Physician Assistant - PA-C - Behavioral Health

Fayetteville, United States | Posted on 06/09/2022

• Leads and directs care of child and adolescent psychiatric patients, serves as clinical lead for the multi‑disciplinary care team.
• Provides direct patient care to assigned patients and serves as a resource for the multi‑disciplinary team.
• Serves as the attending psychiatrist for child and adolescent patients.
• Completes initial psychiatric assessments, crisis interventions, family interventions, focused crisis diagnostic assessments, assessments of capacity for consent to treatment, risk assessments, patient education, progress toward treatment goals, and discharge planning—including medical, psychological, social, behavioral, and developmental aspects of the patient’s care, treatment, and services.
• Develops and implements individualized mental health treatment plans for assigned child and adolescent patients.
• Provides competent psychotropic medication treatment and other psychiatric treatments to meet the needs of assigned child and adolescent patients.
• Communicates directly with appropriate parents, guardians, and social services.
• Participates in care coordination with non‑physician providers, including licensed therapists, and behavioral health coordinators, with respect to psychiatric treatment.
• Completes medication flow sheets, medication reconciliation, medication education, and medication consent according to established policy.
• Assists in the development of policies, procedures, and program development.
• Orders laboratory tests according to standards of medical practice.
• Reviews health assessments completed by nursing staff, obtains a past and current medical history, and conducts a focused physical examination as indicated.
• Initiates contact with primary care physicians and other clinicians according to established guidelines.
• Assesses patients’ needs and guides the clinician team while managing treatment plan updates and initiating contact with outpatient clinicians.
• Reviews and utilizes all available documents from the crisis clinical team.
• Utilizes appropriate medication based on evidence and best practices.
• Works closely with other personnel to ensure that each treatment modality is appropriate for the consumer, and works with outside psychiatric providers in crisis and inpatient services.
• Participates in committees as assigned.

• Unrestricted registered nursing license.
• Completion of an accredited Nurse Practitioner program with a master’s level certification in Psychiatric Mental Health (PMHNP) or completion of an accredited Physician’s Assistant program (PA‑C).
• Licensed and national certifications.
• 0–3 years’ experience in the delivery of crisis mental health and/or delivery of family health treatment to children, adolescents, and/or adults.
• Unrestricted DEA license.
• Dual certified as a Family Nurse Practitioner.
• Doctor of Nursing Practice.
• Graduate from an accredited program of professional nursing or physician assistant program.
• DEA X license.

• Highly competitive benefits that begin within 30 days for new full‑time team members.
• Medical, dental, vision coverage, health savings account, flexible spending accounts, telemedicine.
• Company‑paid life insurance and disability, voluntary plans, discounted gym memberships.
• 401(k) with company contribution, generous paid time off and holidays.
• Team member appreciation days and a break room stocked full of complimentary snacks and beverages.