Psychiatry
Job ID: ORD-210593-NP-VA
Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner Needed for Locum Tenens Coverage at Facility in Virginia
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This job at a glance
- Dates needed: April - December 2026
- Shift type: Day Shift
- Assignment type: Outpatient
- Call required: No
- Board certification required: No
Job description
About the facility
This correctional facility provides specialized psychiatric services for adult patients requiring mental health treatment in a secure clinical environment. The facility maintains dedicated behavioral health programs with established resources for psychiatric evaluation and medication management, supported by on-site nursing staff to facilitate coordinated care. Clinical operations are structured to deliver outpatient psychiatric services on a full-time, day shift basis.
About the facility location
The surrounding region offers a range of outdoor recreation opportunities, cultural attractions, and year-round activities suited to varied interests. Visitors may explore hiking destinations, natural scenery, museums, contemporary art spaces, local wineries, and guided tours of historic sites throughout the area.
About the clinician's workday
Clinicians in this role will conduct comprehensive psychiatric evaluations and provide ongoing medication management for adult patients in a correctional facility setting, working full-time day shifts totaling 40 hours per week on-site. Clinical responsibilities include performing intake assessments, conducting follow-up appointments, and managing psychotropic medications for patients presenting with various mental health conditions. Clinicians will maintain detailed clinical documentation and collaborate with nursing staff to ensure coordinated care delivery. No call coverage is required for this assignment.
Additional job details
- Case load/PPD: Variable
- Support staff: yes
- Patient population: Adults
- Location type: On-Site
- Prescriptive authority required: No
- Shift hours: Full time (40 hours)
- Cases treated: Adult patients requiring psychiatric evaluation and medication management in a correctional setting
- Average length of stay: Not applicable for outpatient setting
- Census: Not applicable for outpatient setting
- Med checks/follow-up per day: Variable
- Initial evaluation time: Variable
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