Hospital Advanced Practice Professional

Hospital Advanced Practice Professional

Requirements

• Graduation from an accredited Physician Assistant educational program accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Physician Assistant Programs
• Physician Assistant Certified (PA-C) by NCCPA National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants
• Physician’s Assistant license in the State of Michigan
• Michigan Controlled Substance License
• DEA registration
• Current BLS Certification from American Heart Association or American Red Cross
• Ability to accurately evaluate and care for the medical needs of children (age 5 and up), adolescents, adults, and geriatric patients
• Minimum of 3 years of practice in positions that would provide the necessary background, knowledge, and experience to deliver general medical care independently to complex patients across the age spectrum.

Responsibilities

• Provide care for patients in our inpatient and partial hospital programs – 40 hours/5 days per week
• Provide night call coverage from home approximately one night per week
• Provide weekend medical coverage in house approximately 2 weekend days per month
• Collaborate with the team of psychiatrists, social workers, nurses, and psych techs to provide effective consultative care for our patients
• Practice independently while consulting with supervising physicians as needed
• Perform a complete physical as well as a detailed review of the medical history and ongoing medical problems upon admission for assigned hospital and partial hospitalization patients, accurately assessing need for treatment or further evaluation.
• Manage patient’s general medical conditions during their psychiatric inpatient stay
• Manage non-psychiatric medications for assigned patients during their stay
• Order and interpret appropriate diagnostic testing for the purpose of ongoing evaluation, monitoring, and medical management
• Carefully document patient evaluations and treatment in the EMR

Preferred Qualifications

• Understands, communicates, and supports the vision of the hospital and department
• Demonstrates commitment to the role of providing excellent, compassionate medical care to our psychiatric patients
• Interacts collegially and effectively with other staff members, including psychiatrists, social workers, nurses, and psych techs and values them as important members of the treatment team
• Consistently displays a positive attitude and a willingness to assist other colleagues
• Adapts to and accepts the need for change
• Is highly motivated and demonstrates personal initiative and professionalism
• Has the ability to work with supervising physicians, seeking out informal consultation as needed
• Has previous experience functioning in a collaborative role
• Is committed to relevant ongoing medical education
• Possesses excellent verbal and written communication skills and uses them effectively with patients as well as other team members
• Feels comfortable interacting with a sometimes difficult, challenging patient population