Physician Adult Psychiatry - Outpatient

About the role

A psychiatrist specializes in the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of mental, addictive and emotional disorders such as schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders, mood disorders, anxiety disorders, substance-related disorders, sexual disorders, gender dysphoria and adjustment disorders. The psychiatrist is able to understand the biological, psychological and social components of illness and, therefore, is uniquely prepared to treat the whole person. The main form of treatment used by a psychiatrist is psychopharmacology. A psychiatrist is qualified to order diagnostic laboratory tests and to prescribe medications, evaluate and treat psychological and interpersonal problems and to intervene with families who are coping with stress, crises and other problems in living.

Responsibilities

• Provide outpatient psychiatric care (onsite only) with own patient panel
• Teach and supervise psychiatry residents in the outpatient clinical setting
• Participate in medical education and mentorship of residents
• Potential for academic appointment and development into formal residency leadership roles
• Comfortable supervising residents in a general adult outpatient clinical setting
• Open to applicants with fellowship training
• Work performed in clinical and office environment
• Accountable for satisfying all job-specific obligations and complying with organization policies and procedures

Requirements

• Doctor of Medicine (MD) or Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO) — Required

About Geisinger

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. We encourage an atmosphere of collaboration, cooperation and collegiality. We know that a diverse workforce with unique experiences and backgrounds makes our team stronger.