Nurse Practitioner

LocumTenens.com; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 96,000 - 138,000; Part time

Job summary

LocumTenens.com seeks a Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner in Charlotte, NC for outpatient care. The role involves psychiatric evaluations and medication management for adults, with community visits across Charlotte and 9:00–10:00 team meetings.

Part-time, no call requirements, on-site with facility-provided laptop for documentation. Prescriptive authority is required, board certification preferred, and collaboration with medical director and nursing staff ensures coordinated care for adults needing

Qualifications

• Adult psychiatry experience in outpatient settings.
• Prescriptive authority required; board certification preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide psychiatric evaluations and medication management for adults.
• Attend daily team meetings 9:00–10:00 and perform community visits in Charlotte.
• Maintain detailed documentation using electronic health records.
• Collaborate with the medical director and nursing staff.

Skills

Psychiatric NP

Medication management

Outpatient care

Community visits

Documentation (EHR)

Team collaboration

Education

Psychiatric NP certification

Tools

Electronic Health Records

Job description

This Job at a Glance

• Job Reference Id: ORD-136787-NP-NC
• Title: NP
• Dates Needed: Ongoing locum tenens coverage needed
• Shift Type: Day Shift
• Assignment Type: Outpatient
• Call Required: No
• Board Certification Required: Negotiable
• Job Duration: Locums

About the Facility

The adult mental health treatment facility provides specialized psychiatric services for patients requiring comprehensive community-based mental health care. The organization operates with established protocols for psychiatric evaluation and medication management services through outpatient programming. The facility maintains modern documentation systems and dedicated resources to support effective treatment delivery in community settings. The organization utilizes experienced medical directors and nursing staff to ensure coordinated care for adults requiring ongoing psychiatric services.

About the Facility Location

Charlotte features prominent attractions including the NASCAR Hall of Fame and various specialty museums that showcase the area’s cultural offerings. Families can visit entertainment venues such as Skyzone Trampoline Park, which provides indoor recreational activities for children. The city hosts seasonal festivals throughout the year, including spring celebrations and winter events that feature live demonstrations and vendor markets. Cultural institutions and public spaces contribute to the area’s diverse recreational landscape with an active event calendar featuring both recurring annual festivities and seasonal programming for residents and visitors.

About the Clinician’s Workday

The psychiatric nurse practitioner will deliver specialized psychiatric care for adults requiring mental health treatment through community-based outpatient services. Daily responsibilities include reporting to the office for team meetings from 9:00 AM to 10:00 AM before conducting community visits throughout Charlotte to provide psychiatric evaluations and medication management services. The clinician will work part-time for 8 hours per day with no call requirements, maintaining detailed documentation using electronic systems while collaborating with the medical director and nursing staff. The position requires psychiatric certification preference and involves using a facility-provided laptop for patient visits to ensure coordinated care delivery and optimal treatment outcomes.

Additional Job Details

• Case Load/PPD: Variable based on facility volume
• Support Staff: Medical director, nursing staff, and administrative support
• Patient Population: Adults
• Call Ratio/Schedule: no
• Location Type: On-Site
• Prescriptive Authority Required: Yes
• Government: No
• Shift Hours: Part time (8 hours)
• Cases Treated: Adult patients requiring psychiatric evaluation and medication management services through community visits
• 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 for community-based psychiatric care with flexible scheduling for home visits
• Initial Evaluation Time: Standard psychiatric evaluation timeframes per facility protocols with flexibility for community visit scheduling