Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner Needed for Locum Tenens Coverage at Facility in the North Shore of Long Island, NY

Job description

About the facility

This outpatient facility provides psychiatric services to a child patient population, with a focus on foster care children who reside in a residential treatment setting. The facility operates on a hybrid model and is structured to support part-time psychiatric nurse practitioner coverage. Support staff are available on-site to facilitate continuity of care.

About the facility location

The region encompasses a range of communities offering diverse outdoor recreation, cultural events, and culinary experiences. Natural areas throughout the region provide opportunities for hiking, cycling, fishing, and wildlife observation. The region also supports an active social scene, with recurring food festivals, flea markets, networking events, and community gatherings held across its various towns and hamlets.

About the clinician's workday

Clinicians in this role will provide part-time outpatient psychiatric services for a child patient population in a hybrid setting, working day shifts totaling 8 hours per week, structured as either one full day or two half days. Clinical responsibilities include conducting psychiatric evaluations and medication management for foster care children residing in a residential treatment setting, with a daily patient volume of up to 5 visits for quick check-ins or medication management. An active state NP license, board certification, prescriptive authority, and an independent consulting physician are required for all clinicians considered for this position. No call coverage is required for this assignment.

Additional job details

• Case load/PPD: Up to 5
• Support staff: Yes
• Patient population: Children
• Location type: Hybrid
• Prescriptive authority required: Yes
• Shift hours: Part time (8 hours)
• Cases treated: Foster care children residing in a residential treatment setting
• Med checks/follow-up per day: Up to 5 quick check-ins or medication management visits per day
• Initial evaluation time: Variable