I'm a psychiatric physician assistant working in South Florida. I currently have a full-time W2 job but would like to increase my income by working per diem on my off days and weekends. However, the market here is quite saturated, and I'm struggling to find suitable opportunities. I've been looking into substance abuse and detox centers, but many of them either prefer nurse practitioners or require a Psych CAQ. Furthermore, the compensation for some of these positions has been disappointing, with some offering as little as $35-$50 per hour for being the only provider on-site and on-call, and w ..read more

Hello everyone! I am a medical student working on a project to understand the role and experiences of psychiatry providers with head and neck cancer patients. To do this, we have a survey about experiences (or lack of experience) with head and neck cancer patients. If you work in psychiatry, I would greatly appreciate your help with this 5-10 minute survey. Thank you for your help! https://redcap.link/USCENTPsychSurvey ..read more

Hi everyone!  I’m a PA who has just begun a position as a provider in the psychiatric emergency area of a local hospital as well as doing psych consultations for the med/surg floors.  I’m wondering if anyone has any good dot phrases/smart phrases that would be useful for my area of work, including templates for HPI, ROS, PE/MSE, Assessment/Plan, discharge, or anything else that may be relevant.  Any help would be much appreciated - thanks in advance!  ..read more

Hi, lovely and expert fellows on PA Forum!  I am considering a move to psychiatry under the supervision of an MD who values autonomy and training. I want to work predominantly with trauma survivors, both in psychotherapy and psychopharmacology. I am seeking basically ANY advice from anybody who might know anything about starting an LLC for this type of practice, reimbursement, or any other pearls of wisdom.  Thank you in advance for generously sharing your expertise - I am very grateful.  ..read more

Hi there,    does anyone work in an opioid treatment program that could answer some new provider onboarding questions?  ..read more

Hi everyone - I run a psychiatric practice in Chicago and we are looking to hire a few PAs. We have part time available as well as weekends so you can continue your day job as well. We are mostly looking for PAs in the inpatient psychiatric settings. You don't need to have any experience - my partner and I will onboard you and be available for consultation on difficult cases. If you're interested let me know and we can set up an interview ..read more

I am looking for some insight from any PA practicing in outpatient psychiatry, especially is TN or VA I heard from a colleague that there has been some issue with reimbursement in the outpatient psychiatry realm that is specific to PA services I wondered if anyone currently practicing in this specialty or anyone with knowledge about the situation could weigh in.    Are PAs reimbursed at the normal rate or at a decreased rate? Are there discrepancies between reimbursement for medicare/Medicaid and commercial insurers? Thank you all in advance ..read more

What book(s) did you all use to study from for the exam?  ..read more

Planning to start my own psych practice - does anyone know what typical fees are for a supervising physician? It will be a small niche psychiatric practice in a smaller town so not very busy. Also if anyone knows anyone who can share a contract between PA/Physician that would be great. Thanks!  ..read more

If you were looking to hire a Supervising Physician for chart sign off how would you go about it?  In other words, would you post on indeed, talk with doctors you've worked with, etc?  Looking for suggestions.   Thank you ..read more