Psychiatric - Mental Health Physician

Job Summary Inpatient Psychiatry - Child & Adolescent (Onsite only)

Job Duties

Geisinger and Acadia Healthcare have formed a joint venture partnership to build and operate two behavioral health facilities, one in each of its Central and Northeast Pennsylvania regions. These facilities will serve as acute care hubs of an enterprise system of behavioral health care.

Geisinger Behavioral Health Center Northeast

Opened : August 2023

Geisinger Behavioral Health Center Danville

Opening : Q2 2025

• Acadia serves as joint venture facility administrator.
• Both facilities will be contemporary, freestanding health care facilities designed and constructed using advanced approaches to quality and safety.
• The Centers will serve both adult and pediatric populations.
• The Behavioral Health centers will offer Partial Hospitalization Programs, Intensive Outpatient Programs and Brain Stimulation Therapy.
• Individuals benefitting from these services will carry common psychiatric diagnoses including but not limited to : Major Depression, Bipolar Disorder, Anxiety Disorders, Trauma-Related Disorders, Schizophrenia and Schizoaffective Disorder, and Substance- Use Disorders.
• The Centers will be licensed initially for 96 inpatient beds and have the capacity to add an additional 48 beds in the future.
• Both Facilities will be approximately 72,00 square feet.
• Facilities will utilize EPIC for electronic medical record documentation.

Work is typically performed in a clinical and office environment. Accountable for satisfying all job specific obligations and complying with all organization policies and procedures. The specific statements in this profile are not intended to be all-inclusive. They represent typical elements considered necessary to successfully perform the job. Additional competencies outlined in any department-specific orientation will be considered essential to the performance of the job related to that position. Onsite practice only.

Position Details

Education Doctoral Degree- (Required)

Experience

Certification(s) and License(s) Licensed Medical Doctor - State of Pennsylvania

About Geisinger

Founded more than 100 years ago by Abigail Geisinger, the system now includes ten hospital campuses, a 550,000-member health plan, two research centers and the Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine. With nearly 24,000 employees and more than 1,700 employed physicians, Geisinger boosts its hometown economies in Pennsylvania by billions of dollars annually. Learn more at geisinger.org or connect with us on Facebook , Instagram , LinkedIn and Twitter .

Our Vision & Values

Everything we do is about making better health easier 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.

Our Benefits

We offer healthcare benefits for full time and part time positions from day one, including vision, dental and prescription coverage.