Psychiatrist Needed for Locum Tenens Coverage at Inpatient Facility in Waymart, Pennsylvania

About the Facility

This minimum-security correctional institution in Waymart, Pennsylvania is operated by the state department of corrections and provides inpatient psychiatric services for adult male patients. The facility maintains established clinical resources to support psychiatric care delivery within a secure environment. Locum tenens coverage is sought on an immediate and ongoing basis to meet the clinical needs of the population served.

Location

Waymart, Pennsylvania offers a range of outdoor and recreational activities suited to varied interests. The area provides access to golf at Red Maples Golf Course and Memorial Links Golf, camping and lakeside relaxation at Keen Lake Camping Cottage Resort, and nature access at Prompton State Park, located approximately 2.5 miles away. Historical points of interest include the Waymart Area Historical Society and the D&H Gravity Railroad Depot Museum, along with train excursions on the Stourbridge Line approximately 2.9 miles out. Clinicians on assignment may also explore local farm markets, bowling, and scenic tours through the surrounding Pocono Mountains region.

Responsibilities

• Provide full-time inpatient psychiatric services for adult male patients in a correctional setting
• Conduct psychiatric evaluations
• Provide medication management for an adult male population across a 35-bed unit

Requirements

• Board certification required
• Prescriptive authority required
• Experience with adult male inpatient psychiatric conditions; correctional population

Schedule

• Day shift, full-time (40 hours per week) on-site in Waymart, Pennsylvania
• No call coverage required
• Assignment type: Inpatient, Locums
• Dates needed: ASAP – Ongoing

Additional Details

• Case load: 35 total beds on unit
• Patient population: Adults
• Location type: On-Site
• Government: No
• Cases treated: Adult male inpatient psychiatric conditions; correctional population
• Average length of stay: Variable
• Census: 35-bed unit