Physician Assistant

Position Summary:
The ideal candidate has a holistic background and prescribes medication conservatively. Trainingin alternative medicine and techniques is preferred.

Job Duties and Responsibilities:

Helps clients by evaluating medical and psychosocial conditions

Developand implements treatment plans, including prescription of psychotropic medications

Monitors and evaluates treatment results

Evaluates clients by interviewing patients, family, and other people; conducting history and physical examinations; observing behaviors; reviewing medical history and related documents; selecting, administering, and interpreting psychological tests

Developtreatment plans by determining nature and extent of cognitive, emotional, developmental, social, and behavioral disorders and establishing treatment goals and methodologies

Treats clients by utilizing psychotherapeutic methods and medications; discussing progress toward goals with clients; providing instructions; monitoring effect of medications; and supervising staff provision of services

Maintains interdisciplinary treatment by reviewing treatment plans and progress, and consulting and collaborating with primary care physicians, mental health therapists, nurses, and other health care providers

Assures quality and safe service for patients and staff by enforcing policies, procedures, standards, rules, Joint Commission for Accreditation of Health Care Organizations requirements, H.H.S.C., and legal regulations; participating in utilization reviews; and remaining available for emergency consultations

Improves staff competence by providing training and discussions regarding the interrelationship between psychosocial and physiological problems, psychotropic medications, crisis intervention, and related issues

Maintains historical records by documenting symptoms, medications, and treatment events and writing summaries

Updates job knowledge by participating in continuing medical educational opportunities, reading professional publications, maintaining personal networks, and participating in professional organizations

Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

Decision-making

Verbal communication

Patient services

Building relationships

Discretion

Bedside manners

Minimum Qualifications:

Completion of a psychiatric residency or a family medicine/psychiatry residency in an ACGME approved residency program

Current BC/BE in Psychiatry (American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology in psychiatry)

Valid state medical license as MD, DO, NP or PA

2 years’ experience working full-time with child/adult psychiatry