Physician Assistant – CSU/ED Psychiatry - Flexible Schedule - Main or NL Campus

The Department of Psychiatry at The University Iowa Health Care is seeking Physician Assistants to perform direct patient care including psychiatric diagnostic evaluations and medication management services in the Crisis Stabilization Unit (CSU) as well as the Emergency Center.  This position may be located in either North Liberty or the Iowa City Main Hospital campus.  

    We offer a hybrid (remote/on campus) work environment and flexible schedule including days, nights, and weekends that will include shift differentials. 
    This is a salaried position at SEIU pay grade 11.  See Pay Plans.
    Qualified candidates are eligible for a sign-on bonus up to $10,000. Internal candidates are not eligible for sign-on bonus.   
    This position may be eligible for a relocation allowance.
    Information regarding the full benefits package may be viewed at: https://hr.uiowa.edu/benefits

This position is eligible for hybrid work within Iowa and will require a work arrangement form to be completed upon the start of your employment. Per policy, work arrangements will be reviewed annually, and must comply with the remote work program and related policies and employee travel policy when working at a remote location. 

As a Physician Assistant in Psychiatry, your focus will be on providing coordinated care with physician supervision for the adult population across the health care continuum, including psychiatric evaluation and treatment, ongoing education and consultation to patients and their care providers to maximize community capacity managing length of stay, improving resource utilization, and decreasing costs to patients and the institution while providing personalized care of psychiatric patients.  

Health information technology, including video teleconferencing, will enhance care transitions and continuity of care.  You will collaborate/consult in the optimization of care delivery through coordination and transitions of care as a part of a team while using judgment to provide continuity of care incorporating best practices. 

Characteristic Duties and Responsibilities
•    Assures clinical competency and expertise in area of Psychiatry. Follows universal precautions.
•    Function independently and/or as a member of an interdisciplinary team to plan, deliver and evaluate health care for a defined patient population.
•    Aids in evaluation of psychiatry outpatients, including changes in course of illness and response to treatment.
•    Will provide emergency evaluation/consultation/treatment for patients in the emergency room and/or the Crisis Stabilization Unit.
•    Work with the APP team to provide coverage for services outside of 8-5 business hours if needed.  
•    Assists in evaluation of medication side effects.
•    Provides anticipatory guidance and counseling to patients/families.
•    Collaborates with nursing staff/nursing psychiatry administration to monitor and evaluate the quality of patient care.
•    Documents patient assessment and plan of care in the medical record and generates appropriate health reports for outgoing correspondence.
•    Promotes health maintenance that spans the continuum of health from outpatient to inpatient settings and back to the home care arena.
•    Maintains awareness of health facilities, agencies, and resources to facilitate the appropriate referral of patients.
•    Maintains effective working relationships with faculty, staff, residents, students, and the public.
•    Serves in a consultative and resource capacity to other divisions, the department, and the community as needed.
•    Serves in a consultative resource capacity by providing expert knowledge, and role models behaviors skills that impact clinical practice and patient outcomes.
•    Participates in the development, utilization, and evaluation of resources to meet patient/family educational needs.
•    Provides education and serves as a resource for nursing staff in area of clinical expertise.
•    Provides education to external agencies, community, and other health professionals.
•    Provides leadership to incorporate research findings into practice.
•    Participates in development and implementation of divisional and departmental quality assessment/improvement/research programs and processes.
•    Assumes responsibility for administrative activities and special projects as delegated by the Medical Directors.
•    Contributes toward the achievement of divisional and departmental goals as delegated.
•    Participates in activities that enhance clinical expertise.

Supervision
Receives supervision and direction from APP Lead in Psychiatry and daily supervision is received from faculty assigned to the clinic each day. Receives clinical supervision through collaborative practice agreement.  May exercise functional supervision over support staff.

Percent of Time: 75 - 100%
Staff Type: Allied Health Professional

Education
Must comply with registration and licensure requirements as specified by the Iowa Board of Physician Assistant Examiners which include graduation from an accredited PA educational program and/or certification by the NCCPA

Required Qualifications
Demonstrated clinical experience in Psychiatry is required.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills are required.
Evidence of ability to function with a high degree of independence while actively collaborating with health care members providing care for highly complex patients

Desirable Qualifications
Physician Assistant post-graduate training in psychiatry.
Knowledge of University of Iowa policies and procedures.
Experience working in a mental health clinic and/or in an emergency room with patients with psychiatric concerns
Experience working with youth and their families and ability to care for children if needed.
Experience with multi-disciplinary process improvement.

Application Process
To be considered, applicants must upload a letter of interest and resume (relevant to this recruitment) that clearly addresses how they meet the listed required and desired qualifications of this position. 
Job openings are posted for a minimum of 14 calendar days.  
This job may be removed from posting and filled any time after the minimum posting period has ended.
Successful candidates will have to self-disclose any conviction history and will be subject to a criminal background check and credential/education verification. 
Professional references will be needed later in the recruitment process.
For questions contact lori-posey@uiowa.edu