Psychiatry

Job ID: ORD-183874-NP-GA

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

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This job at a glance

  • Dates needed: 1/27/2025-7/28/2025 with option to extend
  • Shift type: Day Shift
  • Assignment type: Residential Treatment
  • Call required: No
  • Board certification required: Negotiable

Job description

About the facility

An Inpatient/Residential facility is seeking a Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner for locum tenens coverage.

About the facility location

This facility is located about 2 hours south of Atlanta, GA.

About the clinician's workday

The schedule is Mon-Fri 9a-5p. The caseload averages 10-12 patients per day, with a maximum of 20. Responsibilities include follow-ups and medication management (30 minutes) and occasional full psychiatric evaluations and physical exams (65 minutes). Patients (18+ years old) are treated for alcohol and drug addiction, anxiety, and depression, with an average stay of 28-30 days. The facility is supported by 30 RNs, medical assistants, and a collaborating psychiatrist. Immediate start is possible upon signing the facility's NP form.

Additional job details
  • Case load/PPD: 10-12 on avg, some days could be 15
  • Support staff: 30 RNs, Medical Assistant, and Psychiatrist.
  • Patient population: Adults
  • Location type: On-Site
  • Prescriptive authority required: Yes
  • Shift hours: Full time (40 hours)
  • Cases treated: Alcohol Addiction, Drug Addiction, Anxiety, Depression
  • Average length of stay: 28-30 days

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