Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner Needed for Locum Tenens Coverage at Facility in Lubbock, Texas

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Job description

A regional medical center and psychiatric unit for the Texas Department of Criminal Justice is seeking a psychiatric nurse practitioner for locum tenens coverage.
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The locum will be treating adult male inmates. They will be seeing 2-3 follow ups per hour with a hour of admin time built into their day. Must have psychiatry experience as well as inpatient experience. They will need someone available to work onsite 32-40 hours per week.

Dates Needed:  ASAP - January
Case Load/PPD:  10
Shift Type:  Day Shift
Assignment Type:  Inpatient
Assignment Duration:  Locums
Shift Hours:  Full time (40 hours)
Cases Treated:  very sick to sick, schizophrenia, bipolar, forensic patients
Average Length of Stay (IP):  60 days
Census (IP Only):  550
Call Required:  Yes
Board Certification Required:  Negotiable
Prescriptive Authority Required:  Yes
Patient Population:  Adults
Government:  No

Reference ID:  ORD-143662-NP-TX

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