Physician Assistant

9 days ago
United StatesFull TimePrimary Care
✓ No Call✓ No Weekends

Job Description

About the Role

Join Homewood Health Centre as a Physician Assistant in United States. Physician Assistant Make a difference in a growing, innovative mental health organization and centre of excellence in people-centered care. Work with supportive colleagues who are passionate about improving lives and champions for quality and continuous learning.

Key Responsibilities

  • will play a crucial role in assessing patients' mental health conditions, prescribing appropriate medications, and implementing treatment plans to support their recovery journey.
  • will be responsible for clinical psychiatric care of patients as they engage in their recovery journey.
  • will include health assessments and diagnosis of medical and cognitive problems, developing and implementing a plan of care, providing health counselling and emotional support in the areas of health promotion and the prevention of illness, injury and complication * Working in collaboration with the supervising physician to facilitate early assessment and intervention for patients requiring consults * Supporting the management of patients in collaboration with the interdisciplinary team including comprehensive nursing/medical history, physical and psychosocial assessment of the patients’ status * Utilizing established care paths and order sets to guide care practices for the patient population from admission through to discharge * Supporting the health team through the completion of comprehensive initial patient assessments and established individualized treatment and care plans for the complex patients in collaboration with physicians and psychiatrists * Assisting in/coordinates care with patients, families and communities * Creating and maintaining a climate for and a commitment to healing within a therapeutic relationship.
  • manage conflict situations and aggressive behaviour and use non-violent crisis intervention and behavioural.

Work Schedule

  • Full-time position.
  • No explicit call, weekend, or night shift information provided.

Apply to join Homewood Health Centre as a Physician Assistant.

Key Skills

Health AssessmentsDiagnosisTreatment PlanningHealth CounsellingPsychopharmacologyPsychotherapeutic SkillsCrisis InterventionConflict ManagementTeam BuildingTime ManagementRecord KeepingCritical ThinkingComputer ProficiencyActive ListeningNon-Violent Crisis Intervention

Requirements

Candidates must possess good standing membership with the Canadian Association of Physician Assistants and be registered with the CPSO, along with certification from PACCC or NCCPA. Essential knowledge includes Psychosocial Rehabilitation, addiction treatment, psychopharmacology, and the Mental Health Act, supported by advanced assessment and diagnostic reasoning skills.
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Position Insights

WeekdayDoc rates Physician Assistant at Homewood Health Centre a 4.0/10 for work-life balance — below average.

This position offers no on-call requirements, no weekend shifts.

Key skills for this role include Health Assessments, Diagnosis, Treatment Planning, Health Counselling, Psychopharmacology.

4.0

Work-Life Balance Score

Below Average

Protective Factors (2)

No on-call (β=6.95; p<0.001 for ↓ exhaustion)

No weekends (57% ↓ work-life conflict)

Interpretation: Position shows moderate burnout protection with 2 validated protective factors.

Job Details

Employment Type

Full Time

Posted

9d ago