Lawson Support Services is seeking to employ a full time Physician Assistant/Nurse Practioner to provide psychiatric care. LSS corporate office is located in the Heart of the Appalachian Mountains in North West North Carolina, and South West Virginia.
Daily tasks would include:
• Psychiatric evaluations including medication management, side effect identification, efficacy of treatment plan, documentation in electronic charts
• Staff education and coordination of patient schedules and information.
• Schedule, meet with families, read charts, labs and make recommendations for continued treatment.
The PA/NP would work for the physician as an employee of Lawson Support Services
• Please direct inquiries to: Alicia Lawson 336-372-6083 or email alawson@lawsonsupportservices.com
• Fax 336-372-6087 CV, professional references and salary expectations
CLINICAL ROLE: THE ROLE OF THE PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT SHALL BE UNDER THE DIRECTION OF THE SUPERVISING PHYSICIAN OR THEIR DESIGNEE.
THE PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT PROVIDES INITIAL AND ONGOING ASSESSMENT AND TREATMENT OF PATIENT’S PSYCHIATRIC AND PSYCHOSOCIAL STATUS, INCLUDING:
• OBTAINING A RELEVANT HEALTH AND MEDICAL HISTORY.
• PERFORMING A PHYSICAL EXAMINATION BASED ON AGE AND HISTORY
• CONDUCTING PREVENTIVE SCREENING PROCEDURES BASED ON AGE AND HISTORY.
• IDENTIFYING, RECORDING AND UPDATING MEDICAL AND HEALTH RISKS, NEEDS, AND STATUS.
• FORMULATING APPROPRIATE DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS BASED ON HISTORY, PE, AND CLINICAL FINDINGS.
• IDENTIFYING NEEDS OF THE INDIVIDUAL OR FAMILY RESULTING FROM EVALUATION OF COLLECTED DATA.
• ORDERING AND INTERPRETING OF DIAGNOSTIC TESTS.
• IDENTIFYING AND PRESCRIBING APPROPRIATE PHARMACOLOGICAL AGENTS.
• IDENTIFYING AND RECOMMENDING APPROPRIATE NON-PHARMACOLOGIC INTERVENTIONS.
• PERFORMING IN-OFFICE PROCEDURES AS APPROVED BY SUPERVISING OR BACK-UP PHYSICIAN.
• CONSULTING WITH OR REFERRAL TO SUPERVISING OR BACK-UP PHYSICIAN AS NEEDED.
• DEVELOPING AND PROVIDING A RELEVANT PATIENT/FAMILY EDUCATION PLAN.
• MAKING APPROPRIATE REFERRALS TO OTHER HEALTH PROFESSIONALS AND COMMUNITY AGENCIES.
• DETERMINING EFFECTIVENESS OF PLAN OF CARE THROUGH DOCUMENTATION OF CLIENT CARE OUTCOMES.
• REASSESSING PLAN OF CARE AS NECESSARY TO PRODUCING STANDARD DOCUMENTATION FOR INCLUSION IN THE MEDICAL RECORD.
