Physician Assistant

Physician Assistant Opportunity

Pacific Neuropsychiatric Specialists (PNS) is actively seeking a Physician Assistant to join our growing organization. We are an outpatient private mental health group practice composed of Psychiatrists, Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants and Therapists who are motivated to help our patients make positive changes in their lives. At PNS, the Psychiatrists, Physician Assistants, Nurse Practitioner, Therapists, and Patient Care Coordinators are our priority and providing comprehensive, collaborative, and compassionate care is the foundation of our culture. You will have the opportunity to work a mix of office outpatient and telepsychiatry services. The Physician Assistant will diagnose, conduct assessments and prescribe medications for patients having psychiatric-mental health conditions. The role also includes developing an appropriate, integrated healthcare treatment plan and providing effective management of patient care with proper evaluation and follow-up care.

Key responsibilities include:

• Plan, organize and provide ongoing medication management and therapy for new and existing patients.
• Conduct initial in-person and tele-medicine psychiatric evaluations, medication management and monitoring visits.
• Renewing and refilling medication to the best of their ability to avoid lapses in treatment.
• Educates the patient in understanding the disease process with guidance regarding preventative practices necessary to manage acute and chronic conditions
• Provide education, assistance and support to family members and others involved with the patient to enhance awareness of mental and emotional illness and to increase their ability to contribute to the rehabilitation process.

Skills and qualifications required:

• Must hold a current and valid license to practice in the State of California and hold an NPI.
• Must have full prescription authority and maintain current D.E.A. licensure.
• Prefer but not required at least two (2) years' experience in a Behavioral Health setting or demonstrated equivalent experience.
• Bilingual Spanish is highly preferred but not required.

Compensation and benefits include:

• PNS offers a competitive compensation package including; Medical, dental, vision, and paid time off.
• Salary based on skill, experience, certification, and tenure of your profession.

Compensation: $140,000.00 - $160,000.00 per year

Pacific Neuropsychiatric Specialists specializes in high quality mental health care for patients of all ages, offering advanced diagnosis and treatment for a wide range of psychiatric conditions, including anxiety, depression, ADHD, trauma, and other complex mental health conditions.

PNS was founded on a simple conviction: every person deserves access to compassionate, expert psychiatric care. Our roots trace back over 30 years to groundbreaking psychiatric research, and since 2006, that same commitment has grown PNS into one of Southern California's largest outpatient psychiatric groups.

In 2024, ATP Clinical Research became part of PNS, and Dr. Gustavo Alva joined as Medical Director, Clinical Research, making PNS one of the largest community based psychiatric research programs in the country.

Today, we're Southern California's trusted name in high quality mental health care, and we're growing: 60+ full-time providers, 200+ clinical trials, and 8 locations across the region.

Whether you're providing direct patient care, supporting groundbreaking research, or helping run one of our clinics, you'll be part of a team that treats children, teenagers, and adults facing anxiety, depression, PTSD, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, postpartum depression, dementia, and more.

Come grow with us. We're looking for people who want their work to matter.