Kansas Employer
Physician Assistant
Kansas Employer, Newton, Kansas, United States, 67114
This job was posted by https://www.kansasworks.com : For more information, please see: https://www.kansasworks.com/jobs/13087568
MISSION STATEMENT: To foster healing and growth in individuals and communities by providing behavioral and mental health services with compassion, competence, and stewardship in the spirit of Christ.
POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES:
CLINICAL RESPONSIBILITIES
The role of this PA will be as a Psychiatric Physician Assistant. The Physician Assistant will function in a collaborative role with a responsible psychiatrist for adults and older adults, and other members of the multidisciplinary teams associated with outpatient work.
Provide outpatient medication evaluations and medication checks to population we serve.Be responsible for monitoring and adjusting medication types and doses, per protocol.Assess, diagnose, and make recommendations for physical ailments that arise during treatment of patient, as needed.Document all psychiatric evaluations and medication management appointments in the EMR within the specified time frames.Take primary responsibility for the Medication Reconciliation process for those outpatients seen for medication management.Be responsible for maintaining contact with families of patients, as appropriate.Be responsible for ordering appropriate screening and laboratory tests, as needed.Serve as a consultant to other clinicians / Prairie View staff.Collaborate with other staff members for the purpose of evaluation and treatment.Provide weekend and/or weekday call coverage, if agreed upon.Maintain clinical outcomes within Prairie View standard.Utilize Prairie View resources in a cost effective mannerActively participate in ensuring that CMS and The Joint Commission requirements are met in the outpatient setting.
ADMINISTRATIVE RESPONSIBILITIESPERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENTPROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENTEMPLOYEE CONTRIBUTES TO POSITIVE WORK ENVIRONMENT WITH\ CO-WORKERS AND CUSTOMERS
Qualifications
Minimum Education: Bachelor of Science Physician Assistant degree; must have and maintain a PA category license from Kansas State Board of Healing ArtsMinimum Experience: Must have experience working with adults, older adults, children / adolescents for the purpose of doing clinical assessments, psychopharmacologic prescribing by protocolMust be competent in observing, interviewing, and assessing patients in order to formulate a diagnosis using current DSM criteriaMust possess basic psychotherapeutic skills to establish patient/clinician relationshipsMust have sufficient psychopharmacologic knowledge to effectively manage psychiatric illnessMust be competent in recognizing side effects, adverse drug reactions, and drug-drug interactions, especially as it pertains to psychotropic medicationsMust have a desire to work within the Prairie View multi-disciplinary team structureMust have good listening skills, verbal skills, and written communication skills to effectively interact with patients, staff, and multidisciplinary treatment team membersMust have working knowledge of the principles of managed careMust possess basic computer skills to utilize email and to navigate the Electronic Medical Record (EMR)Must be willing and able to provide psychiatry support to providers in the community e.g., aging agencies, external care providers, and schools if / when needed.Experience with physical assessments of adults and geriatrics preferred.Must be able to pass Kansas Bureau of Investigation Screen and the Central Registry Screen for both adults and childrenMust maintain curr nt CPR certification
MISSION STATEMENT: To foster healing and growth in individuals and communities by providing behavioral and mental health services with compassion, competence, and stewardship in the spirit of Christ.
POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES:
CLINICAL RESPONSIBILITIES
The role of this PA will be as a Psychiatric Physician Assistant. The Physician Assistant will function in a collaborative role with a responsible psychiatrist for adults and older adults, and other members of the multidisciplinary teams associated with outpatient work.
Provide outpatient medication evaluations and medication checks to population we serve.Be responsible for monitoring and adjusting medication types and doses, per protocol.Assess, diagnose, and make recommendations for physical ailments that arise during treatment of patient, as needed.Document all psychiatric evaluations and medication management appointments in the EMR within the specified time frames.Take primary responsibility for the Medication Reconciliation process for those outpatients seen for medication management.Be responsible for maintaining contact with families of patients, as appropriate.Be responsible for ordering appropriate screening and laboratory tests, as needed.Serve as a consultant to other clinicians / Prairie View staff.Collaborate with other staff members for the purpose of evaluation and treatment.Provide weekend and/or weekday call coverage, if agreed upon.Maintain clinical outcomes within Prairie View standard.Utilize Prairie View resources in a cost effective mannerActively participate in ensuring that CMS and The Joint Commission requirements are met in the outpatient setting.
ADMINISTRATIVE RESPONSIBILITIESPERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENTPROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENTEMPLOYEE CONTRIBUTES TO POSITIVE WORK ENVIRONMENT WITH\ CO-WORKERS AND CUSTOMERS
Qualifications
Minimum Education: Bachelor of Science Physician Assistant degree; must have and maintain a PA category license from Kansas State Board of Healing ArtsMinimum Experience: Must have experience working with adults, older adults, children / adolescents for the purpose of doing clinical assessments, psychopharmacologic prescribing by protocolMust be competent in observing, interviewing, and assessing patients in order to formulate a diagnosis using current DSM criteriaMust possess basic psychotherapeutic skills to establish patient/clinician relationshipsMust have sufficient psychopharmacologic knowledge to effectively manage psychiatric illnessMust be competent in recognizing side effects, adverse drug reactions, and drug-drug interactions, especially as it pertains to psychotropic medicationsMust have a desire to work within the Prairie View multi-disciplinary team structureMust have good listening skills, verbal skills, and written communication skills to effectively interact with patients, staff, and multidisciplinary treatment team membersMust have working knowledge of the principles of managed careMust possess basic computer skills to utilize email and to navigate the Electronic Medical Record (EMR)Must be willing and able to provide psychiatry support to providers in the community e.g., aging agencies, external care providers, and schools if / when needed.Experience with physical assessments of adults and geriatrics preferred.Must be able to pass Kansas Bureau of Investigation Screen and the Central Registry Screen for both adults and childrenMust maintain curr nt CPR certification