Outpatient Psychiatric NP – Day Shift (Locum)

LocumTenens.com; Brookesmith (TX); On-site; USD 165,000 - 248,000; Full time

Job summary

LocumTenens.com seeks a Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner for a full-time outpatient role starting November 2026 in Texas. The clinician will evaluate adults, provide medication management, and work day shifts from 8:30 AM to 6:30 PM, Monday through Thursday, totaling 40 hours weekly on-site.

The assignment involves 14 patients per day with 60-minute initial evaluations and 20-minute follow-ups, and no on-call requirements. Board certification is required and prescriptive authority is necessary.

Qualifications

• Nurse Practitioner with board certification in psychiatry.
• Prescriptive authority required.
• Adult outpatient population experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Conduct initial psychiatric evaluations (60 minutes) and follow-ups (20 minutes) for adults.
• Manage a daily caseload of 14 patients (2 new evaluations, 1 hospital discharge, 11 follow-ups).
• Provide full-time outpatient psychiatric services with day shifts and no on-call requirements.

Skills

Prescriptive authority

Outpatient psychiatry

Education

Board certification in psychiatry NP

Job description

LocumTenens.com seeks a Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner for a full-time outpatient role starting November 2026 in Texas. The clinician will evaluate adults, provide medication management, and work day shifts from 8:30 AM to 6:30 PM, Monday through Thursday, totaling 40 hours weekly on-site.

The assignment involves 14 patients per day with 60-minute initial evaluations and 20-minute follow-ups, and no on-call requirements. Board certification is required and prescriptive authority is necessary.