Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner
Requires collaborative agreement with a physician.
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Job Description
About the Role
Join VitalCore Health Strategies as a Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner in United States. Join the VitalCore Team in Georgia! We're people fueled by passion, not by profit.
Key Responsibilities
- PRN PSYCHIATRIC NURSE PRACTITIONER / APRN / PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
- Provides consultations and assessments to manage and stabilize emergent problems.
- Provides consultation and follow
- up to behavioral health staff to ascertain the need for psychotropic medication.
Requirements
- Experience in Correctional desired but not required
- Must demonstrate clinical competence and leadership abilities such as decision
Work Schedule
- Full-time position.
- No explicit call, weekend, or night shift information provided.
Apply to join VitalCore Health Strategies as a Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner.
Key Skills
Position Insights
Work-Life Balance Overview
This Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner position at VitalCore Health Strategies includes the following lifestyle factors: no on-call duties, no weekend requirements. Candidates should review the full job details to assess overall work-life fit.
Psychiatry — Nurse Practitioner Career Context
This Psychiatry position at VitalCore Health Strategies is open to nurse practitioner candidates.
Nurse Practitioners are among the fastest-growing healthcare professions, with expanding scope of practice in many states and strong demand for telehealth and primary care roles.
Nationally, Psychiatry professionals earn a median annual salary of approximately $300k, with the typical range spanning $230k to $400k depending on experience, location, and practice setting.
Location & Logistics
This position is based in United States.
Why This Position Stands Out
- No on-call requirements — clinicians are completely off-duty after hours
- No weekend shifts — preserving personal and family time
Skills, Responsibilities & Benefits
Key skills and qualifications: Psychotherapy, Pharmacotherapy, Clinical assessment, Psychotropic medication management, Treatment planning, Behavioral health evaluation, Patient diagnosis, Case conferencing. Candidates with experience in these areas may be especially well-suited for this Psychiatry role.
Core responsibilities: The Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner provides psychotherapy and pharmacotherapy to behavioral health patients within a correctional facility. Responsibilities include conducting assessments, managing psychotropic medications, and participating in treatment planning and clinical rounds.
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Protective Factors (2)
No on-call (β=6.95; p<0.001 for ↓ exhaustion)
No weekends (57% ↓ work-life conflict)
Interpretation: Position shows moderate burnout protection with 2 validated protective factors.
Job Details
Employment Type
Per Diem
Posted
10d ago
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