Physician Assistant

Position Location:

Northcoast Behavioral Healthcare - Northfield, Ohio

Salary Information:

$38.54 - $54.06 per hour

Work Hours: 8:00am - 4:30am; Flexible hours to meet operational need

To learn more about our agency, please visit our website at www.mha.ohio.gov

Job Duties:

Under supervision & control of licensed physician, interviews patients & assists in performing examinations & treatment (e.g.: Comprehensive Psychiatric Exams, psychotherapy), assists on rounds, notes progress of patients during therapy & examinations & makes recommendations for changes in treatment plan.

Reviews medical records (e.g., admission & discharge summaries) to assist in development of treatment plans; checks consumers' charts for changes in condition, signs of illness & errors; takes patients' history & writes medical reports; makes notes for physician (with co-signature).

Works with other team para-professionals & professionals on reviews of patients' progress; discusses & makes recommendations on patients' cases in treatment teams & medical staff meetings to develop treatment plans for patients; attends medical training seminars & courses; serves on various medical & agency committees; attends staff meetings; attends in-service &/or other continuing education courses relative to the growth & development as a physician assistant, plans & selects methods to share new knowledge with appropriate staff; act as consultant to treatment teams: meets with other clinical staff regarding matters involving medical care practice, designs, evaluates & implements therapeutic interventions; remains abreast of timely changes & developments; utilize OhioMHAS approved office software, approved intranet & internet resources & information systems in an appropriate network related manner as specified in the NBH Personal Computer usage guidelines for employees; in an emergency/crisis situation, will remain on duty at assigned site until situation is resolved & patient is stable; may be required to travel; may be exposed to dangerous patients & infectious diseases.

At the State of Ohio, we take care of the team that cares for Ohioans. We provide a variety of quality, competitive benefits to eligible full-time and part-time employees*. For a list of all the State of Ohio Benefits, visit our Total Rewards website ! Our benefits package includes:

• Medical Coverage
• Free Dental, Vision and Basic Life Insurance premiums after completion of eligibility period
• Paid time off, including vacation, personal, sick leave and 11 paid holidays per year
• Childbirth, Adoption, and Foster Care leave
• Education and Development Opportunities (Employee Development Funds, Public Service Loan Forgiveness, and more)
• Public Retirement Systems ( such as OPERS, STRS, SERS, and HPRS ) & Optional Deferred Compensation ( Ohio Deferred Compensation )

*Benefits eligibility is dependent on a number of factors. The Agency Contact listed above will be able to provide specific benefits information for this position.

Qualifications

Certificate of registration as physician's assistant issued by State Medical Board per Section 4730.03 & 4730.04 of Ohio Revised Code and have valid certificate to prescribe in accordance with ORC 4730.44.

Job Skills: Medical