Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner Needed for Locum Tenens Coverage at Inpatient Facility in Georgia

Job description

About the facility

This short-term residential behavioral health facility operates a 16-bed acute psychiatric stabilization unit with an average daily census of 12-16 patients. The facility specializes in crisis intervention services for children and adolescents with an average length of stay of 5-7 days focused on acute stabilization. The organization maintains a collaborative multidisciplinary team environment with supportive onsite leadership and shared caseload responsibilities.

About the facility location

This area offers diverse outdoor and cultural experiences including geology hikes, county fairs with local food vendors, and farms that provide hands-on agricultural activities. Visitors can explore military history at heritage parks and veterans memorials, while families enjoy attractions like carousels and aerial adventure trails. The region features both organized events and ongoing exhibits that showcase local arts, history, and nature throughout much of the year.

About the clinician's workday

The psychiatric nurse practitioner will provide comprehensive acute psychiatric care for children and adolescents in a 16-bed acute psychiatric stabilization unit during full-time day shifts. Clinical responsibilities include conducting psychiatric evaluations, managing medications, and providing daily psychiatric follow-ups for patients with mood disorders, trauma, anxiety, depression, ADHD, and suicidal ideation. The clinician will assist with approximately one admission and one discharge per day, complete initial psychiatric evaluations within 24 hours of admission, and maintain accurate clinical documentation. The position involves collaboration with a multidisciplinary team including the Medical Director, Psychiatry Resident, therapists, case management, and program leadership in a supportive team-based care model focused on acute stabilization and crisis intervention.

Additional job details

• Case load/PPD: 12-16
• Support staff: Medical Director, Psychiatry Resident, therapists, case management, and program leadership
• Patient population: Children
• Location type: On-Site
• Prescriptive authority required: Yes
• Shift hours: Full time (40 hours)
• Cases treated: ADHD, PTSD, Anxiety, Depression, ODD, mood disorders, trauma, suicidal ideation
• Average length of stay: 5-7 days
• Census: 12-16
• Med checks/follow-up per day: Daily psychiatric follow-ups
• Initial evaluation time: Initial psychiatric evaluations required within 24 hours of admission