Psychiatrist - Long-Term Structured Residence (LTSR) 20hrs/wk - Beaver Falls, PA

Merakey; Beaver Falls (Beaver County); Hybrid; USD 227,000 - 324,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Part-time role

Telehealth access

Job summary

Merakey is seeking a psychiatrist to lead psychiatric assessments and treatments within our Long Term Structured Residence programs in Russellton and Beaver Falls, PA. This hybrid, part-time role blends telehealth with monthly on-site visits.

Responsibilities include evaluations, treatment planning, medication management, crisis response, and collaboration with an interdisciplinary team to support recovery and community integration.

Qualifications

• PA license active and unrestricted.
• Board certification in psychiatry or board-eligible.

Responsibilities

• Conduct psychiatric evaluations and diagnostic assessments.
• Develop, review, and approve individualized treatment plans.
• Prescribe and monitor psychiatric medications; assess treatment effectiveness.
• Provide ongoing psychiatric care and risk assessment.
• Collaborate with nursing, therapy, case management, and direct care staff.
• Respond to crises and determine need for higher levels of care.
• Ensure services meet Pennsylvania standards and recovery goals.
• Support resident transition to community-based settings.

Skills

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Psychiatry

Communication

Crisis intervention

Job description

Are you looking for an opportunity to advance your career while working with an extraordinary team? At Merakey, we put heart and soul into everything we do!

We are seeking a hybrid part-timePsychiatristto support ourLong Term Structured Residence (LTSR) programsat our Russellton, PA and Beaver Falls, PA, locations.

Pay range: Up to $200/hr

Shift: 20 hours per week - telehealth + minimum one onsite visit per location per month

Flexible schedule - choose your own days and hours between locations

Position details:

The Psychiatrist provides leadership for psychiatric assessment, diagnosis, treatment, medication management, and clinical decision-making within the Long Term Structured Residence (LTSR). The Psychiatrist collaborates with the interdisciplinary team to ensure residents receive comprehensive, recovery-oriented behavioral health services that promote stability, independence, and successful community integration.

Duties include:

• Conducting psychiatric evaluations and diagnostic assessments upon admission and throughout treatment
• Developing, reviewing, and approving individualized treatment plans as a member of the interdisciplinary treatment team.
• Prescribing, monitoring, and adjusting psychiatric medications and evaluating treatment effectiveness.
• Providing ongoing psychiatric care, including assessment of mental status, symptom management, and risk factors.
• Participating in treatment team meetings and collaborating with nursing, therapy, case management, and direct care staff.
• Responding to psychiatric crises and determining the need for emergency interventions or higher levels of care, including hospitalization when indicated.
• Ensuring psychiatric services are delivered in accordance with Pennsylvania Department of Human Services regulations and professional standards of care.
• Supporting resident recovery, rehabilitation, and transition planning to the least restrictive community-based setting possible
• Participating in commitment hearings

About Merakey

Merakey is a non-profit provider of developmental, behavioral health, and education services. More than 8,000 employees provide support to nearly 40,000 individuals and families throughout 12 states across the country each year. Click here to watch a video about Merakey.

Merakey strictly follows a zero-tolerance policy for abuse.

Merakey is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer! We deeply value diversity and do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, ethnic background, sex, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, genetic information, or disability status. Moreover, we are committed to creating teams that reflect the diversity of the communities we serve and encourage applicants from underrepresented backgrounds to apply. Merakey welcomes all Veterans to apply!

• Psychiatrist with an active, unrestricted Pennsylvania license.
• Board certified or board eligible in psychiatry
• Excellent interpersonal and written communication skills and ability to work collaboratively with other disciplines, including clinical and clerical staff.