Internal Medicine - Hospitalist

Acadia Healthcare • Reading, PA

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The Physician / Medical Provider delivers direct medical care at Tower Behavioral Health, including pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic treatment of medical and behavioral health conditions, within the professional scope of practice. This role supports safe, effective, evidence-based, and integrated care for patients receiving services in a private, free-standing behavioral health hospital and provides clinical oversight, consultation, and supervision for nurse practitioners in accordance with Tower Behavioral Health policies, medical staff bylaws, state regulations, professional standards, and applicable scope-of-practice requirements.

Requirements

• Doctoral degree in Medicine (MD or DO) required.
• Current license to practice medicine in the state in which the facility operates required.
• Current DEA credentials to prescribe controlled substances without restriction and in accordance with applicable state and federal regulations required.
• Strong clinical judgment, communication, documentation, collaboration, and decision-making skills required.

Nice To Haves

• One or more years of experience as a physician with the population served by the facility preferred.
• Experience in behavioral health, psychiatry, inpatient psychiatric care, or a free-standing behavioral health facility preferred.
• Experience supervising, collaborating with, or providing clinical oversight to nurse practitioners in a behavioral health, psychiatric, or inpatient clinical setting preferred.
• Board certification or eligibility for board certification in a behavioral health specialty preferred.
• One or more years’ experience as a staff physician with the population served by the facility preferred.
• Board certification or certificate of admissibility for board certification in a behavioral health specialty.
• Additional specific DEA credentials may be required, per state and facility regulations or policy.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical services to patients within medical protocols defined by federal and state regulations, Pennsylvania licensing requirements, accreditation standards, corporate standards, Tower Behavioral Health policies, medical staff bylaws, and applicable procedures.
• Conduct medical evaluations, assessments, diagnoses, treatment planning, and ongoing monitoring for patients admitted to Tower Behavioral Health’s free-standing behavioral health hospital setting.
• Complete admission medical histories and physical examinations, review laboratory and diagnostic results, and determine medical stability, medical clearance, and ongoing medical needs in collaboration with the treatment team.
• Assess and manage acute and chronic medical conditions commonly present in behavioral health patients, including withdrawal-related concerns, medication side effects, metabolic conditions, infectious symptoms, pain, injury, and changes in medical status.
• Order and interpret clinically appropriate laboratory testing, diagnostic studies, medical consultations, medications, and treatment interventions within facility protocols and applicable regulations.
• Review medical information and contribute to individualized care plans to support safe, coordinated, patient-centered treatment.
• Collaborate with psychiatry, nursing, therapy, social work, psychology, pharmacy, utilization review, intake/admissions, quality/risk, and leadership teams to support continuity of care for patients with co-occurring medical and behavioral health needs.
• Provide clinical supervision, consultation, and oversight for nurse practitioners practicing at Tower Behavioral Health, including review of clinical practice, collaboration on patient care decisions, support for scope-of-practice compliance, and guidance consistent with facility policy, Pennsylvania regulations, professional standards, and medical staff requirements.
• Identify changes in patient condition, initiate appropriate interventions, determine when a higher level of medical care is required, and coordinate transfers to emergency or acute medical services when clinically indicated.
• Participate in emergency response, medical codes, restraint-related medical assessments, and other urgent clinical situations as required by facility policy and regulatory standards.
• Maintain timely, accurate, confidential, and objective documentation of medical assessments, clinical decision-making, orders, treatment plans, patient education, billing-related information, and follow-up recommendations.
• Support Tower Behavioral Health’s mission to provide safe, accessible, evidence-based behavioral healthcare through patient-centered, recovery-oriented, and collaborative medical practice.
• Demonstrate a positive, professional, and collaborative approach with patients, families, medical staff, clinical teams, leadership, and external providers.
• Responsible for providing clinical services to patients at the facility within medical protocols defined by federal and state regulations, as well as by corporate, facility policy or procedures.
• Review medical information on patients to ensure medical stability and to offer medical recommendations.
• Ensure the physical health and care of patients, working constructively and collaboratively with other healthcare professionals is held to the highest standards.
• Review and complete medical information for individual care plans.
• Direct services and information in a timely manner, maintaining appropriate confidential documentation, compliance and billing in accordance with the policy and procedures.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance options
• Paid time off and paid holidays
• Retirement savings plan options
• Life insurance and disability coverage options
• Employee assistance program resources
• Continuing education and professional development support, as applicable
• Malpractice coverage or professional liability support, as applicable to role and employment arrangement
• Opportunities to work as part of a multidisciplinary behavioral health team in a mission-driven clinical environment

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree