Post Graduate Physician Assistant Fellowship
Apply NowCompany: The Harris Center for Mental Health and IDD
Location: Houston, TX 77084
Description:
The Harris Center for Mental Health and IDD ("The HARRIS CENTER") is looking for a Post-Graduate Physician Assistant Fellow to join our team. Under the clinical supervision of an identified psychiatrist and in collaboration with other health professionals in the delivery of services. The Post-Graduate Physician Assistant Fellow will continue to advance their knowledge and skills to focus on Psychiatry and the assessment and management of mental health disorders in the community. Upon completion of this Fellowship, PA trainees will exhibit competency in patient care, medical knowledge, practice-based learning and improvement, interpersonal and communication skills, professionalism, and systems-based practice.
Your role in action:
What qualifications you will need:
Education:
Other Key Qualifications :
What else you should know:
Training Locations include:
The typical shift will be Monday through Friday. Could be expected to work evenings or weekends depending on the rotation location.
This posting is associated with position #2505-89909 and # 2507-89910.
What we have to offer:
The HARRIS CENTER offers competitive salary, excellent benefits package, retirement plans with company matching, prior service credit towards generous PTO accrual, outstanding wellness programs and professional development.
Employees can also take advantage of business casual dress code, corporate discounts, and gym memberships. New hire referral bonus, discounts are also available on an optional basis. These include mobile phone service, fitness centers and other wellness amenities.
About us:
The HARRIS CENTER is the state-designated Local Mental Health Authority and Local Intellectual and Developmental Disability (IDD) Authority serving Harris County, Texas. As the largest behavioral and developmental disability care center in Texas, The HARRIS CENTER provided care to over 79,000 people in fiscal year 2019 and has an annual budget of over $275 million.
As part of its mission to transform the lives of people with behavioral health and IDD needs in the third largest county in the United States, The HARRIS CENTER provides a full continuum of services at 86 different sites across Harris County. In addition, services are provided in more than 42 different languages as well as sign language in order to better serve what is one of the most diverse and multi-cultural communities in the nation.
By utilizing the unique expertise of its more than 2,300 employees, The HARRIS CENTER is committed to meeting the behavioral health and IDD needs of Harris County residents and giving them hope to live to their fullest potential.
Your role in action:
- Graduate Fellows will complete 250 didactic and 2000 clinical hours of training.
- Graduate Fellows will attend didactic training at The Harris Center and University of Texas Health Science Center Houston.
- Graduate Fellows, under the supervision of the physician, will provide mental health care including assessment, diagnosis, examinations, ordering and conducting treatments and non-pharmacological therapists.
What qualifications you will need:
Education:
- Graduation or expected graduation from an ARC-PA accredited PA program.
Other Key Qualifications :
- Certification by NCCPA or eligible to sit for PANCE
- US Citizenship
- Texas PA Licensure prior to start of fellowship
- Following completion of the fellowship, transition to psychiatric physician assistants for a commitment of 2 years.
What else you should know:
Training Locations include:
- CSC adult Mental Health Outpatient Clinics
- CSC Child/Adolescent Mental Health Outpatient Clinics
- Psychiatric Emergency Services
- Crisis Stabilization Unit (inpatient)
- Mobile Crisis Outreach Team (MCOT)
- Crisis Intervention Response Team (CIRT)
- Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) Team
- Forensic Services Team
- Shift/Schedule is determined by location of rotation and can vary to include evenings and weekends.
The typical shift will be Monday through Friday. Could be expected to work evenings or weekends depending on the rotation location.
This posting is associated with position #2505-89909 and # 2507-89910.
What we have to offer:
The HARRIS CENTER offers competitive salary, excellent benefits package, retirement plans with company matching, prior service credit towards generous PTO accrual, outstanding wellness programs and professional development.
Employees can also take advantage of business casual dress code, corporate discounts, and gym memberships. New hire referral bonus, discounts are also available on an optional basis. These include mobile phone service, fitness centers and other wellness amenities.
About us:
The HARRIS CENTER is the state-designated Local Mental Health Authority and Local Intellectual and Developmental Disability (IDD) Authority serving Harris County, Texas. As the largest behavioral and developmental disability care center in Texas, The HARRIS CENTER provided care to over 79,000 people in fiscal year 2019 and has an annual budget of over $275 million.
As part of its mission to transform the lives of people with behavioral health and IDD needs in the third largest county in the United States, The HARRIS CENTER provides a full continuum of services at 86 different sites across Harris County. In addition, services are provided in more than 42 different languages as well as sign language in order to better serve what is one of the most diverse and multi-cultural communities in the nation.
By utilizing the unique expertise of its more than 2,300 employees, The HARRIS CENTER is committed to meeting the behavioral health and IDD needs of Harris County residents and giving them hope to live to their fullest potential.