Psychiatric NP Private Practice Growth with Headway in Columbus
Career & Market Insight
This is a practice partnership opportunity rather than a salaried W-2 role — an important distinction for career planning. Headway functions as an administrative and business infrastructure layer, allowing Psychiatric NPs to focus on clinical work while the platform handles credentialing, billing, and marketing.
Compensation considerations: No salary is listed because earnings are driven by your patient volume and insurance reimbursements. Psychiatric NPs in private practice can earn significantly more than employed positions ($130K–$200K+ annually), but income is variable and requires building a caseload.
Career development signals:
- Strong fit for clinicians seeking entrepreneurial autonomy and private practice ownership without the full administrative burden.
- Exposure to insurance credentialing and practice management builds business acumen rarely developed in hospital settings.
- Telehealth proficiency is increasingly in demand as mental healthcare continues to shift to virtual delivery.
Green flags: Headway is a well-funded (Series D, $325M+) platform with 75,000+ providers, indicating stability and a mature marketplace to find patients. No platform fees is a notable financial advantage.
Red flags to consider: Income is not guaranteed; you are responsible for maintaining your own licensure, malpractice insurance, and DEA registration. This is not a traditional job with benefits — health insurance, retirement, and PTO are self-managed. Best suited for experienced NPs ready to transition away from employer-sponsored benefits.
1 in 4 people in the US have a treatable mental health condition, but most providers don't accept insurance, making therapy too expensive for most people. Headway's mission is to fix this by building a new mental healthcare system everyone can access. We started by solving the biggest barrier to care: insurance. The admin work — credentialing, claims, payment reconciliation — is a nightmare. We've automated that.
Over 75,000 providers across all 50 states run their practice on our software, serving over 1 million patients. We are building the best tools for therapists to run their entire practice, reimagining the experience of finding a therapist, and investing in the platform foundations to enable this at scale. We aren't just a billing layer; we are becoming the platform where care actually happens.
We're a Series D company with $325M+ in funding (a16z, Accel, Spark Capital, etc.), looking for exceptional people to help us achieve this mission.
Are you a Licensed Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner looking to launch a private practice, or grow your existing practice?
Headway currently supports thousands of mental health clinicians across the United States in our mission to rewire the mental healthcare system for access and affordability by equipping mental health practitioners with the tools and resources they need to run their practices.
Whether you're new to private practice or already have an established practice of your own, we're excited to support you in reaching your goals!
By joining the Headway community, we'll help you:
- Accept insurance hassle-free by credentialing you with the nation's largest networks and handling the billing and admin paperwork for you.
- Maintain a flexible schedule by deciding how many clients you see through Headway, so that you can set the hours that work for you.
- Grow your caseload by providing marketing support and best practices to grow your practice.
- Use Headway's practice management software to run your practice, or continue using your own — whichever works better for you.
We'll also support your clients by:
- Providing live, customized support to clinicians and clients in order to streamline the process of both seeking and providing care.
- Verifying client insurance benefits instantly and automatically, so that access to care is never delayed, and you can see your clients with confidence.
Headway is a flexible service — your hours are yours to set, and it's up to you whether you see your patients in-person or remotely via telehealth while working from home. There are no additional fees.
Ready to get started?
To join Headway's growing community, you must have:
- Licensure: You're a fully licensed ANCC board-certified Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner.
- NPI Number and Individual Malpractice Insurance: Headway can point you in the right direction if you don't have those yet.
- DEA: You have a DEA and/or CDS number, or you're open to acquiring one.
We believe a team's strength is in its people, and we cannot achieve this mission without a team that reflects the diversity of this problem — across race, ethnicity, gender, sexuality, age, national origin, religion, family status, disability, military status, and experience. Headway is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, please inform the recruiter when they contact you to schedule your interview.
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A notice to Headway applicants: To protect yourself against phishing and recruitment fraud, please note that Headway only accepts applications through our official careers page at https://headway.co/careers. Headway will never refer you to external websites, ask for payment or personal information, or conduct interviews via messaging apps. All official communication will come from a @findheadway.com email address.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is this a salaried employment position or an independent contractor arrangement?
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