Psychiatric - Mental Health Physician Assistant

  • University of Missouri School of Medicine
  • Columbia, Missouri
  • 04/18/2026
Full time

Job Description

This is a dual posting with job ID 59355. Only one position will be filled between both postings, depending on the qualifications of the final candidate.

The Department of Psychiatry has an exciting opportunity for full-time, licensed Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to join our growing Psychiatry team to provide services in our adult consult and/or outpatient service lines.


Consultation opportunities exist within other departments' inpatient clinics, the main MU Hospital, and offers an emergency room assessment unit to assist with crisis stabilization, intake, and discharge planning.


Outpatient care is provided at two locations: South Providence Psychiatry and Battle Avenue Psychiatry Clinic. We also offer several specialized treatments at our Interventional Psychiatry Clinic, such as Electronic convulsive therapy (ECT), Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS), Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS), Cranial Electrostimulation (CES), intranasal ketamine for treating refractory depression, and inpatient postpartum depression treatment.
The Department of Psychiatry at the University of Missouri is dedicated to the treatment of patients, education of learners and research into mental illness. The department provides a full array of services including inpatient care at the University of Missouri Psychiatric Hospital (MUPC), 24/7 emergency and hospital consultative services and outpatient adult and child clinics.


This position will hold the title of Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant. Salary will be dependent on qualifications and experience.