Physician Assistant

Job Description: Nurse Practitioner/ Physician Assistant/ Psychiatrist

The ideal candidate has a holistic background and prescribes medication conservatively.
Training in alternative medicine and techniques preferred.

Job Duties and Responsibilities:

• Helps clients by evaluating medical and psychosocial conditions
• Develops and implements treatment plans, including prescription of psychotropic medications
• Monitors and evaluates treatment results
• Evaluates clients by interviewing patient, family, and other persons; conducting history and physical examinations; observing behaviors; reviewing medical history and related documents; selecting, administering, and interpreting psychological tests
• Develops treatment 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

Competencies:

• Loves people
• Documentation skills
• Decision-making
• Listening
• Verbal communication
• Patient services
• Building relationships
• Discretion
• Bedside manner

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