for TN visa sponsorship under the USMCA treaty's nurse practitioner category, giving Canadian citizens a cap-free path to U.S. psychiatric and behavioral health roles. Mexican citizens qualify under a separate limited allocation. Employers file directly with CBP or USCIS, and no lottery applies.
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At ERC Pathlight, we’re on a mission to change lives—and we’re looking for people who feel called to do the same. As one of the nation’s leading treatment providers for eating disorders and mood, anxiety, and trauma-related conditions, we bring innovative, evidence-based, and deeply compassionate care to patients across the country. With multiple locations nationwide and extensive virtual programming, we meet patients exactly where they are and help them move toward lasting recovery. Founded in 2008 by renowned psychiatrists and psychologists, ERC Pathlight now supports more than 6,000 patients each year. And as the need for world-class mental health care continues to rise, our commitment is stronger than ever: to expand access, elevate the standard of care, and empower every patient to rebuild their life with dignity and hope.
Why Join Us
When you join ERC Pathlight, you become part of a team that shows up every day to make a real difference. You’ll work alongside passionate clinicians, dedicated support staff, and mission-driven leaders who believe in collaboration, growth, and doing the right thing—always. Here, your work matters. Your ideas matter. You matter. If you’re energized by purpose, motivated by impact, and ready to help transform the future of mental health treatment, you belong here.
Come build hope. Come save lives. Come grow with us.
What You'll Be Doing
Under the supervision of a credentialed physician, the Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner is responsible for delivering psychiatric healthcare to patients. Operates with latitude and collaborates with other health professionals to provide high quality, cost effective psychiatric health care to patients, manage health care systems, and influence health care decision-making through expert clinical reasoning research and theory-based practice.
Essential Duties And Responsibilities
- Evaluates and monitors the psychiatric condition of patients in collaboration with physicians and other care providers. Adhering to established standards of care or applying appropriate protocols, makes decisions regarding treatment.
- Determines and assesses the health status of new or existing patients by reviewing records, taking comprehensive psychiatric and medical histories, and performing patient examinations.
- Analyzes present patient care and the responses to the present care, and helps to develop the patient care plan and treatment.
- Completes required documentation thoroughly and in a timely manner. Prepares and maintains complete and accurate charts, case files and records.
- Orders appropriate medications within the limits of the appropriate statutory limitations. Initiates, performs or directs other nurses to perform screenings and orders psychological assessments when appropriate.
- Collaborates on care delivery by 1) including staff, physicians, other providers and management in both service and patient care improvements; 2) treating all teammates with respect; 3) demonstrating the highest levels of ethical and professional conduct; and 4) behaving in a manner consistent with company mission and values 5) establishing and maintaining contact with referring providers both within that outside of the system 6) establishing and maintaining contact with family members and patient’s support persons when appropriate.
- Advocates for patients including providing consistent and timely documentation regarding the patient's need for level of care and participating in insurance peer reviews to optimize optimal length of stay for treatment.
Administrative Duties
- May be assigned to perform leadwork and/or involvement in clinical coordination, responsibility for special projects which may encompass protocol development, management planning, scheduling and other tasks as necessary to support practice environment in the different levels of care.
- Functions as a member of a multi-disciplinary treatment team. Attends staff meetings to present and discuss clinical concerns. Utilizes the principles and practices of effective and persuasive communication to elicit information, contribute psychiatric expertise, problem resolution, and/or garner support for various programs or policies.
- Achieves quality metrics by 1) focusing on clinically relevant outcome measures; 2) adapting company innovations to continuously improve patient care, program, and organizational efficiency.
- Maintains established departmental policies and procedures, quality improvement, safety, environmental and infection control standards.
- Promotes positive interpersonal relationships with fellow employees, physicians, patients and visitors. Treats these individuals with courtesy, dignity, empathy and respect; consistently displays courteous and respectful verbal and non-verbal communications.
- Enhances professional growth and development through participation in educational programs, receiving current literature, and attending in-service meetings, staff meetings and workshops. Attends, participates in, and contributes to in-services, education, and staff training sessions to maintain/increase skills and teach others.
