Physician Assistant (PA-C), Psychiatry

About Clear Path

Clear Path Behavioral Health provides psychiatric evaluation and medication management to adults 18 and over across California through secure video visits. Our care team of psychiatrists, psychiatric physician assistants, and nurse practitioners, all licensed in California, works from a shared medical record. Care begins with a comprehensive psychiatric evaluation, followed by individualized treatment plans and scheduled follow-up visits. We treat depression, anxiety, ADHD, bipolar disorder, PTSD, and stress and insomnia, and we accept most major insurance plans.

The role

This position starts fully remote, providing telepsychiatry to adult patients across California under a written practice agreement with a supervising physician. As our Los Angeles clinics open, the role may include on-site clinical work there. We're hiring for full-time, part-time, and per diem schedules.

Clinical responsibilities

• Conduct psychiatric evaluations, including history, mental status exam, risk assessment, and diagnostic formulation using DSM-5-TR criteria
• Diagnose and treat psychiatric conditions in adults, including depression, anxiety, ADHD, bipolar disorder, PTSD, and stress and insomnia
• Prescribe and manage psychotropic medications, including controlled substances when authorized under the practice agreement, and monitor effectiveness, side effects, labs, and drug interactions
• Provide ongoing medication management through scheduled follow-up visits, using validated rating scales to track progress and screen for side effects
• Complete risk assessment and safety planning, and connect patients in crisis to appropriate emergency services
• Provide psychoeducation and coordinate psychotherapy referrals
• Order and interpret relevant laboratory studies
• Maintain accurate, timely documentation in the electronic health record

Team responsibilities

• Work under the supervising physician as set out in the practice agreement, including case consultation and chart review
• Collaborate with the Medical Director and care team in case reviews and quality improvement
• Coordinate care with therapists, primary care providers, and other outside clinicians
• Maintain current licensure, certification, DEA registration, and required continuing education

Qualifications

• Graduate of an ARC-PA accredited physician assistant program
• Current, unrestricted California PA license from the Physician Assistant Board
• Current NCCPA certification (PA-C)
• NCCPA Certificate of Added Qualifications (CAQ) in Psychiatry preferred
• Active DEA registration for California, or the ability to obtain one
• Current BLS certification
• Must live in California
• 2+ years of psychiatric PA experience preferred
• Telepsychiatry experience preferred
• Bilingual skills a plus

Practice requirements

Practice will follow California law and a written practice agreement with a supervising physician, as required by the Physician Assistant Board.

Compensation and benefits

• Full-time base salary range: $165,000 to $200,000
• Part-time and per diem hourly range: $80 to $100 per hour
• Benefits for full-time and eligible part-time employees: health, dental, vision, malpractice coverage, CME allowance, 401(k), short/long term disability, life insurance, PTO
• Remote-work equipment stipend

Clear Path Behavioral Health, a Professional Corporation is an equal opportunity employer. We welcome applicants of all backgrounds and do not discriminate on the basis of any characteristic protected by law.