Responsibilities

The Horsham Clinic is seeking a dynamic and talented Physician Assistant.

The Horsham Clinic is a 206 bed private behavioral healthcare facility located on a beautiful 55-acre suburban campus. We are minutes from Philadelphia and we serve Southeastern Pennsylvania and New Jersey. The Horsham Clinic provides comprehensive behavioral health services to children, adolescents, adults, and their families. Programs and services are located on the main campus in Ambler, Pennsylvania, as well as satellite day hospital programs in Pennsylvania, Delaware County, and Chester County. We offer competitive rates, excellent benefits (after 30 days), 401(k) tuition reimbursement& PTO. If you are interested in becoming part of a well-respected industry leader, then we invite you send your resume.

The Physician Assistant (PA) is certified by the State Board of Medicine (or State Board of Osteopathic Medical Examiners) to provide medical services under the direction of the supervising physician. The PA augments the physician’s data gathering abilities in order to assist the supervising physician in reaching and instituting care plans for the physician’s patients. The PA provides patient medical screenings to determine medical attention, reviews patient medical records to determine health status, obtains patient medical history, and performs history and physical examinations.

Qualifications

Responsibilities and Duties

• Certified PA in the State of Pennsylvania
• 2 years relevant clinical experience in a medical setting.
• Previous experience with behavioral health patients highly preferred.
• Must be available to work in all treatment setting, including children, adolescents, adults and dually diagnosed patients.
• Ability to communicate verbally and in writing.
• Physical agility to manage patients.
• Ability to push, pull and lift up to 40 pounds.
• Intermittent sitting, standing, walking, bending and stooping.
• National Board Certification;
• BLS Certification
• Must possess relevant clinical knowledge of the medical and psychiatric needs of all age groups, including age specific growth and development, limit setting, behavior management
• Exposure to psychiatric patients who may exhibit unpredictable and impulsive behavior.
• Potential for exposure to communicable diseases, blood/body fluids and other hazardous waste