Physician - Psychiatry
Beaver Falls, PA 15010
| Specialty | Psychiatry |
|---|---|
| Profession | Physician |
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-time Psychiatrist to support our Long Term Structured Residence (LTSR) programs at 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
Interested candidates contact Senior Corporate & Physician Recruiter, Maxine Mahon: [email protected]
