Psychiatric Practitioner ($50-$55/hr), M-F(8-5), No weekends, no holidays, no on-call duty

Description: * The client is seeking BC/BE Psychiatric NP/DNP to assist with locum tenens coverage. * Experience working with an acute and chronic adult inpatient population is required. Qualifications:• 3+ more years as a Physician/Practitioner• Strong experience working with patients having Serious Mental Illness (SMI)• Psychiatric Crisis Management and Forensic experience, a plus• Experience working with adult admissions or geriatric admissions and acute and chronic health management of adult and geriatric populations.• Comfortable working on admissions work up and potentialrapid turnover• Ability to work independently and within a multidisciplinary treatment team• BLS Healthcare Provider certification is requiredPosition Details:• Facility Hospitalizations: Acute, Adult, Inpatient wards (male & female)• Facility Demographics: Forensic, NGRI, Civil, Jail Transfer, and Geriatric populations• Facility Stay: Short and Long-term length of stayo Caseload varies by ward and assignment (40-45)• Psychiatry coverage is provided• Full complement of interdisciplinary team membersResponsibilities include but are not limited to:• Responsible for patient care that includes examination, evaluation, diagnosis and treatment of medical illnesses for adult and geriatric psychiatric inpatient population.• Serves as medical consultant to the attending psychiatrist/practitioner.• Completes admission medical assessments (including history and physical examinations, mental status examination) and entering admission orders.• Orders diagnostic/therapeutic tests and procedures.• Monitors patients' progress, including laboratory values and special procedures with appropriate follow-up or referrals as needed.• Consults with authorized representatives/legal guardians on patient medical status.• Collaborates with attending psychiatric practitioner if needed providing DSM-5 Diagnoses that are valid, complete, and supported by timely and appropriate assessment.• Provides coverage to the medical clinic, the admission suit to ensure the admission process is completed.• Prescribes medications at the lowest effective dose in accordance with rational clinical practices. Assesses and address medication side-effects and report adverse drug reactions. • Ensures timely and quality documentation (admissions, follow-up and annual, etc.) in patient records in accordance with policies, procedures, regulatory standards, and guidelines. Additional Information: - Specialty: Nurse Practitioner - Location: Williamsburg, Virginia - Contact: Paul Chaudhary (Staffing Specialist) About the Company: PROUD TO SHARE OUR:  Experienced Teams  Custom & Flexible Solutions  Award-Winning Services  All Government Compliant Operations  Customizable Services It’s Personal With Us: Here at GDKN Corporation we believe in a couple of things:  We believe that personal relationships are imperative. We believe that personal relationships are imperative. In short, we believe in our company’s name: GDKN Corporation. “This is all well and good,” you’re probably saying to yourself. “But everyone says this. Show me this inspiration!” What GDKN Corporation Provides to Our Clients and Candidates: We offer our physician and healthcare staffing services nationwide, yet we’ll get to know each other so well, we’ll give you our contact information and cell phone numbers so that you may call us anytime, any day, anywhere. We’re available to you 24/7/365. These personal relationships mean we’ll get to know you better than any other staffing service ever has before. We decided long ago to focus our energies on recruiting physicians and other healthcare professionals for a primary care setting. This focus means we don’t wander about looking for “the next big thing.” Instead, that “big thing” includes your needs, your goals and providing you with the utmost in personal attention and customer service. Honesty, Objectivity, Competency and a Focus on Customer Service That’s GDKN Corporation.