Nurse Practitioner – Inpatient Psychiatry - Per Diem
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Job Description
Our Inpatient Psychiatry Advanced Practice Provider (Nurse Practitioner of Physician Assistant) will work alongside our in-house psychiatrist to cover our 24/7 operational 24-bed in-patient psych unit located within Stamford Hospital’s main campus in Stamford, CT. In this role, our APRN will support the psychiatrist by rounding and charting on approximately 16 patients per shift, no admitting or discharging involved.
Weekend Per Diem: Saturday, Sunday, and holiday coverage. Shifts are approximately 8AM to 4PM with some flexibility.
Commitment: 2-4 shifts per month
Qualifications
- Valid license as an APP (APRN or PA) in CT.
- ACLS certification required.
- Prior inpatient psychiatry APRN or PA experience required.
As a Planetree hospital, we are committed to personalizing, humanizing, and demystifying
the healthcare experience for patients and their families. Our approach is holistic and
encourages healing in all dimensions — mind, body, and spirit.
Interviews are being scheduled now!
If Interested, Apply Now or Send CV To
Josie Aviles at jeldred@stamhealth.org [jeldred@stamhealth.org]
Key Responsibilities
The Nurse Practitioner will support the in-house psychiatrist by rounding and charting on approximately 16 patients per shift. The role focuses on providing coverage for a 24-bed inpatient psychiatric unit without admitting or discharging patients.
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Psychiatry — Nurse Practitioner Career Context
Of the 50 active Psychiatry listings this role was benchmarked against, 30% are remote, 54% have no call, 72% require no weekends.
Psychiatry pay on WeekdayDoc is up 2.2% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).
The cost-of-living index for Connecticut is 103.6 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 62.6% of Connecticut clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
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- Includes call
- Includes weekends
Living in Stamford
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $806k
- Typical market rent
- $2,966/mo
- Residents’ average commute
- 29 min
- State income tax
- Up to 7%
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.
City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.