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Seeking a Locum Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner to provide adult psychiatric care in a residential treatment setting in Tucson, AZ. Psychiatric NP is the preferred provider type for this assignment. • • • Immediate start as soon as credentialed • • • Local provider strongly preferred • • • Adult patients age 18+ • • • Average patient age in the 30s and 40s • • • Both new & established patients • • • Approximately 28–30 patients for a full time provider • • • 70–75% direct patient care • • • Strong onsite multidisciplinary support Job Responsibilities: • • • Conduct comprehensive psychiatric evaluations • • • Provide ongoing psychiatric follow up • • • Manage psychiatric medications • • • Develop & adjust treatment plans • • • Round on assigned residential patients approximately once per week • • • Provide additional visits when clinically warranted • • • Conduct approximately one hour patient sessions including documentation • • • Participate in treatment team meetings • • • Provide therapy as appropriate • • • Complete timely clinical documentation • • • Collaborate with nursing, therapy & technician staff • • • Work with other medical providers onsite • • • Manage assigned adult psychiatric caseload Qualifications: • • • Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner • • • Active Arizona NP license • • • BLS certification required • • • Board Certification preferred but not required • • • Psychiatric experience required • • • Residential or behavioral health experience preferred • • • Suboxone certification preferred but not required • • • Telehealth experience not required Working Hours: • • • 40 hours per week • • • Option for 5 eight hour days or 4 ten hour days • • • Monday through Sunday coverage structure • • • No scheduled on call • • • Assignment: September 14, 2026 to October 16, 2026 • • • Start as soon as credentialing is completed Skills: • • • Adult psychiatric assessment • • • Medication management • • • Psychiatric treatment planning • • • Patient counseling & therapy • • • Behavioral health care • • • Clinical documentation • • • Treatment team collaboration • • • Patient follow up • • • Strong communication & clinical judgment