- Ensures all duties, responsibilities and competencies are conducted in a manner that is effective and appropriate to patients to whom care, service and treatment is being provided.
- Receives individual and group supervision from physician and non-physician leaders.
- Evaluates own performance and recognize opportunities for growth.
- Provides community education and engages in marketing efforts when requested.
Education Requirements
- Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Nursing (BSN and MSN)
- Certification as a Nurse Practitioner
- Specialization as a Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner required
Licenses and Certifications
- State licensure as an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) with psychiatric specialization
- Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner or Nurse Practitioner with Post Masters Psych certification PMHNP
- Training in CPR, Handle With Care, and Basic Life Support (BLS)
Required Knowledge, Skills And Abilities
- Knowledge of nursing principles and skill in their implementation
- Knowledge of community resources for appropriate procedures
- Skill in applying clinical psychiatric service practices
- Skill in utilizing the principles and practices of effective and persuasive communication to elicit information, negotiate problem resolution, and/or garner support for various programs or policies. Skill in obtaining information from patients, calming and reassuring patients and motivating patients to accept treatments
- Ability to exercise initiative and judgment in selecting proper treatment
- Ability to respond appropriately in emergency situations
- Ability to prepare accurate reports and documentation
- Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with employees, other departments and the public
- Willingness to travel up to 25% of the time.
On-Call Expectations
Please note: On-call responsibilities are an important part of this role and are outlined transparently below.
- Participate in the medical staff weekend call rotation.
- Cover assigned facilities from Friday evening through Monday morning.
- Conduct in-person inpatient rounds on Saturday and Sunday mornings.
- Provide coverage for all psychiatric calls from inpatient units during the call period.
- Additional compensation: $2,000 per weekend on-call assignment.
- With the current medical staff size, providers typically take call approximately once every 2–3 months. The compensation range for this position is based upon candidate experience and market expectations. Colorado pay range $120,000 - $150,000 USD.
What We Offer
At ERC Pathlight, caring for people is our mission and that begins with caring for our own team. Your well-being matters, and our benefit program is designed to support every part of your life. We offer competitive compensation; comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage; generous Paid Time Off; Parental Leave benefits; Retirement benefits; and tuition reimbursement to help you continue growing in your career. We also recognize that mental health is part of every person’s experience. That’s why we strive to create a workplace where you feel supported, seen, and encouraged—personally, professionally, and at home. When you thrive, you can do your best work. And your best work changes lives.
Who We Are
At ERC Pathlight, we’re on a mission to change lives—and we’re looking for people who feel called to do the same. As one of the nation’s leading treatment providers for eating disorders and mood, anxiety, and trauma-related conditions, we bring innovative, evidence-based, and deeply compassionate care to patients across the country. With multiple locations nationwide and extensive virtual programming, we meet patients exactly where they are and help them move toward lasting recovery. Founded in 2008 by renowned psychiatrists and psychologists, ERC Pathlight now supports more than 6,000 patients each year. And as the need for world-class mental health care continues to rise, our commitment is stronger than ever: to expand access, elevate the standard of care, and empower every patient to rebuild their life with dignity and hope.
Why Join Us
When you join ERC Pathlight, you become part of a team that shows up every day to make a real difference. You’ll work alongside passionate clinicians, dedicated support staff, and mission-driven leaders who believe in collaboration, growth, and doing the right thing—always. Here, your work matters. Your ideas matter. You matter. If you’re energized by purpose, motivated by impact, and ready to help transform the future of mental health treatment, you belong here.
Come build hope. Come save lives. Come grow with us.
What You'll Be Doing
Under the supervision of a credentialed physician, the Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner is responsible for delivering psychiatric healthcare to patients. Operates with latitude and collaborates with other health professionals to provide high quality, cost effective psychiatric health care to patients, manage health care systems, and influence health care decision-making through expert clinical reasoning research and theory-based practice.
