Outpatient Physician Assistant

Job Description

Job Description

Description:

Physician Assistant **Sign on Bonus Eligible**

Conifer Park in Schenectady, NY is currently seeking a Physician Assistant for our Outpatient facility. This position is in charge of providing compassionate, evidenced-based medical care to adult patients with substance use disorders. You will develop and utilize expert addiction medicine assessment skills, therapeutic relationship building, specialty medication knowledge, and current best practices to help patients safely navigate withdrawal and build a strong foundation for long-term recovery from addiction. You should endorse Medication Assisted Treatment as an important treatment option for appropriate patients.

You will provide medical services of care. The ideal candidate has broad direct care experience, and particular expertise in addiction treatment. You should be efficient, flexible, compassionate, and eager to embrace an interdisciplinary team-based approach that models collaborative, solution-based problem solving, and authentic communication.

Requirements:

Master's degree from an accredited program. Unrestricted licensure and board certification; Must have prescriptive authorization, DEA license, and X-waiver; Broad clinical experience required. Addiction treatment experience preferred; Excellent collaborative and interpersonal skills; Outstanding written and verbal communication skills; Positive energy.

$7,000.00 SIGN-ON BONUS: $3,500 after completion of the 90-day orientation period and $3,500 after 2 years of continuous employment.

We offer competitive wages, benefits, and a pension plan in a supportive working environment.

Background checks, pre-employment & drug screenings required.

We are an equal opportunity employer according to current standards.

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