Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner Needed for Locum Tenens Coverage at Outpatient Facility in Virginia

Job description

About the facility

The correctional facility provides specialized psychiatric services for adult inmates requiring mental health treatment in a secure environment. The facility maintains comprehensive behavioral health programs with dedicated resources for psychiatric evaluation and medication management services, operating with modern documentation systems to ensure effective treatment delivery.

About the facility location

Virginia features numerous attractions ranging from historic sites like Colonial Williamsburg and Monticello to natural wonders such as Luray Caverns and Shenandoah National Park. The area offers diverse recreational opportunities including theme parks like Busch Gardens Williamsburg and Kings Dominion, coastal destinations such as Virginia Beach Boardwalk and Sandbridge Beach, and various entertainment venues throughout the region.

About the clinician's workday

The psychiatric nurse practitioner will conduct comprehensive psychiatric evaluations and provide ongoing medication management for adult patients in a correctional facility setting. Clinical duties include performing intake assessments, conducting follow-up appointments, and managing psychotropic medications for patients with various mental health conditions. The clinician will work full-time day shifts with no call requirements, maintaining detailed documentation and collaborating with nursing staff to ensure coordinated care delivery within the correctional healthcare environment.

Additional job details

• Case load/PPD: Variable based on patient needs
• Support staff: Nursing staff and administrative support
• Patient population: Adults
• Location type: On-Site
• Prescriptive authority required: No
• Shift hours: Full time (40 hours)
• Cases treated: All adult patients requiring psychiatric evaluation and medication management in correctional setting
• Average length of stay: Not applicable for outpatient setting
• Census: Not applicable for outpatient setting
• Med checks/follow-up per day: Variable based on patient needs and treatment protocols within correctional facility guidelines for medication management
• Initial evaluation time: Standard psychiatric evaluation timeframes per facility protocols for comprehensive assessment