Locum Psychiatric NP/PA — PACT Team (Worcester, MA)

Join a community-focused behavioral health team serving Worcester and Auburn to provide compassionate, flexible psychiatric care for adults with serious and persistent mental illness. This locum opportunity is part-time and ideal for a clinician who enjoys working both in the clinic and out in the community as a member of a multidisciplinary Program for Assertive Community Treatment (PACT) team.

Pay and schedule

• Compensation: $110 per hour
• Typical schedule: 4–5 days per week, totaling about 24 hours weekly
• EMR: CareLogic

What you’ll do

• Perform psychiatric evaluations and ongoing medication management for high-acuity community-based clients
• Assess, diagnose, and treat individuals with serious mental illness, adjusting medications as needed to optimize outcomes
• Work closely with social workers, nurses, therapists, and case managers under the Medical Director’s supervision
• Participate in treatment planning, care coordination, and crisis stabilization efforts
• Provide both office-based visits and community outreach/home visits
• Keep clear, timely documentation in CareLogic

Patient load and flow

• Program census is roughly 80 clients
• Weekly encounters will vary with acuity and care transitions—some weeks may involve as many as ~25 patient contacts, other weeks 10 or fewer

Who we’re looking for

• Graduate of an accredited Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant program
• Active Massachusetts license required
• Active DEA registration and Massachusetts Controlled Substance Registration (CSR) required
• Prior experience in psychiatry, behavioral health, community mental health, or working with serious mental illness is preferred
• Local candidates strongly preferred

If you’re motivated to deliver hands-on psychiatric care in a community setting and enjoy collaborating with a multidisciplinary team, this role offers meaningful work with a flexible part-time schedule.