Physician Assistant Psychiatry Job at MAVA HEALTHCARE SYSTEM LLC, Downers Grove, IL

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  • MAVA HEALTHCARE SYSTEM LLC
  • Downers Grove, IL

Job Description

Job Description

Job Description

This position requires advanced Psychiatric Skill Sets. You must have experience prescribing and/or recommending psychotropic medications in a Psychiatric Setting.

Region: Entire Illinois

About us: Mava Healthcare Systems, PLLC provides fully integrative behavioral health services. Our multi-disciplinary team realizes that this population has special physical, emotional, and social needs. The psychiatric team is board-certified psychiatrists who collaborate with the psychiatric nurse practitioners and physician assistants.

Job Summary

We are seeking a Physician Assistant to join our team! As a Physician Assistant, you will be examining patients, collecting patient medical history, and making tentative diagnoses on minor and major issues. You will also be reading diagnostic tests and reports, interpreting data, taking the time with each patient to explain their test results and medical diagnoses, and prescribing therapy or medication with a physician's approval. The ideal candidate has an excellent bedside manner, experience charting in a medical environment, and has strong communication and interpersonal skills.

Responsibilities 

  • Examine each patient, take a detailed medical history, and chart everything medically important in their records
  • Read test results, interpret data appropriately, and make diagnostic suggestions based on those results
  • Explain to the patient test results and expected health outcomes
  • Prescribe medication or therapy with a physician overseeing as part of a larger health plan
  • Work closely with nurses, other Physician Assistants, and Physicians to formulate a full, comprehensive treatment plan

Qualifications

  • PA-C with Psychiatric CAQ
  • Bilingual Spanish is a plus!
  • Must be licensed in IL
  • Current License & DEA Required
  • Experience with all age groups
  • Must be a team-player
  • Must be adaptive and flexible

What we offer

  • Competitive pay, commensurate with experience
  • Collaborating Psychiatrists on the Illinois Team who provide services to the patients
  • Flexible scheduling: Part-Time and Full-Time (Preferred) positions available

Job Tags

Full time, Part time, Flexible hours,

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