Staff Psychiatrist

Penn Medicine is dedicated to our tripartite mission of providing the highest level of care to patients, conducting innovative research, and educating future leaders in the field of medicine. Working for this leading academic medical center means collaboration with top clinical, technical, and business professionals across all disciplines.

About the role

To provide high quality comprehensive clinical services that include: psychiatric evaluation, medication monitoring, supportive psychotherapy, and medication education for patients in the partial hospital and intensive outpatient program, also providing treatment team leadership to other disciplines involved in the treatment milieu. Additionally, the Outpatient Staff Psychiatrist participates in the psychiatric on-call system when applicable.

Responsibilities

• Provides psychiatric evaluation, medication monitoring, supportive psychotherapy, and psychoeducation for patients in the Penn Medicine Princeton House Behavioral Health (PMPHBH) outpatient program.
• Provides clinical direction for the treatment team meetings, supervision of other clinicians, participation in treatment plan documentation, leadership in management of behavioral crises, and patient care problems.
• Collaborates with clinical and administrative staff in managed care reviews as needed to assure certification and to appeal denials of coverage, within required timeframes.
• Maintains documentation of patient care in a timely manner and in compliance with PMPHBH and Medical Staff policies, with requirements of Federal and State agencies, and with Joint Commission and other regulatory bodies.
• Responds to correspondence and telephone calls as reasonably required to meet the clinical needs of patients and the operational needs of the program.

Requirements

• Drug Enforcement Agency Registration (Required)
• Controlled Dangerous Substance certification (Required)
• MD or DO (Required)
• Medical degree from an accredited medical school and all education needed to achieve such a degree.
• Previous related work experience.
• Completion of a Fellowship (when applicable to subspecialty).

Benefits

We offer a comprehensive compensation and benefits program that includes one of the finest prepaid tuition assistance programs in the region.

Pay

Salary Range: $22,066.72 - $622,345.78/Annually based on 40 hours per week. As part of their job offer, successful candidates are provided a specific rate, taking into consideration various factors including experience and education.