Psychiatric - Mental Health Physician

Geisinger; Scranton (Lackawanna County); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

An established healthcare provider is seeking a dedicated physician to join their Emergency Psychiatry and Consult Liaison Service. This role involves developing a pioneering consult model to enhance psychiatric care in rural areas through both onsite and telemedicine services. You'll work collaboratively with a team of professionals to ensure seamless integration of services across multiple locations, providing essential support to a diverse patient population. If you are passionate about making a difference in mental health care and thrive in a dynamic environment, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Benefits

Healthcare benefits

Vision coverage

Dental coverage

Prescription coverage

Qualifications

• Required to have a Doctor of Medicine or Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine.
• Licensed Medical Doctor in the State of Pennsylvania.

Responsibilities

• Participate in the development of an innovative consult model.
• Provide consult services through onsite and telemedicine interventions.

Skills

Emergency Psychiatry

Consult Liaison Psychiatry

Telemedicine

Education

Doctor of Medicine

Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine

Job description

Job Summary: Geisinger Emergency Psychiatry and Consult Liaison Service

Job Duties

1. Geisinger is seeking candidates to participate in the development and deployment of an innovative hub and spoke consult model. We are deploying a central hub of Emergency Psychiatry and Consultation Liaison Psychiatry providers to provide consult services through both onsite and telemedicine interventions. The use of the hub-and-spoke delivery design sets the stage for Geisinger to cast a vital psychiatric lifeline to neighboring rural hospitals, affording relatively seamless integration and assimilation of partner facilities into its network, ensuring continuity of services in remote regions.

   This consult liaison role will work with a team of providers to provide service to 6 locations in the Geisinger service area. The goal is to offer a collaborative work environment while serving a broad variety of patients in various inpatient and emergency department settings.

2. Preference is onsite practice; however, open to telemedicine or hybrid role.

Position Details

Education: Doctor of Medicine or Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (Required)

Experience: [Specify experience requirements if available]

Certification(s) and License(s): Licensed Medical Doctor - State of Pennsylvania

About Geisinger

Founded more than 100 years ago by Abigail Geisinger, the system now includes ten hospital campuses, a 550,000-member health plan, two research centers, and the Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine. With nearly 24,000 employees and more than 1,700 employed physicians, Geisinger boosts its hometown economies in Pennsylvania by billions of dollars annually. Learn more at geisinger.org or connect with us on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, and Twitter.

Our Vision & Values

Everything we do is about making better health easier for our patients, our members, our students, our Geisinger family, and our communities.

• KINDNESS: We strive to treat everyone as we would hope to be treated ourselves.
• EXCELLENCE: We treasure colleagues who humbly strive for excellence.
• LEARNING: We share our knowledge with the best and brightest to better prepare the caregivers for tomorrow.
• INNOVATION: We constantly seek new and better ways to care for our patients, our members, our community, and the nation.
• SAFETY: We provide a safe environment for our patients, members, and the Geisinger family.

Our Benefits

We offer healthcare benefits for full-time and part-time positions from day one, including vision, dental, and prescription coverage.