Psychiatric Physician Assistant

About the role

The Psychiatric Physician Assistant will be responsible for caring for children and adults with eating disorders in a 100% virtual Telehealth platform. Psychiatric Physician Assistants are essential members of Equip's 5-person virtual treatment team, working alongside a therapist, dietitian, peer mentor, and family mentor to help people recover from eating disorders.

Active APP license in CA, OR, or WA strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive psychiatric assessments and ongoing medication management for psychiatrically complex patients with eating disorders and co-occurring psychiatric conditions.
• Provide comprehensive psychiatric assessments and consultation to outside psychiatric providers for ongoing treatment with this provider.
• Implement medication treatment plans for individuals with eating disorders and co-occurring conditions in a virtual clinic (i.e. telehealth) setting.
• Evaluate eating disorder-related medical risk within the psychiatric scope of care, including how ED behaviors may affect psychiatric symptoms, medication decisions, safety, and level of care needs.
• Collaborate with a multidisciplinary treatment team of medical providers, dietitians, therapists, patient mentors, and family mentors, along with outside providers.
• Utilize between-session messaging to support patients and communicate with the treatment team through Equip’s EMR in accordance with Equip’s policies and procedures.
• Engage and collaborate in treatment team meetings, supervision, learning opportunities, and department meetings.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Board Certification as a Psychiatric Physician Assistant.
• Maintain an active license to practice in the state(s) that their patients reside and/or be willing to become licensed in other states (paid for by Equip).
• Demonstrate a commitment to providing excellent evidence-based care, advancing clinical skills, and a passion for professional development.
• Communicate effectively with patients and patients' carers, and respond to messages within a timely manner.
• Be curious, enjoy learning, and participate enthusiastically in a multidisciplinary team.
• Comfort and experience treating patients with eating disorders, emotion dysregulation, suicidal ideation, substance use, trauma, mood disorders, anxiety disorders, personality disorders, and attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder. Equip uses a HAES and gender affirming approach to care.

Working Hours - Full-Time

Equip allows Patient Scheduling, Monday - Friday, between 8am-8pm in the Patient's timezone.

• Ability to provide direct patient care, including new patients and follow-up sessions.
• Ability to commit to working until 6 pm two evenings per week (you choose which evenings).
• Ability to attend mandatory meetings (i.e Group Supervision, Treatment Huddles, Labs/All Hands, Individual Supervision, etc.).
• Pacific Time Zone Working Hours.