Telehealth PMHNP — Contract Psychiatric NP for County Jail (Yuma, AZ)

Job ID#: BD-1248-01

Adelphi Staffing, LLC seeks a licensed Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner to deliver telehealth-based psychiatric care to individuals in custody at a county-operated detention facility in Yuma County, Arizona. This contract position combines remote clinical services, administrative duties, and continuous on-call coverage to meet contracted standards of care for a correctional setting.

Key details

• Location: Yuma County, AZ (county jail detention facility)
• Coverage: Telehealth clinical services + 24/7 on-call availability
• Time commitment: Equivalent of 20 hours per week (clinical, administrative, and on-call responsibilities); continuous on-call coverage required
• Service setting: Detention facility / county jail
• Employment type: Contract

Minimum qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited Nurse Practitioner program
• Current, unrestricted Arizona Nurse Practitioner license
• National certification as a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP)
• Minimum 2 years’ experience providing psychiatric/mental health services in a correctional or institutional setting
• Proficiency with secure telehealth platforms
• Ability to satisfy detention-facility credentialing, security requirements, background checks, and clearances

Primary responsibilities

• Provide psychiatric evaluations, follow-up visits, and medication management via secure telehealth
• Complete a minimum of 50 psychiatric patient encounters per week
• Prescribe and manage psychotropic medications in accordance with Arizona law and facility protocols
• Assess and guide care for suicide risk, crises, and emergent psychiatric conditions
• Maintain accurate, timely documentation in the electronic medical record system
• Coordinate care with onsite nursing staff and facility administration
• Participate in quality assurance, reporting, and program oversight activities as required
• Maintain 24/7 on-call availability for psychiatric emergencies
• Perform other duties as assigned

Adelphi Staffing values providers experienced in correctional behavioral health who can deliver timely, evidence-based care via telehealth while collaborating effectively with facility teams.