Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner Needed for Locum Tenens Coverage at Outpatient Facility in Pennsylvania

Job description

About the facility

This outpatient facility serves as a behavioral health and addiction treatment provider in the region, focusing on substance use disorders and co-occurring mental health conditions. The facility delivers care through counseling, medication-assisted treatment, and recovery-oriented services within a structured outpatient environment. Treatment is designed to support adult patients across the continuum of mental health and substance use care.

About the facility location

Pennsylvania offers a range of regional attractions and outdoor recreation opportunities suited to varied interests. Clinicians may explore the state's natural landscapes, outdoor activities, and year-round recreational offerings throughout the region.

About the clinician's workday

The psychiatric nurse practitioner will provide part-time outpatient psychiatric care for adults during day shifts totaling 8 hours per day at a behavioral health and addiction treatment facility in Pennsylvania. Clinical responsibilities include conducting initial psychiatric evaluations, therapy-adjacent supportive visits, and medication management for patients presenting with general mental health conditions and substance use disorders. Medication adjustments include antidepressants, stimulants, and mood stabilizers, with initial evaluations scheduled at 1 hour and medication management visits at 15 minutes. A caseload of 2-3 evaluations and 12-18 follow-up visits per day is anticipated for this position.

Additional job details

• Case load/PPD: 2-3 Evals & 12-18 Follow Ups
• Patient population: Adults
• Location type: On-Site
• Prescriptive authority required: Yes
• Shift hours: Part time (8 hours)
• Cases treated: General Mental Health & SUD
• Average length of stay: Not applicable
• Census: Not applicable
• Med checks/follow-up per day: 15 minutes per follow-up medication management visit
• Initial evaluation time: 1 hour per initial psychiatric evaluation