Outpatient Adult Psychiatrist with Emergency Medicine Opportunity

Schuylkill•Allentown, PA

4d•Onsite

About The Position

Lehigh Valley Health Network is hiring an Outpatient Adult Psychiatrist for its Department of Psychiatry. The department provides a continuum of behavioral health services, from emergency evaluation and intensive care to partial hospitalization, outpatient follow-up, homecare, and skilled nursing facility consultation. Services include inpatient care, short-term individual, couples, family, and group therapy, and medication management for children, adolescents, and adults. The multidisciplinary team includes psychiatrists, psychologists, physician assistants, certified registered nurse practitioners, licensed clinical social workers, psychiatric nurses, and occupational therapists. The growing department has more than 30 psychiatrists and 120 mental health professionals, as well as residency and fellowship programs. The position is onsite in Allentown, Pennsylvania, with a day shift. Candidates may have the opportunity to shape their position around areas such as inpatient psychiatry, consultation/liaison psychiatry, outpatient psychiatry, or child/adolescent psychiatry.

Requirements

Must be board eligible or board certified.
Must have a current Pennsylvania medical license or be able to obtain one.

Responsibilities

Provide outpatient adult psychiatric care as part of the Department of Psychiatry.
Work collaboratively with a multidisciplinary behavioral health team to support patient outcomes.
Potentially provide services in areas including inpatient psychiatry, consultation/liaison psychiatry, outpatient psychiatry, or child/adolescent psychiatry, depending on the position designed.