Psychiatry Physician - Emergency & Consult Liaison, Inpatient

Geisinger; Danville (PA); On-site; USD 260,000 - 320,000; Full time

Job summary

Geisinger Emergency Psychiatry and Consult Liaison Service is seeking a physician to join a growing hub-and-spoke model delivering consult services across acute care settings. The role emphasizes collaboration with a multidisciplinary team to ensure high-quality psychiatric care in emergencies.

The position supports 6 Geisinger locations with a preference for onsite work, while telemedicine or hybrid arrangements may be considered. Licensure as a Medical Doctor in Pennsylvania is required.

Qualifications

• MD/DO required for practice in Pennsylvania.
• Licensed Medical Doctor - State of Pennsylvania.

Responsibilities

• Participate in the development and deployment of the hub-and-spoke consult model for Emergency Psychiatry and Consultation Liaison services.
• Provide consult services across Geisinger locations, collaborating with a team to serve patients in inpatient, emergency department, and telemedicine settings.

Education

Doctor of Medicine or Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine

Job description

Job Summary

Geisinger Emergency Psychiatry and Consult Liaison Service

Job Duties

• 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.

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

Position Details

Education

Doctor of Medicine or Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine- (Required)

Experience

Certification(s) and License(s)

Licensed Medical Doctor - State of Pennsylvania

OUR PURPOSE & VALUES

Everything we do is about caring 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 and members and the Geisinger family.

We offer healthcare benefits for full time and part time positions from day one, including vision, dental and domestic partners. Perhaps just as important, from senior management on down, we encourage an atmosphere of collaboration, cooperation and collegiality. We know that a diverse workforce with unique experiences and backgrounds makes our team stronger. Our patients, members and community come from a wide variety of backgrounds, and it takes a diverse workforce to make better health easier for all.

We are proud to be an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment regardless to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or status as a protected veteran.