Physician Assistant - Outpatient Behavioral Health

Practice Highlights: Become part of a physician led 650+ provider multi-specialty group with a multi-disciplinary team approach to patient care. Saint Alphonsus is a principal provider of evidence-based, interdisciplinary behavioral health services within the region. Our outpatient practice offers comprehensive evaluation and treatment for most emotional and interpersonal problems for adolescents, children and adults. Psychotherapeutic and psychopharmacologic interventions are provided via a multidisciplinary treatment team.

The Behavioral Health outpatient clinic is seeking a full time Mental Health Physicians Assistant who is dedicated to the treatment of mental illness and compassionate towards those struggling with these diagnoses and concerns. The Mental Health PA will provide direct patient care; assessment, diagnosis, and treatment including prescription medication management, treatment planning and referrals to therapy or other specialties as needed. Saint Alphonsus uses Epic EMR, so experience with electronic medical records is preferred. The schedule consists of working M-F; minimum 36 patient contact hours per week, no call required.

Support: Practice includes 3 Psychiatrists and 1 Psychologist. Part of a multi-specialty network of 70+ Saint Alphonsus Medical Group Primary Care and Specialty Clinics. Additionally, PA will be clinically supervised by a physician in the practice, as per organization requirements.

Requirements:

• Current, unrestricted Psychiatric Mental Health Physicians Assistant medical license in Idaho;
• Valid controlled substance registration with Idaho; Board of Pharmacy and DEA
• Psychiatry or mental health training and certification required.
• A strong medical background, with at least one year of post-training prescribing experience, and a desire to develop a practice to support a growing multi-specialty medical group. In providing this support, you will obtain Idaho and Oregon medical licensure to maintain and strengthen the Health System's general internal program across all communities we serve.

RECRUITMENT PACKAGE

• Relocation
• PTO & CME Allocation
• Malpractice Insurance (Incl. Tail)
• Health/Dental/Vision
• Retirement (403b)

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