Psychiatrist

Odyssey Behavioral Healthcare; Exton (PA); On-site; USD 210,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

STR Behavioral Health in Chester County, PA, is seeking a psychiatry physician to assess and manage medication regimens, diagnose psychiatric conditions, and consult with the treatment team to optimize client care.

The role emphasizes maintaining a safe environment, conducting psychiatric evaluations, prescribing medications as needed, and coordinating with clinicians on treatment plans to support recovery for clients with mental health and substance use disorders.

Qualifications

• Requires at least 3 years of residency in psychiatry.
• Active, PA-licensed physician.
• Willingness to work with a clinical to implement strategies benefiting clients.
• Willingness to take calls during after-hours.

Responsibilities

• Maintain a safe and secure environment.
• Assist clients by providing information, services, and assistance.
• Routine psychiatric evaluations and medical assessments of clients.
• Follow up and evaluate client physical and psychiatric conditions.
• Prescribe medications as necessary.
• Document clinical, medical, and psychiatric treatments and recommendations.
• Oversee and collaborate with clinicians on treatment plans.
• Attend Clinical Treatment team meetings 2x a month.
• Pre-screen clients by reviewing psych and medical records for admission.
• Minimum of two hours per week, depending on census.

Skills

Work Standards

Communicating Effectively

Building Collaborative Relationships

Contributing to Team Success

Practicing Resourcefulness

Education

Residency in Psychiatry

PA Medical License

Job description

To meet an ever-expanding need for mental health and substance use disorder treatment services in the region, STR Behavioral Health is excited to announce a new PHP/IOP location opening soon in Chester County, PA. The approach at our treatment centers is firmly rooted in individualized, person-centered care to help clients uncover the why behind their disorders and help them build foundational relationships that help answer the how in moving forward

Position Summary

This position’s responsibilities include ensuring the health and safety of all clients as well as assessing and prescribing appropriate medication regimes. This position also assesses medical and psychiatric issues and concerns then address or make appropriate referrals. This position also approves potential admissions based on medical and psychiatric requirements. This position is responsible for consulting with the treatment team on primary diagnosis and co-occurring issues.

Relationships and Contacts

Within the organization:

Establish and maintain productive working relationships with peers and accounting team members throughout STR Behavioral Health and affiliated facilities.

Outside the organization

Establish and maintain productive working relationships with third party vendors, as necessary.

Position Responsibilities

• Maintaining a safe and secure environment
• Help Clients by providing information, services, and assistance
• Routine checkups and psychiatric evaluations of clients
• Conducting follow up and evaluation of client physical and psychiatric conditions.
• Prescribe medications as necessary
• Document clinical, medical, and psychiatric treatments and recommendations
• Oversee and collaborate with Clinicians on client’s treatment plans
• Participate in Clinical Treatment team meetings 2x a month
• Pre-screen clients by reviewing psych and medical records for admission
• Minimum of two hours a week, depending on current census

Additional Responsibilities

• Functions within the guidelines of the facility’s Code of Ethics and in accordance with corporate compliance.
• Represents the program within the community at local, regional, and national events, as requested.
• Assists in promoting and ensuring the organization’s values, mission, goals, and objectives are understood and actively supported by the employees.
• Performs other duties as assigned

Qualifications

Education and Experience

This position requires at least 3 years of residency in psychiatry. Active valid licensed practitioner in the state of Pennsylvania. Willingness to work with a clinical to make recommendations and implement strategies that will benefit clients. Willingness to take calls during after hour day and times. Additionally, complete other tasks and duties appropriate to the position and/ or as assigned. PHI Access in Medical

Physical Requirements

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee will be required to communicate with peers, clients, families’ other facilities and/or vendors.
• Tolerant to various noise levels: noise level in the work environment varies – may be very quiet to moderate.
• Performs duties that require the employee to sit or remain stationary for extended periods of time.
• Job performance will require the ability to move throughout the building and may require walking around facility grounds.
• While performing duties may be required to sit stationary for long periods of time.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee may be required to talk or hear, sit, stand, walk, reach, climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl, taste, or smell.
• Ability to move up to 25 pounds.

Additional Requirements

• Position requires incumbent to have a valid driver’s license, vehicle insurance and acceptable driving record.
• Clearance of TB test, and any other mandatory state/federal requirements.
• Current CPR and First Aid certification.

Skill Competencies

• Work Standards - Sets high standards of performance for self; assumes responsibility and accountability for successfully completing assignments or tasks; self-imposing standards of excellence rather than having standards imposed.
• Communicating Effectively - Conveys information and ideas in a professional, clear, and timely manner; providing information to ensure understanding; soliciting input from the others during the communication. Provides input to the organization when requested.
• Building Collaborative Relationships - Generates alliances internally and externally by continuously identifying and acting on those things that will create success for our organization and the clients.
• Contributing to Team Success - Actively participates as a committed member of a team and works with other team members to help complete goals and deliverables.
• Practicing Resourcefulness – Contributes to small business environment by taking ownership of one’s position in the team and resolves productivity and efficiency problems by being seeking solutions.

STR Behavioral Health provides equal employment opportunities without regard to race, color, creed, ancestry, national origin, ethnicity, sex, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, religion, age, disability, gender identity, genetic information, service in the military, or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law.

Equal employment opportunity applies to all terms and conditions of employment.

STR Behavioral Health reserves the rights to modify, interpret, or apply this job description in any way the organization desires.

This job description in no way implies that these are the only duties, including essential duties, to be performed by the employee occupying this position.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to reasonably accommodate qualified individuals with disabilities.

This job description is not an employment contract, implied or otherwise.

The employment relationship remains “At-Will.”