Psychiatry Physician

About this job

We are seeking an Adult Psychiatrist for a 6-month inpatient locum assignment in Reading, Pennsylvania. This position focuses on the evaluation, treatment, and stabilization of adults with acute and chronic psychiatric conditions in a collaborative behavioral health setting.

Assignment Details

• Start Date: September 28, 2026
• End Date: March 28, 2027
• 26-week / 6-month assignment
• ASAP coverage need
• Adult inpatient Psychiatry

Schedule

• Coverage listed Monday Sunday
• Specific shift hours were not provided
• No telehealth

Practice Setting

• Inpatient Behavioral Health
• General Adult Psychiatry
• Adult patient population
• Multidisciplinary treatment environment

Clinical Responsibilities

• Conduct comprehensive psychiatric evaluations and admissions
• Provide daily psychiatric follow-up
• Diagnose and treat acute and chronic psychiatric conditions
• Develop and adjust individualized treatment plans
• Provide psychopharmacologic management
• Monitor medication effectiveness and side effects
• Provide crisis intervention, stabilization, and de-escalation
• Participate in discharge planning
• Participate in interdisciplinary treatment team meetings
• Maintain timely and accurate EMR documentation

Support Staff

• Nursing
• Social Work
• Psychology
• Primary Care
• Additional clinical disciplines

Requirements

• MD or DO
• General Adult Psychiatry experience
• Inpatient Psychiatry experience
• Comfortable managing acute and chronic psychiatric conditions
• Strong psychiatric medication-management skills
• Comfortable with crisis stabilization and de-escalation

Ideal Candidate

An experienced Adult Psychiatrist comfortable managing a broad range of inpatient psychiatric conditions, including medication management, crisis intervention, stabilization, and discharge planning, while working closely with a multidisciplinary behavioral health team.