Physician Assistant

Job Details: Position Type: Full Time, Education Level: Graduate Degree, Salary Range: Undisclosed, Job Shift: Day, Job Category: Nonprofit

• Social Services, Prairie View is seeking a skilled, dedicated, and compassionate Physician's Assistant to join our outpatient clinical team across our regional clinics in Mc. Pherson, Hillsboro, and Newton. Grounded in a medical model of care and working in a collaborative role with a responsible psychiatrist, you will provide high-quality psychiatric medication management, primary care consults, and medical assessments for adults and older adults. Working alongside our multidisciplinary care teams, you will play a vital role in fostering healing, growth, and clinical excellence in the communities we serve. Key Position Responsibilities

1. Clinical Care & Medication Management Evaluations & Medication Management: Conduct comprehensive outpatient psychiatric evaluations and routine medication checks for adults and older adults across assigned outpatient clinic sites. Prescriptive Care: Monitor, adjust, and optimize psychotropic medication types and dosages in accordance with established clinical protocols and outcomes standards. Physical Health Consults: Assess, diagnose, and make medical recommendations for physical ailments that arise during a patient’s mental health treatment. Medication Reconciliation: Take primary responsibility for the Medication Reconciliation process for all assigned outpatient cases. Diagnostics & Screenings: Order and interpret appropriate screening and laboratory tests as clinically indicated. Documentation: Maintain timely, concise, and accurate clinical documentation within the Electronic Medical Record (EMR) per organizational specified timeframes. Consultation & Collaboration: Serve as an internal medical consultant to Prairie View clinicians and staff, collaborating closely with therapists, case managers, and interdisciplinary teams to ensure comprehensive care. Family Engagement: Maintain active communication with patient families and support systems, as appropriate. On-Call (Optional): Provide weekday or weekend call coverage as mutually agreed upon.
2. Administrative, Quality & Compliance Regulatory Compliance: Actively participate in ensuring all clinical operations align with CMS, The Joint Commission, and Prairie View compliance standards. Performance Improvement (PI): Engage in continuous Performance Improvement initiatives to optimize patient care processes and clinical outcomes. Resource Stewardship: Utilize Prairie View resources in a cost-effective manner.
3. Professional Development & Workplace Culture Professional Growth: Participate in ongoing professional development and clinical education. Workplace Culture: Contribute positively to a supportive, respectful, and mission-driven work environment with co-workers, patients, and community stakeholders.

Qualifications

Qualifications

& Credentials Education: Graduate of an ARC-PA accredited Physician Assistant program (Master's degree preferred). Licensure: Active, unencumbered license (or eligible for licensure) as a Physician Assistant from the Kansas State Board of Healing Arts (KSBHA). Certification: Active Board Certification by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA / PA-C).

Active DEA registration (or eligible to obtain prior to start date) with prescriptive authority. Current BLS certification. Demonstrated passion for adult and geriatric psychiatric care, outpatient behavioral health, and collaborative medicine.