Job Description:
Job Summary: Perform physical examinations; prescribe medications and medical services for patients of our treatment programs in collaboration with the Medical Director and multidisciplinary team. Assist Medical Director with psychiatric assessments and psychiatric needs of patients as directed.
Experience Requirement: PA with current North Carolina license. 5 years PA experience with at least 1 year experience in psych and/or chemical dependency facility
Duties and Responsibilities:
Patient Medical Care:
- Ensure patient history and physical examinations for newly admitted patients are performed professionally and timely with information gathered being loaded into the patient record
- Collaborates with Nursing Department.
Provide Medical Services:
- See patients who need medical attention and document these services in the medical record.
Medications:
- Prescribe medications for medical conditions including withdrawal from alcohol and/or other substances.
- Review psychiatric medications and diagnoses under the supervision of Pavillon Medical Director.
Administrative:
- Review applications for potential admission.
- Participate in Clinical Management Meetings (Medical Advisory Committee)
Multidisciplinary Team Functions:
- Participate in multidisciplinary staff meetings as needed
- Assist with medical procedures as needed
- Ensure input into multidisciplinary assessment and care planning processes and ensure appropriate documentation
Pavillon offers a generous benefits package for full time employees that include:
- medical/dental/vision insurance
- company funded life insurance and long-term disability
- Voluntary life and short term disability insurance
- generous paid time off policy with accrual from first day
- excellent 401K retirement plan with company match
- one chef prepared meal per shift
Must have satisfactory criminal background check and motor vehicle background check, and clean urine drug screen. EOE
Job Type: Full-time
Salary: $106,000.00 - $130,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Flexible spending account
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Professional development assistance
- Relocation assistance
- Retirement plan
- Tuition reimbursement
- Vision insurance
Medical specialties:
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
- Typical schedule is M-F 8-5, with a rotating on-call schedule.
Supplemental pay types:
People with a criminal record are encouraged to apply
Experience:
License/Certification:
- Physician Assistant License (Required)
Work Location: In person