About this role

Position Title: Prescriber, Physician Assistant
Location: Colorado Springs, CO (In-person)
Employment Type: Full-Time
Schedule: 40 hours per week, schedule set by supervisor

FLSA Status: EXEMPT – This position is classified as Exempt under the Fair Labor Standards Act and is not eligible for overtime pay.

At Diversus Health, every team member plays a vital role in improving access to behavioral health care for individuals and families throughout our community, including underserved and vulnerable populations. When you join our team, you become part of a mission-driven organization dedicated to removing barriers to care, promoting recovery, and creating healthier communities.
Whether your passion is clinical care, crisis services, operations, administration, leadership, or support services, you'll have the opportunity to make a meaningful difference while building a rewarding and fulfilling career.

Why Join Diversus Health?
•   Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Eligible Employer*
•   Tuition Reimbursement Opportunities
•   Comprehensive Medical, Dental, and Vision Coverage
•   401(k) with a 4% Company Match
•   Generous Paid Time Off, Sick Leave, and Paid Holidays
•   Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
•   Employer-Paid Life Insurance, AD&D, and Long-Term Disability Coverage for Eligible Employees
•   Professional Development and Continuing Education Support
•   Career Growth and Advancement Opportunities
•   Collaborative, Mission-Driven Culture
•   Meaningful Work Serving Underserved and Vulnerable Members of Our Community
*Benefits, eligibility requirements, and plan details are outlined in the Benefits Overview brochure. In the event of any discrepancy, the official plan documents govern.

Job Summary:

This position works as part of a multidisciplinary team to provide clinical services to behavioral health patients in outpatient and/or inpatient settings. Under the supervision of an MD or DO, the PA will assume client care responsibilities inclusive of psychiatric evaluation, professional diagnoses and prescribing and/or administering treatment. Applies medical knowledge and skills to the process of diagnosis, prevention and treatment of illnesses. Provides psychiatric evaluation and diagnostic assessment offering psychotropic treatment options and input to treatment plan. Performs, analyzes and documents findings for mental health and substance abuse assessments and interventions as appropriate for specialty training and population serves. Other duties include consultation regarding diagnosis and treatment to other agency staff or to community partners including emergency room and local MDs, and participation in authorization of medical necessity and other utilization management duties.

Essential Functions: Under the supervision of an MD/DO:

- Will provide services in outpatient and/or inpatient settings

- Manages to medical needs of patients including medication management.

- Assesses need for and provides clinical interpretation for ongoing evaluation needs for prescribed treatments to include but not limited to: lab tests, genetic testing, radiologic tests, specialty consults and coordination needs and clinical data. Orders, monitors and evaluates these tests and services. \

- Completes medication and health education to include but not limited to informed consent, benefits, risks, side effects, and alternative treatments for medications ordered, health/wellness management, metabolic risk reduction strategies.

- Performs timely, concurrent, accurate clinical/billing documentation meeting professional standards in compliance with State and Federal regulations. Documentation and billing coding for all services fully support clinical necessity and appropriate coding standards.

- Care coordination: Professional and timely communication/care coordination with client/families/involved agencies/ PCP/ and other specialty care providers to ensure timely and coordinated treatment planning and evaluation of client progress.

- Assures timely access to care, demonstrates flexibility in scheduling to fully meet client needs, and meets applicable productivity standards.

For Psychiatric PA’s: In addition to all of the above:

- Performs psychiatric diagnostic evaluations to determine diagnoses, treatment strategies, and care coordination needs for clients with mental health, addictions, or other psychiatric and medical needs.

- Performs pharmacologic treatment strategies, orders medications, monitors, and evaluates progress on psychiatric, addictions and/or other medications.

- Provides psychiatric medical treatment planning, coordination and consultation with multidisciplinary team members and external providers and agencies to ensure quality treatment through, but not limited to huddles, staffings, psychiatric consultation, treatment team meetings.

- Completes involuntary holds: performs professional comprehensive and timely court ordered mental health evaluations mental health and substance use holds and releases to asses appropriate risk/safety management and treatment in least restrictive environment.

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:

- Licensed PA with prescriptive authority and DEA in good standing in the state of Colorado.

- Medical PA or Specialty Certification in Adult, Addictions or Geriatric Psych

- Knowledge and competency in the psychiatric assessment and treatment of populations served.

- Knowledge of theoretical and pharmacological issues related to clinical treatment of common psychiatric disorders.

- Experience in Community Mental Health, Recovery Models of Care and Resilience Theory preferred.

- Must have sufficient language skills and be able to communicate both verbally and in writing to patients.

- Must possess basic computers kills and type 25+ w.p.m. for the input and output of patient information using electronic records

- Embodies Diversus Health’s Core Values:

Teamwork: We achieve more together.

- Solution-Minded: We embrace problems as opportunities.

- Impactful: We inspire positive outcomes.

- Integrity: We commit to do what is right

Purpose-Driven Work. Exceptional Benefits. Lasting Community Impact.

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