Essential Duties And Responsibilities
- Evaluates and monitors the psychiatric condition of patients in collaboration with physicians and other care providers. Adhering to established standards of care or applying appropriate protocols, makes decisions regarding treatment.
- Determines and assesses the health status of new or existing patients by reviewing records, taking comprehensive psychiatric and medical histories, and performing patient examinations.
- Analyzes present patient care and the responses to the present care, and helps to develop the patient care plan and treatment.
- Completes required documentation thoroughly and in a timely manner. Prepares and maintains complete and accurate charts, case files and records.
- Orders appropriate medications within the limits of the appropriate statutory limitations. Initiates, performs or directs other nurses to perform screenings and orders psychological assessments when appropriate.
- Collaborates on care delivery by 1) including staff, physicians, other providers and management in both service and patient care improvements; 2) treating all teammates with respect; 3) demonstrating the highest levels of ethical and professional conduct; and 4) behaving in a manner consistent with company mission and values 5) establishing and maintaining contact with referring providers both within that outside of the system 6) establishing and maintaining contact with family members and patient’s support persons when appropriate.
- Advocates for patients including providing consistent and timely documentation regarding the patient's need for level of care and participating in insurance peer reviews to optimize optimal length of stay for treatment.
Administrative Duties
- May be assigned to perform leadwork and/or involvement in clinical coordination, responsibility for special projects which may encompass protocol development, management planning, scheduling and other tasks as necessary to support practice environment in the different levels of care.
- Functions as a member of a multi-disciplinary treatment team. Attends staff meetings to present and discuss clinical concerns. Utilizes the principles and practices of effective and persuasive communication to elicit information, contribute psychiatric expertise, problem resolution, and/or garner support for various programs or policies.
- Achieves quality metrics by 1) focusing on clinically relevant outcome measures; 2) adapting company innovations to continuously improve patient care, program, and organizational efficiency.
- Maintains established departmental policies and procedures, quality improvement, safety, environmental and infection control standards.
- Promotes positive interpersonal relationships with fellow employees, physicians, patients and visitors. Treats these individuals with courtesy, dignity, empathy and respect; consistently displays courteous and respectful verbal and non-verbal communications.
- Enhances professional growth and development through participation in educational programs, receiving current literature, and attending in-service meetings, staff meetings and workshops. Attends, participates in, and contributes to in-services, education, and staff training sessions to maintain/increase skills and teach others.
- Ensures all duties, responsibilities and competencies are conducted in a manner that is effective and appropriate to patients to whom care, service and treatment is being provided.
- Receives individual and group supervision from physician and non-physician leaders.
- Evaluates own performance and recognize opportunities for growth.
- Provides community education and engages in marketing efforts when requested.
Education Requirements
- Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Nursing (BSN and MSN)
- Certification as a Nurse Practitioner
- Specialization as a Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner required
Licenses and Certifications
- State licensure as an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) with psychiatric specialization
- Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner or Nurse Practitioner with Post Masters Psych certification PMHNP
- Training in CPR, Handle With Care, and Basic Life Support (BLS)
Required Knowledge, Skills And Abilities
- Knowledge of nursing principles and skill in their implementation
- Knowledge of community resources for appropriate procedures
- Skill in applying clinical psychiatric service practices
- Skill in utilizing the principles and practices of effective and persuasive communication to elicit information, negotiate problem resolution, and/or garner support for various programs or policies. Skill in obtaining information from patients, calming and reassuring patients and motivating patients to accept treatments
- Ability to exercise initiative and judgment in selecting proper treatment
- Ability to respond appropriately in emergency situations
- Ability to prepare accurate reports and documentation
- Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with employees, other departments and the public
- Willingness to travel up to 25% of the time.
On-Call Expectations
Please note: On-call responsibilities are an important part of this role and are outlined transparently below.
- Participate in the medical staff weekend call rotation.
- Cover assigned facilities from Friday evening through Monday morning.
- Conduct in-person inpatient rounds on Saturday and Sunday mornings.
- Provide coverage for all psychiatric calls from inpatient units during the call period.
- Additional compensation: $2,000 per weekend on-call assignment.
