Inpatient Psychiatrist Weekend Rounder
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Job Location:
Reading, PA - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
23 hours ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Overview
Inpatient Psychiatrist - Weekend Coverage Saturday & Sunday (Adult & Adolescent)
New Graduates or Experienced Psychiatrist are encouraged to enquire.
Tower Behavioral Health is a 181 bed healthcare system dedicated to delivering highquality compassionate behavioral health services across the continuum of care. Our state-of-the-art inpatient psychiatric hospital in Reading Pennsylvania provides acute evidencebased psychiatric treatment for both adult and adolescent patients in a safe structured and therapeutic environment. Tower Behavioral Health operates under a patientcentered recoveryoriented model supported by multidisciplinary teams including psychiatry nursing social work psychology and allied health professionals. The organization is committed to clinical excellence ethical care regulatory compliance and collaborative practice while fostering an environment that supports physician engagement and quality outcomes.
Overview:
Provideweekend coverage for our adult and adolescent inpatient psychiatric units. This role focuses on psychiatric management of hospitalized patients during weekends including medication management treatment planning and interdisciplinary collaboration.
This position is ideal for psychiatrists seeking weekendonly coverage supplemental clinical work or schedule flexibility with clear handoffs and strong weekday provider support.
For more details please contact - or call/text - 615.861.7581
Responsibilities
- Provide inpatient psychiatric care to adult and adolescent patients during weekend coverage
- Conduct rounding clinical followups and psychiatric evaluations as needed
- Manage psychopharmacologic treatment including medication adjustments and sideeffect monitoring
- Collaborate with nursing social work therapists and other members of the multidisciplinary team
- Address acute psychiatric needs behavioral concerns and stabilization issues during weekend hours
- Support continuity of care through clear documentation and communication with weekday psychiatric providers
- Maintain timely accurate and compliant documentation in the electronic medical record
- Adhere to all ethical legal regulatory and organizational standards of psychiatric practice
Schedule & Coverage Details
- Weekend coverage only (Saturday and Sunday)
- Daytime rounding and onsite unit presence
- No routine weekday responsibilities
- Call expectations if any can be structured based on candidate availability
- Schedule and coverage scope customizable based on experience and preferences
Compensation & Perks
- Competitive weekend compensation
- Malpractice insurance coverage
- Collaborative teambased inpatient care environment
- Opportunity for additional coverage or expanded roles if desired
Qualifications
Required Qualifications:
- Doctoral degree in Medicine (MD or DO) required.
- Boardcertified or boardeligible in Psychiatry
- Current unrestricted DEA credentials to prescribe controlled substances without restrictions and per regulation within the state in which the practitioner will be working.
- Licensed in the state in which the facility(s) operate.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience providing inpatient psychiatric care to adult and/or adolescent populations
- Child & Adolescent Psychiatry fellowship training strongly preferred for candidates covering adolescent units
- Comfort managing acute psychiatric presentations across age groups
- Experience working within multidisciplinary hospitalbased teams
Acadia Healthcare
23500 Employees 11400 Beds 258 Locations 38 States 1 Network
As a leading provider of behavioral healthcare services in the United States and Puerto Rico Acadia Healthcare operates 258 treatment facilities across 38 states. Our network of treatment facilities offers multiple levels of care for various behavioral health and substance use disorders. At Acadia our primary goal is to meet patients where theyre at in their treatment process. We do this by providing a multitude of levels of care including detoxification residential treatment for substance use residential treatment for dual diagnosis acute psychiatric inpatient hospitalization medication-assisted treatment (MAT) services and an array of outpatient programming options ranging from partial hospitalization programs (PHPs) and intensive outpatient programs (IOPs) to traditional outpatient services. Our expansive network of treatment facilities creates greater access to care reduces the stigma associated with mental illness and substance use and offers those in our communities a safe environment in which to receive the treatment they need.
We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants for employment regardless of an individuals characteristics protected by applicable state federal and local laws.
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