Physician Assistant - Pediatric Psychiatry

What You Will Do

• Conduct comprehensive psychiatric evaluations, including detailed developmental, family, psychosocial, and medical histories, with sufficient time allocated to support diagnostic accuracy and a strong therapeutic alliance with patients and caregivers.
• Provide longitudinal psychiatric care that integrates diagnostic formulation, medication management, and non-pharmacologic recommendations within a biopsychosocial and developmentally informed framework.
• Develop and implement individualized treatment plans that may include psychopharmacologic interventions, dietary and lifestyle recommendations, sleep and activity guidance, parent education, and other evidence-based supports aligned with the child’s clinical needs.
• Apply advanced diagnostic reasoning skills in child and adolescent psychiatry; development of diagnostic acumen is highly valued at Orchard Place and considered a core professional competency.
• Collaborate closely with supervising psychiatrists and multidisciplinary team members to refine diagnostic understanding and treatment planning over time.
• Participate proactively in multidisciplinary treatment planning, offering clinical insight, recommendations, and perspective that may extend beyond medication-specific issues in support of integrated, high-quality care.
• Accurately record medication orders, clinical decisions, and treatment recommendations in the medical record in a timely and professional manner.
• Complete all required clinical documentation within seventy-two (72) business hours, with limited exceptions as clinically appropriate. Adequate scheduled time is provided to support timely, accurate, and high-quality documentation.
• Prioritize quality and completeness of clinical work, recognizing that careful assessment, sound clinical judgment, and a strong provider-patient-family relationship are central to effective psychiatric care.
• Monitor, document, and communicate therapeutic response, side effects, and overall clinical progress to caregivers and treatment team members.
• Serve as a psychiatric consultant to therapists, nursing staff, clients, and families, contributing to shared clinical understanding and coordinated care.
• Engage in periodic chart review, peer review, and quality-assurance activities to ensure adherence to standards of care, regulatory requirements, and Orchard Place clinical expectations.
• Demonstrate initiative and professional judgment in supporting team functioning through consultation, mentoring, and contribution to program development, consistent with role, experience, and scope of practice.
• Engage in ongoing professional development, including completion of required and self-directed Continuing Medical Education (CME) relevant to child and adolescent psychiatry.

Requirements

• Graduate of an accredited physician assistant program
• Certified through the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistant (NCCPA)
• Two years experience providing psychiatric care in the mental health field preferred.
• Criminal, Abuse Registry and Motor Vehicle Record checks completed as required by licensure and accreditation standards.