PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT

Physician Assistant

Skywood Recovery Center is a residential treatment facility offering integrated treatment for addiction and mental health conditions. Skywood Recovery provides individual and group therapy, experiential therapy, equine and art therapy, and yoga. Located in Augusta, MI, a convenient drive from Kalamazoo and Lansing, MI, the campus offers a restorative environment with opportunity to enjoy the outdoors. For more information, please visit www.skywoodrecovery.com.

Skywood is part of Universal Health Services, Inc. UHS is one of the nations largest and most respected providers of hospital and healthcare services, with an impressive record of achievement and performance. Growing steadily since its inception into an esteemed Fortune 500 corporation, our annual revenues were $11.4 billion in 2019. In 2020, UHS was again recognized as one of the Worlds Most Admired Companies by Fortune; in 2019, ranked #293 on the Fortune 500; and in 2017, listed #275 in Forbes inaugural ranking of Americas Top 500 Public Companies. Headquartered in King of Prussia, PA, UHS has more than 90,000 employees and through its subsidiaries operates 26 acute care hospitals, 328 behavioral health facilities, 42 outpatient facilities and ambulatory care access points, an insurance offering, a physician network and various related services located in 37 U.S. states, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the United Kingdom.

The Physician Assistant provides services to patients and consults with program staff regarding treatment.

Essential Duties And

• Provides psychiatric evaluation and treatment services
• Performs routine and psychiatric evaluations and psychopharmacologic treatment of patients at admission and ongoing, completing documentation of all evaluations and treatment visits on the day of the session and according to documentation requirements.
• Ensures timely meetings with patients and timely documentation of related notes.
• Practices according to industry standards for psychopharmacologic treatment.
• Communicates with attending physicians, psychiatrists, etc. regarding status and treatment of the patient.
• Participates in weekly staff and clinical meetings.
• After hour on-call schedule as needed

Qualifications

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
• Considerable knowledge of contemporary treatment approaches to integrated care.
• Ability to demonstrate understanding of a variety of models and theories of addiction, MI, and related issues.
• Knowledge of philosophies, practices, policies and outcomes of models of treatment, recovery, relapse prevention, and continuing care for co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders.
• Understanding of diverse cultures and gender specific issues and ability to incorporate needs of gender and culturally diverse groups into practice setting.
• Be in good standing with licensing board.
• Current malpractice insurance required.

Education and Experience

• Certified PA with specialty in addiction medicine and/or psychiatry.
• Expertise treating patients with mental illness and chemical dependency.
• Board eligible or Board certified as a PA

Benefit Highlights

• Challenging and rewarding work environment
• Career development opportunities within UHS and its Subsidiaries
• Competitive Compensation
• Excellent Medical, Dental, Vision and Prescription Drug Plan
• 401(K) with company match and discounted stock plan
• Generous Paid Time Off
• Free Basic Life Insurance

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Retirement plan
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance

Ability to Commute:

• Augusta, MI 49012 (Required)

Work Location: In person