Per Diem Physician Assistant | Inpatient Medicine - Psychiatry

Position Overview

The Department of Psychiatry is excited to re-open a state-of-the-art 36-bed inpatient psychiatry unit, including four high-acuity med-psych beds. This role offers a unique opportunity to practice at the intersection of psychiatric and medical care, supporting a complex and rewarding patient population.

Key Responsibilities

• Collaborate with the interdisciplinary psychiatry team to manage inpatient care
• Conduct daily patient rounds and provide ongoing clinical assessment
• Manage all aspects of patient care, including:
• Documentation and order entry
• Coordination of consults
• Discharge planning
• Respond to acute psychiatric and medical needs on the unit
• Support safe, high-quality care for medically complex psychiatric patients

Preferred Qualifications

• 1–2+ years of experience in hospital medicine and/or psychiatric care

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Physician Assistant studies
• Current New York State PA license
• NCCPA certification
• ACLS and BLS certification
• NYS Infection Control certification
• DEA registration with NYS Opioid Prescriber training compliance

Why Join Us?

• Work in a newly redesigned, leading-edge inpatient psychiatry unit
• Be part of a collaborative, mission-driven clinical team
• Gain experience in a highly specialized med-psych environment
• Deliver meaningful, patient-centered care every day

Benefits

• Comprehensive and competitive benefits
• Dynamic environment that embraces every person

Schedule

On-site presence (variable by role)

Pay

$100.00/Hourly