Family Practice/Primary Care Nurse Practitioner
Daily Care Solutions
Tacoma, WA, 98401, USA
Tacoma, WA, 98401, USA
- Healthcare
- Full-time
- Family Nurse Practitioner
- Primary Care
- Inpatient Psychiatry
This position is for a Family Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to provide primary care-level medical management in an inpatient psychiatric setting in Tacoma, Washington. The role involves managing acute and chronic medical conditions for psychiatric inpatients, collaborating with an interdisciplinary team, and performing routine physicals and medical documentation. It offers a long-term locum tenens or permanent opportunity with a manageable patient load and no on-call requirements.
Family Nurse Practitioner / Physician Assistant Inpatient Psychiatry (Locum Tenens)
Location: Tacoma, Washington
Schedule: 0.6 FTE (24 hours per week)
Setting: Inpatient Psychiatry
EMR: Epic
Position Overview
An established behavioral health facility in Tacoma, WA is seeking a Family Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to provide inpatient medical coverage on a psychiatric unit. The role involves collaborating with an experienced care team in a supportive and structured environment.
Assignment Details
- Start Date: ASAP
- Duration: Ongoing (long-term locum or permanent option)
- Schedule:
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday: 4.8 hours per day (cover one floor)
- Wednesday: 9.6 hours (cover two floors)
- Weekly Total: 24 hours (0.6 FTE)
- Patient Load: 35 patients per floor (provider covers one floor, or two on Wednesdays)
- Call: None
- Environment: Inpatient psychiatry (primary care-level medical management)
- Holidays: May include coverage around New Year s Day, Memorial Day, July 4th, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, and Christmas (based on facility need)
Key Highlights
- Manageable patient load in a supportive inpatient psychiatric setting
- Focus on primary care-level medicine, not acute hospital care
- Minimal procedures required
- Collaborative interdisciplinary team environment
- Excellent long-term locum opportunity
Responsibilities
- Perform routine History & Physicals for new admissions
- Manage acute and chronic medical conditions for psychiatric inpatients
- Complete medical portions of treatment plans as part of the interdisciplinary care team
- Collaborate with psychiatric providers regarding co-occurring medical and psychiatric issues
- Prescribe and monitor medications as appropriate
- Order, review, and interpret laboratory and diagnostic tests
- Provide withdrawal management support when needed
- Document all medical care accurately and comprehensively
- Support antimicrobial stewardship and best-practice medication management
Requirements
- Active Washington State ARNP or PA-C license
- DEA, NPI, and prescriptive authority
- BLS (AHA) certification
- Experience in family medicine, geriatric, or young adult populations
- Comfort working independently in an inpatient psychiatric setting
Location: Tacoma, Washington
Schedule: 0.6 FTE (24 hours per week)
Setting: Inpatient Psychiatry
EMR: Epic
Position Overview
An established behavioral health facility in Tacoma, WA is seeking a Family Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to provide inpatient medical coverage on a psychiatric unit. The role involves collaborating with an experienced care team in a supportive and structured environment.
Assignment Details
- Start Date: ASAP
- Duration: Ongoing (long-term locum or permanent option)
- Schedule:
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday: 4.8 hours per day (cover one floor)
- Wednesday: 9.6 hours (cover two floors)
- Weekly Total: 24 hours (0.6 FTE)
- Patient Load: 35 patients per floor (provider covers one floor, or two on Wednesdays)
- Call: None
- Environment: Inpatient psychiatry (primary care-level medical management)
- Holidays: May include coverage around New Year s Day, Memorial Day, July 4th, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, and Christmas (based on facility need)
Key Highlights
- Manageable patient load in a supportive inpatient psychiatric setting
- Focus on primary care-level medicine, not acute hospital care
- Minimal procedures required
- Collaborative interdisciplinary team environment
- Excellent long-term locum opportunity
Responsibilities
- Perform routine History & Physicals for new admissions
- Manage acute and chronic medical conditions for psychiatric inpatients
- Complete medical portions of treatment plans as part of the interdisciplinary care team
- Collaborate with psychiatric providers regarding co-occurring medical and psychiatric issues
- Prescribe and monitor medications as appropriate
- Order, review, and interpret laboratory and diagnostic tests
- Provide withdrawal management support when needed
- Document all medical care accurately and comprehensively
- Support antimicrobial stewardship and best-practice medication management
Requirements
- Active Washington State ARNP or PA-C license
- DEA, NPI, and prescriptive authority
- BLS (AHA) certification
- Experience in family medicine, geriatric, or young adult populations
- Comfort working independently in an inpatient psychiatric setting




