Mental Health Physician Assistant

Emery Fox PA-C

272-***-**** ************@*****.*** Williamsport, PA 17701

Highly skilled Physician Assistant with expansive experience specializing in inpatient, outpatient, crisis intervention, adolescent psychiatry and LGBTQIA+ psychiatric and hormone replacement care. Also adept at general medicine for chronic conditions with patients who are admitted psychiatrically.

Direct education from multiple Physicians over the course of 2.5 years equating to 100+ hours of lectures at the residency level.

My approach integrates innovative treatments with empathetic patient communication, significantly enhancing mental health outcomes.

Work Experience

Physician Assistant

January 2025 - August 2025

Connections Health Solutions

Harrisburg, PA

● Assessing patients in a mental health crisis to determine appropriateness for inpatient psychiatric programs

● Prescribing psychiatric medications in a mental health urgent care setting

● Utilized evidence based medicine for rapid tranquilization of dangerous or self-injurious psychiatric patients

● Acting as lead in psychiatric codes, directing other staff members to an appropriate role

● Determining level of care of psychiatric patients including going hands on with patients or the use of mechanical and physical restraints

● Adept in 302 and 201 paperwork and determining eligibility for such forms Physician Assistant

May 2024 - Current

P.S. Psychiatry

Doyelstown, PA

P.S. Psychiatry Child, Adolescent, and Adult Psychiatry located in Doylestown and King Of Prussia, PA

Contact us Proud to Be Queer/LGBTQIA Therapy & Psychiatry

● Specialize in medical transitions for adult transgender individuals

● Providing Hormone replacement therapy for transgender individuals as well as for perimenopausal and menopausal clients

● Children ages 5-17 psychiatric care for ADHD, OCD, Generalized Anxiety Disorder, ODD, PTSD and many others

● Adults with mental health conditions that require pharmacotherapeutic interventions

● Telemedicine assessments, diagnostic testing, and treatment plans Physician Assistant

January 2023 - January 2025

Crozer Chester Medical Center

Upland, PA

● Provided crisis intervention services to patients experiencing acute episodes of distress or mental illness.

● Proficient in Crisis Intervention Care, Inpatient Psychiatric Adult Care, Outpatient Children and Adolescent Mental Health Services, Outpatient Adult Behavioral Health

● Covered shifts for the inpatient unit as the general medicine practitioner

● Referred patients to specialized programs or services as needed for additional support

or specific interventions.

● Communicated regularly with supervising psychiatrist regarding patient care and any

concerns that arose during practice.

● Collaborated with psychiatrists to develop and implement appropriate treatment plans

for patients.

● Developed strategies for managing challenging behaviors displayed by some patients

while maintaining safe environments for all involved parties e.g., using de-escalation

techniques.

● Prescribed medication and monitored its effectiveness in treating mental health conditions.

● Conducted intake assessments for new patients seeking psychiatric services at clinic

or hospital setting.

● Examined patients to obtain information about physical conditions Education

Master of Science (M.S.): Physician Assistant Studies Pennsylvania College of Technology, December 2022 Williamsport, PA Clinical Rotations-

● Internal Medicine with Geisinger Hospitalists in Danville: managed medically complex patients including CHF, Kidney failure, GI conditions, post-surgical monitoring.

● Psychiatry at Allenwood Federal Prison: engaged with high profile inmates for psychiatric assessments and treatment plans

● Surgery with Dr. Mark Armstrong in Jersey Shore: consistently first assist in GI, breast, and eye surgeries

● Emergency Medicine with Geisinger Shamokin ED: corrected nurse maid’s elbows without assistance, learned US guided cyst drainage, and involved in medical codes including CPR

● Pediatrics with Geisinger Danville PICU: US guided central line training, removal of chest tubes, trained in ventilator mechanics

References

Mitchell Kho MD

● Owner of P.S. Psychiatry

● Medical Director at Crozer Chester Medical Center Inpatient Psychiatric Unit

● Contact information: 610-***-****

Juan Gan MD

● Chairman of the Department of Psychiatry for Crozer Chester Medical Center

● Contact information: 443-***-****

Shaun Smith MD

● Attending Psychiatrist for Crozer Chester Medical Center

● Contact information: 203-***-****

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