Psychiatric - Mental Health Physician Assistant

Home Health Psych Opportunity Seeking Part-Time NP, PA or MD Psych Must live local to San Mateo, CA

• Schedule : Negotiable. 20-hours / week over 3 days
• EMR : Welligent and Avatar
• Caseload : Maximum of 13.
• Practice Setting : Short-term residential crisis serving adults in psychiatric crises.
• Facility Type : Social Rehabilitation
• On Call / Call Backs : Yes
• Required Skills (types of cases, supervised versus unsupervised) : Provides psychiatric evaluation, diagnosis and treatment of clients at Serenity House, utilizing consultation with a psychiatrist for support as needed. Provides medication management to clients : educates clients and staff regarding medications, monitors and assists clients with self-medication, coordinates changes in medication orders with client and staff, trains staff in medication management, administration, and adherence strategies, reviews client medications.
• Preferred Skills : Needs to be able to work independently with psych back up by phone; Experience with patients with co-occurring disorders. Effective listener; clearly and thoughtfully communicates with others in person and on the phone. Persists in efforts to solve issues even when faced with internal barriers; takes personal responsibility for customer service outcomes; responds quickly and effectively to requests for assistance and support whether internal or external. See job description for further.
• Patient Population : Wide ranging levels of psychopathology, serious and persistent mental illness, co-occurring substance use disorders. Adults.
• Certifications Required : Board Certified PMHNP with valid CA license and furnishing number.
• DEA : Yes. X-waivered preferred but not required.