Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner Needed for Locum Coverage at Outpatient Facility in Texas

Job description

About the facility

The facility operates as a community mental health center specializing in outpatient psychiatric services for adult patients. The organization provides comprehensive mental health treatment with modern documentation systems and support staff to ensure effective care delivery. The center maintains structured scheduling protocols and serves patients requiring ongoing psychiatric medication management and evaluation services.

About the facility location

This area of North Central Texas offers diverse attractions ranging from historical sites to family entertainment venues. Visitors can explore museums, enjoy guided tours at state parks, and experience local brewery tours and shopping outlets. The region features both educational attractions and recreational activities including theme parks and specialty tours, with many activities suitable for families seeking cultural and entertainment experiences.

About the clinician's workday

The psychiatric nurse practitioner will provide comprehensive outpatient psychiatric care for adult patients in a community mental health center. Clinical duties include conducting thorough 45-minute initial psychiatric evaluations and managing 20-minute medication check appointments for patients with depression, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and anxiety disorders. The clinician will work a four-day, ten-hour schedule treating approximately 20-21 patients per day after accounting for no-shows from the 26 scheduled appointments. The position requires maintaining external supervision arrangements, as the PMHNP must have their own supervisor, and involves prescriptive authority for comprehensive medication management in the outpatient setting.

Additional job details

• Case load/PPD: 26 scheduled in a 10 HR Day
• Patient population: Adults
• Location type: Telehealth
• Prescriptive authority required: Yes
• Shift hours: Full time (40 hours)
• Cases treated: Depression, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, anxiety disorders
• Average length of stay: Not applicable for outpatient setting
• Census: Not applicable for outpatient setting
• Med checks/follow-up per day: 20-minute medication management appointments with 20-21 actual visits per day
• Initial evaluation time: 45-minute initial psychiatric evaluations