Psychiatric Physician Assistant Needed for Locum Tenens Coverage at Outpatient in Connecticut

Job description

About the facility

The facility operates as a residential treatment center providing structured care for individuals with substance use and co-occurring disorders alongside other outpatient clinic services. The organization maintains established protocols and modern documentation systems to ensure effective psychiatric care delivery in environments designed to support comprehensive behavioral health services.

About the facility location

Connecticut offers diverse recreational opportunities centered around its maritime heritage and natural landscapes. Visitors can explore indoor and outdoor experiences at historic seaports, participate in guided tours and scavenger hunts in coastal towns, or enjoy private sailing excursions from waterfront locations. The state provides museums, galleries, performing arts venues, and outdoor activities that showcase its cultural offerings throughout the year.

About the clinician's workday

The psychiatric physician associate will deliver comprehensive outpatient psychiatric services for adults requiring specialized mental health and substance use treatment in a residential treatment facility environment. Primary clinical duties include conducting thorough psychiatric evaluations, developing individualized treatment plans, and managing psychotropic medications for patients with substance use and co-occurring disorders. The clinician will work Monday through Friday from 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM with no call requirements, seeing 8-12 patients per day while maintaining detailed electronic documentation and participating in treatment planning meetings to ensure coordinated care delivery.

Additional job details

• Case load/PPD: 8-12
• Support staff: Nursing staff, medical assistants, and administrative support
• Patient population: Adults
• Location type: On-Site
• Prescriptive authority required: Yes
• Shift hours: Full time (40 hours)
• Cases treated: Adults requiring mental health and substance use treatment services
• Average length of stay: Not applicable for outpatient setting
• Census: Not applicable for outpatient setting
• Med checks/follow-up per day: Variable based on patient needs and treatment protocols for residential treatment facility providing structured care for substance use and co-occurring disorders
• Initial evaluation time: Standard psychiatric evaluation timeframes per facility protocols for comprehensive assessment