Psychiatric Assistant Jobs in Georgia (NOW HIRING)

Description

Are you seeking a career with a growing company, a place where you can make an impact in the community? Then Positive Impact Health Centers is the company for you.

Positive Impact Health Centers (PIHC) is a community leader in providing HIV prevention, care and treatment services located in Metro Atlanta. The PIHC model of care assures that clients have access to medical, pharmacy, dental, behavioral health and social services, providing the best opportunity for patients to achieve high-quality health outcomes.

What makes us different? We offer our employees the following:

• Health Wellness day per quarter
• Parental Leave
• Free parking at our locations/bus line accessibility
• Competitive Salary & Benefits
• Automatic 3% Safe Harbor & 2% Profit Sharing (Retirement Program)
• 100% allotted for benefit elections for employees, 50% allotted for benefit elections for employee's spouse/dependent
• Credit Union

PIHC provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, creed, ancestry, national origin, citizenship, sex or gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, and pregnancy-related conditions), gender identity or expression (including transgender status), sexual orientation, marital status, religion, age, disability, genetic information, service in the military, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws and ordinances.

Job Summary:

The Psychiatric mid-level practitioner (Nurse Practitioner: NP, Clinical Nurse Specialists: CNS, or Physician Assistant: PA) will provide psychiatric services including: diagnostic and medication assessment, prescription of psychiatric medications, and medication management. They will provide direct services to patients with the support of the Behavioral Health department clinical staff and psychiatric assistant, under the direction of a PIHC staff psychiatrist.

This description should not be interpreted as all inclusive. It is intended to identify the major responsibilities and requirements of this position. The incumbents may be requested to perform job-related responsibilities and tasks other than those stated in this position description

Requirements

Essential Functions:

The Psychiatric mid-level practitioner (Nurse Practitioner: NP, Clinical Nurse Specialist: CNS, or Physician Assistant: PA) will provide: 

• Psychiatric services including diagnostic and medication assessment, prescription of psychiatric medications, and medication management.
• He/she will provide direct services to patients with support of the Behavioral Health Department clinical staff and the psychiatric assistant, and under the direction of a PIHC staff psychiatrist.
• The Behavioral Health Director supervises the position.
• All clinical staff provide care per Standard Operating Procedures and protocols developed by the Behavioral Health Department.
• The NP/CNS/PA works collaboratively across PIHC Substance Abuse, Client Services, Clinical Care, and Prevention Departments.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Mater's Degree in Nursing (or higher) or Physician Assistant degree/Program from accredited college or university
• NPI and DEA

Experience: 

• Master's Degree in Nursing (or higher) or Physician Assistant Degree / Program from accredited college or university
• A minimum of 2 - 5 years of experience as NP/CNS/PA in clinical setting
• Experience working with medication assisted treatment preferred 

License / Licensure:

• Georgia / Licensed NP, CNS, or PA

Physical Demands: 

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to walk, use hands to finger, handle, or operate computers, objects, tools, or controls and reach with hands and arms.

The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 30 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and the ability to adjust focus.

NOTES:

1. Positive Impact Health Centers, Inc., is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, creed, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin, disability, age, or covered veteran status.
2. Recreational drugs, weapons and violence are not permitted on agency property or at any agency events or programs.
3. The above job description represents the general nature, primary duties and responsibilities, and qualifications for the work performed by employees within this job, but is not a comprehensive and exhaustive list. Employees may be required to perform other duties as assigned, and specific duties, responsibilities, and activities within the core nature of the job may change at any time with or without notice. Employees must be able to perform the essential functions of the job, as specified by the employing entity, with or without reasonable accommodation.
4. Where permitted by applicable law, must have received or be willing to receive the COVID-19 vaccine by date of hire to be considered for all jobs, if not currently employed by Positive Impact Health Centers.

The above job description represents the general nature, primary duties and responsibilities, and qualifications for the work performed by employees within this job, but is not a comprehensive and exhaustive list. Employees may be required to perform other duties as assigned, and specific duties, responsibilities, and activities within the core nature of the job may change at any time with or without notice. Employees must be able to perform the essential functions of the job, as specified by the employing entity, with or without reasonable accommodation.

Where permitted by applicable law, must have received or be willing to receive the COVID-19 vaccine by date of hire to be considered for all jobs, if not currently employed by Positive Impact Health Centers.