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

Job description

About the facility

This psychiatric hospital provides inpatient behavioral health and mental health treatment services for adults across southern Indiana. The facility operates with established protocols and modern documentation systems to ensure effective psychiatric care delivery in a structured hospital environment. The organization maintains interdisciplinary treatment teams and comprehensive services designed to support patients requiring acute psychiatric intervention.

About the facility location

Indiana offers diverse recreational opportunities including state parks and outdoor activities throughout the region. The area features various cultural entertainment options such as music festivals, art events, theater performances, and museums. Residents and visitors can explore numerous parks suitable for picnicking and recreational activities, with seasonal attractions available year-round across the state.

About the clinician's workday

The psychiatric nurse practitioner will provide independent psychiatric evaluation, diagnosis, and ongoing medication management under Medical Director collaboration during full-time day shifts. Clinical responsibilities include ordering, interpreting, and acting on diagnostic studies such as labs, imaging, EKGs, and EEGs to support clinical decision-making for adult patients requiring inpatient psychiatric care. The clinician will prescribe medications and controlled substances in compliance with Indiana DEA/CSR requirements and facility protocols while participating in interdisciplinary treatment teams, admissions, discharge planning, and ongoing patient care coordination. Additional duties include responding to acute clinical situations, including emergency interventions and restraint assessments as needed, while maintaining timely and accurate clinical documentation.

Additional job details

• Case load/PPD: 10-15
• Patient population: Adults
• Location type: On-Site
• Prescriptive authority required: Yes
• Shift hours: Full time (40 hours)
• Cases treated: Adults requiring inpatient psychiatric care
• Average length of stay: Variable
• Census: Variable
• Med checks/follow-up per day: Not applicable
• Initial evaluation time: Not applicable