- With the current medical staff size, providers typically take call approximately once every 2–3 months. The compensation range for this position is based upon candidate experience and market expectations. Colorado pay range $120,000 - $150,000 USD.
What We Offer
At ERC Pathlight, caring for people is our mission and that begins with caring for our own team. Your well-being matters, and our benefit program is designed to support every part of your life. We offer competitive compensation; comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage; generous Paid Time Off; Parental Leave benefits; Retirement benefits; and tuition reimbursement to help you continue growing in your career. We also recognize that mental health is part of every person’s experience. That’s why we strive to create a workplace where you feel supported, seen, and encouraged—personally, professionally, and at home. When you thrive, you can do your best work. And your best work changes lives.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding TN Visa Sponsorship in Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
Verify your credentials meet TN requirements
TN visa classification requires a valid nurse practitioner license in your destination U.S. state and proof of Canadian or Mexican citizenship. Confirm your provincial or national NP credentials translate to a recognized U.S. state license before you apply.
Target behavioral health systems with TN history
Psychiatric hospitals, federally qualified health centers, and VA-affiliated outpatient clinics regularly sponsor foreign-trained NPs. These employers already have HR teams familiar with TN documentation, which shortens the offer-to-start timeline compared to smaller private practices.
Get your state NP license before negotiating offers
Most U.S. employers won't advance a TN offer without an active state license in hand. State licensing boards for NPs often require CGFNS verification for foreign-trained applicants, so start that process three to six months before your target start date.
Clarify prescriptive authority scope with each employer
Mental health NP roles vary by state in what prescriptive authority you're granted. Confirm the employer's job description matches your licensed scope, since a mismatch between your TN job title and actual duties can create complications at the CBP port of entry.
Search TN-sponsoring employers through Migrate Mate
Identifying which employers actively sponsor TN visas for nurse practitioners takes more than a keyword search. Migrate Mate filters roles by TN eligibility and employer sponsorship history, so you're targeting positions where the hiring team already understands the process.
Prepare a TN support letter that matches your duties
Your employer's TN support letter must describe your duties using language that maps to the USMCA nurse practitioner category. A generic offer letter citing 'NP services' is often insufficient. Ask HR to specify psychiatric assessment, medication management, and treatment planning explicitly.
Mental Health Nurse Practitioner TN Visa: Frequently Asked Questions
Does a Mental Health Nurse Practitioner qualify for the TN visa?
Yes. Nurse practitioners are explicitly listed under the USMCA TN visa schedule, and the classification covers specialty practice areas including psychiatric and mental health. You'll need a valid NP license in the U.S. state where you'll work, proof of Canadian or Mexican citizenship, and a qualifying job offer from a U.S. employer.
How does the TN visa compare to the H-1B for mental health NP roles?
The TN visa has no annual lottery, no cap for Canadians, and can be approved at a port of entry the same day for Canadian citizens. H-1B visa requires a lottery selection that many applicants don't survive. For Mental Health Nurse Practitioners with a confirmed job offer, TN is almost always faster and more predictable than H-1B.
Where can I find Mental Health Nurse Practitioner jobs that offer TN visa sponsorship?
Migrate Mate is built specifically to connect Canadian and Mexican professionals with U.S. employers who sponsor TN visas. Rather than filtering through generic job listings and guessing at sponsorship willingness, you can search roles where employers have already indicated TN eligibility for nurse practitioner positions.
Can I switch employers after starting work on a TN visa as a mental health NP?
Yes, but the TN status is employer-specific. If you change jobs, your new employer must file a new TN petition or you must obtain new TN classification at the port of entry before you begin working for them. Continuing to work for the old employer during the transition is fine until the new TN is approved.
What documents does a Canadian mental health NP need to get TN status at the border?
You'll need a valid Canadian passport, a signed offer letter that describes your duties and maps to the nurse practitioner TN category, proof of your NP license in the destination state, and evidence of your nursing credentials. CBP officers review these at the port of entry and can approve TN status on the spot without advance USCIS filing.