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MAVA Healthcare System
Florida · Remote OK

Physician Assistant Psychiatry

Physician AssistantFull-Time

Listed compensation

$100k-$140k

The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed

Ask the employer about call expectations, weekend coverage, nights and shift pattern and time off.

Posted 3mo ago

Job Description

Benefits

  • 401(k) matching
  • Health insurance
  • Home office stipend
  • Paid time off
  • Training & development
  • Wellness resources

For Urgent Hiring!

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

Region: Entire Florida

About Us

Mava Healthcare Systems, LLC 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 FL
  • Current License & DEA Required
  • Experience with all age groups
  • Must be a team-player
  • Must be adaptive and flexible
  • Physician Assistant with Psychiatric CAQ (Required)

What We Offer

  • Competitive pay, commensurate with experience
  • Collaborating Psychiatrists on the Florida Team who provide services to the patients
  • Flexible scheduling: Part-Time and Full-Time positions available
  • This is a remote position.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
2+ years of experience

Certifications

DEA LicenseBoard Certification

Key Skills

Psychiatric assessmentMedication managementDiagnostic testingPatient chartingTreatment planningCommunication skillsPsychotropic medication prescribingCollaborationClinical documentation

Psychiatry — Physician Assistant Career Context

Of the 41 active Psychiatry listings this role was benchmarked against, 10% are remote, 68% have no call, 83% require no weekends — this position is remote.

MAVA Healthcare System holds silver-tier status on WeekdayDoc's Top Employers work-life index, composite score 82/100, 3 active listings.

How many Psychiatry jobs are remote?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Work-life score6.4 / 10 · above average in physician assistant rolesranked against 4,478 Physician Assistant roles listingslisting-based score, 0–10
Listed pay$100k–$140kPsychiatry median $126k (middle half $113k–$150k)41 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Work settingremotepeers: 10% remote · 68% no call · 83% no weekends41 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedUS Physician Assistant listings: 22% state a sign-on bonus (median $15k) · 6% offer loan repayment1,000 active listings, Nov 2026
Psychiatry hiring demandnot ranked this monthpostings stay open a median 40 daysWeekdayDoc Hiring Index, October 2026 · 23 postings, 28 closed
New Psychiatry listings1,342 in the last 30 days988 the 30 days before (+36%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Psychiatry pay trend+8.3% vs prior quarter—through Oct 2026
MAVA Healthcare Systemsilver tier, 82/100Top Employers work-life index3 active listings
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index (4,478 Physician Assistant roles listings), Top Employers work-life index, WeekdayDoc Hiring Index; as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Physician Assistant Psychiatry at MAVA HEALTHCARE SYSTEM a 6.4 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Physician Assistant roles — ranked against 4,478 active Physician Assistant roles listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include remote work flexibility.

Location & Logistics

Florida has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states. At the posted ~$120k midpoint, that is roughly $5k–$8k a year versus a typical 4–7% state rate.

Top Physician Assistant Jobs

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Salary Distribution

31 jobs · 20 employers
11
<$135k
6
$135k-160k
7
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4
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3
$210k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

28 jobs · 20 employers
401k / retirement match
89% this job
CME allowance
68%
Sign-on bonus
61%
Loan repayment
14%
Relocation assistance
11%

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.4this job 6.4
Better work-life than 50% of Psychiatry (PA) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 63 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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About MAVA Healthcare System

Mental Health Care
Spring, Texas
11-50 employees

Benefits & Perks

401(k) matching
Health insurance
Home office stipend
Paid time off
Training & development
Wellness resources