Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner Needed for Locum Tenens Coverage at Facility in Van Nuys, California

Job description

About the facility

This child and family behavioral health program delivers therapeutic and educational services to children and families through a network of Child and Family Center locations. The program employs a multi-disciplinary, multi-cultural, and multi-linguistic staff - including psychologists, psychiatrists, licensed mental health professionals, Master's level therapists, and Bachelor's level personnel - supervised by licensed clinical experts. Support staff on-site include therapists and LVNs to facilitate continuity and coordination of care.

About the facility location

Van Nuys is the most populous neighborhood in the San Fernando Valley, offering a range of cultural and recreational attractions suited to varied interests. Points of interest include the Valley Relics Museum, the Sepulveda Basin Wildlife Reserve, Woodley Park, and the Japanese Garden with its waterfalls and lakes. Clinicians on assignment will also find access to golf courses, ice skating at Iceland Ice Skating Rink, and nearby destinations such as Universal Studios Hollywood, The Getty, and Griffith Park within a short distance.

About the clinician's workday

Clinicians in this role will provide part-time outpatient psychiatric services for a patient population spanning all ages, working 8-hour day shifts on Mondays or Wednesdays from 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM each week. Onsite coverage is preferred; hybrid or tele coverage is also considered. Clinical responsibilities include conducting initial psychiatric evaluations (60-90 minutes per evaluation) and providing medication management follow-up appointments (30 minutes per visit), with approximately 90% of the caseload consisting of adolescent patients ages 13-17 and the remaining 10% adults. Call coverage is negotiable for this assignment.

Additional job details

• Case load/PPD: 10-12
• Support staff: Therapist, LVN
• Patient population: Children
• Call ratio/schedule: Minimal
• Location type: Hybrid
• Prescriptive authority required: No
• Shift hours: Part time (8 hours)
• Cases treated: CMH; adolescents ages 13-17 (approximately 90% of caseload); adults (approximately 10% of caseload)
• Med checks/follow-up per day: 30 minutes per medication management follow-up appointment
• Initial evaluation time: 60-90 minutes per initial psychiatric evaluation