Physician / Pediatrics / Texas / Permanent / Physician Assistant - Psy

Company: Kurz Solutions
Location: San Antonio
Posted on: January 15, 2021

Job Description:

Job Description

Psychiatric Physician Assistant
On the Southwest Riviera...

The Community - San Antonio, TX
San Antonio may have an incredibly rich history, but it's also a destination rife with exciting new developments and attractions. One major new draw is the redevelopment of the legendary Pearl Brewery into a hip and artsy Urban Village along a newly completed extension of the enchanting River Walk - this bustling, eco-friendly complex includes shops, restaurants, entertainment and residences. Farther north along the river, the very first public golf venue in Texas, Brackenridge Golf Course, completed a stunning $4.6 million refurbishment in 2009, and in arts news, the prestigious McNay Art Museum nearly doubled in size with the opening of a dramatic new wing done in modernist style. With swank, see-and-be-seen restaurants, shops, and nightspots opening around the city, San Antonio has plenty to offer both new and repeat visitors.

Job Description (includes but is not limited to):
To provide short-term, face-to-face therapeutic assessments with the intent to provide medication management ONLY. Some of the most common issues the NP or PA address are (but not limited to): drug/alcohol abuse and dependency, depression, anxiety, stress/tension, grief, PTSD and suicidal ideation. Shall provide quality medication management and crisis medication management to clients as they present for services. Administrative and Professional services include, scheduling follow-up visits and maintaining appropriate clinical notes of each session as required.

• Provides psychiatric nursing care as a case manager as the liaison and advocate for patients by assisting in coordinating continuing care for those with acute and chronic psychiatric problems.
• Participates as a member of the Department of Behavioral Medicine, Psychiatry Service within the context of a multidisciplinary team that coordinates care for psychiatric patients. Activities include, but are not limited to, the following:
  • Assist patients/family members in accessing the appropriate level of psychiatric problems.
  • Collaborate with families, case managers, discharge planning and multidisciplinary team to ensure appropriate utilization of health care resources.
  • Performs direct patient care to include:
    • Conducting psychiatric triage; performing psychiatric-assessments to determine appropriate diagnostic impress according to current guidance.
    • Determine appropriate patient disposition (admission or outpatient care); educating patients and family members, and significant others about the illness/condition, medication, and available resource.
    • Administering prescribed medications; facilitating groups; and providing patient counseling.Qualifications
      • Current active unencumbered license from any state or territory of the United States.
      • Have and maintain current certification in Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) by the American Heart Association.
      • Initial Assessment with Medication Management Follow-up
      • CISD Certified a Plus
      • Contract Psychiatric Nurse must have successfully completed competency-based training on the following tasks:
        • Application and use of restraints
        • Performing Mental Status Exams
        • Conducting community meetings
        • Facilitating task and education groups
        • Co-facilitating group therapy
        • Performing Special Watch Procedures
        • Pass the NLN Psychiatric Medication Test with a minimum score of 80 percent.
        • Possess the knowledge and actions and dosages of most commonly used psychotropic medications.
        • Minimum of one year of experience within the last three years caring for psychiatric patients.
        • Must have sufficient training and experience to effectively provide psychological services for patients and family members as it relates to the practice of clinical/counseling psychology and clinical/behavioral health psychology.
          KurzSolutions is committed to improving health outcomes by providing well-managed companies with the top healthcare talent in the market.
          
          

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