Physician Assistant Specialty Care II- Department of Psychiatry (Dual Posted with Job ID: 61172)

About the role

The Department of Psychiatry has an exciting opportunity for a full‑time, licensed Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant Specialty Care II to join the growing Psychiatry team. The role provides services in adult consult and/or outpatient service lines, including consultation within other departments’ inpatient clinics, the main MU Hospital, and an emergency room assessment unit for crisis stabilization, intake, and discharge planning. Outpatient care is delivered at South Providence Psychiatry and Battle Avenue Psychiatry Clinic, and the position also involves administering specialized treatments at the Interventional Psychiatry Clinic (ECT, TMS, DBS, CES, intranasal ketamine for refractory depression, and inpatient postpartum depression treatment). The department offers inpatient care at the University of Missouri Psychiatric Hospital, 24/7 emergency and hospital consultative services, and outpatient adult and child clinics.

Responsibilities

• Provide services in adult consult and/or outpatient service lines.
• Conduct consultations within other departments’ inpatient clinics, the main MU Hospital, and the emergency room assessment unit, assisting with crisis stabilization, intake, and discharge planning.
• Deliver outpatient care at South Providence Psychiatry and Battle Avenue Psychiatry Clinic.
• Administer specialized treatments at the Interventional Psychiatry Clinic, including Electronic convulsive therapy (ECT), Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS), Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS), Cranial Electrostimulation (CES), intranasal ketamine for refractory depression, and inpatient postpartum depression treatment.

Requirements

• Position open to licensed Nurse Practitioners or Physician Assistants.
• Physician Assistant (PA) licensure by the Missouri State Board of Registration for the Healing Arts (minimum qualification).

Qualifications

• Additional training: CAQ/ANCC Certified (preferred).

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision plans
• Retirement plans
• Paid time off
• Short‑ and long‑term disability
• Paid parental leave
• Paid caregiver leave
• Educational fee discounts for all four UM System campuses

Pay

Anticipated hiring range: $105,000 – $140,000 annually; salary dependent on qualifications and experience.

Schedule

Monday – Friday, 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.