Physician Assistant
About The Position
Liberty Healthcare is offering a per diem moonlighting opportunity for Physician Assistants at Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center, a 51-bed psychiatric hospital in Bangor, Maine. The hospital provides inpatient care to people experiencing mental illness, and Liberty’s Physician Assistants provide after-hours medical services to patients. Physician Assistants work weekday shifts lasting 16 hours, from 4 p.m. to 8 a.m., and weekend and holiday shifts lasting 24 hours, from 8 a.m. to 8 a.m. Scheduling is arranged well in advance on an as-needed, as-available basis, although shifts may occasionally become available on short notice. Clinicians remain on hospital grounds throughout their shifts and provide episodic medical assessment and care in collaboration with hospital staff.
Requirements
- Possess an active Maine Physician Assistant license.
Nice To Haves
- Experience in a primary care, urgent care, or emergency room setting is preferable.
- Psychiatric or mental health experience is not required.
Responsibilities
- Remain on hospital grounds for the duration of the shift.
- Round on hospital units.
- Consult with nurses and unit staff.
- Assess patients and provide episodic care.
- Communicate with the on-call Psychiatrist as necessary.
- Refer patients to the local emergency room as necessary.
Benefits
- Competitive compensation.
- Collaborative licensure agreement with the hospital’s medical director.
- Professional liability insurance.
- Private accommodations at the hospital.
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