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.

Qualifications
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.