PSYCHIATRIST - ADULT
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Job Description
Independence Health is in search of a licensed Psychiatrist specializing in mental health, responsible for evaluating, diagnosing, and treating patients using medication, psychotherapy, and behavioral interventions.
Key duties include conducting psychiatric evaluations, managing medications, developing treatment plans, and collaborating with multidisciplinary teams in inpatient or outpatient settings. We are offering competitive compensation. excellent benefits and work life balance in a collaborative caring environment.
Essential Job Functions
- Examine, Diagnose, treat, provide care to patients
- Direct, coordinate or supervise patient care activities of nursing or support services
- Order and interpret the results of tests
- Prescribe medication or treatment regimens and therapies
- Collaborate with health care professionals to plan and provide treatment
- Develop medical treatment plans
- Conduct discharge planning
- Participate in inpatient treatment teams
- Consultations
- Documentation in EMR
- Advise and educate patients and families on conditions and treatments
- Other duties as assigned.
Competency and Experience [Knowledge, Skills and Abilities]
Required Qualifications/Experience
- Doctor of Medicine (MD) or Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO) degree.
- Four (4) to seven (7) years of internship and residency training, pertaining to specialty field.
- Strong leadership ability, good organizational skills, independent and critical thinking skills, sound judgment, and knowledge of legal aspects and liability of nursing practice.
- Strong ability to communicate complex and/or controversial topics and concepts to a wide and diverse audience.
Preferred Qualifications/Experience
- Two (2) to Four (4) years’ experience in psychiatry.
- Experience in Healthcare setting.
License, Certification & Clearances
- Current medical license in the state of Pennsylvania.
- Successful completion of the United States Medical Licensing Examination
(USMLE) or the Comprehensive Osteopathic Medical Licensing Examination of the
United States (COMLEX-USA).
- Certification by the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS).
- DEA License
- Act 33 with renewal
- Act 34 with renewal
- Act 73 FBI Clearance
- Current Basic Life Support (BLS)
Position Type/Expected Hours of Work
- Incumbent will be scheduled based on operational need (rotate shifts, standby, on-call, etc.).
- Travel may be expected locally between System locations.
Equal Employment Opportunity
Independence Health and its affiliated companies are Equal Opportunity
Employers. It is their policy to prohibit discrimination of any type and to afford equal employment opportunities to employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, marital status, disability, veteran status, or genetic information, or any other classification protected by law. Independence Health and its affiliated companies will comply with all applicable laws and regulations.
Disclaimer
This job description is not designed to contain a comprehensive listing of all activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee.
Moreover, duties, responsibilities and activities may change or new ones may be assigned at any time with or without notice.
Effective March 2020 or during pandemic: goggles, face shield and mask are required according to CDC guidelines
When lift requirement is in excess of 50#, lift assistance (2 person) and/or transfer device is required.
Essential – Absolute Necessity.
Marginal – Minimal Necessity.
Constantly – 5.5 to 8 hours or more or 200 reps/shift.
Frequently – 2.5 to 5.5 hours or more or 32-200 reps/shift.
Occasionally – 0.25 to 2.5 hours or 2-32 reps/shift.
Rarely – Less than 0.25 hours or less than 2 reps/shift.
Physical Condition
Essential
Marginal
Constantly
Frequently
Occasionally
Rarely
Never
Extreme Heat
X
X
Extreme Cold
X
X
Heights
X
X
Confined Spaces
X
X
Extreme Noise(>85dB)
X
X
Mechanical Hazards
X
X
Use of Vibrating Tools
X
X
Operates Vehicle (company)
X
X
Operates Heavy Equipment
X
X
Use of Lifting/Transfer Devices
X
X
Rotates All Shifts
X
X
8 Hours Shifts
X
X
10-12 Hours Shifts
X
X
On-Call
X
X
Overtime(+8/hrs/shift; 40/hr/wk)
X
X
Travel Between Sites
X
X
Direct Patient Care
X
X
Respirator Protective Equipment
X
X
Eye Protection
X
X
Head Protection (hard hat)
X
X
Hearing Protection
X
X
Hand Protection
X
X
Feet, Toe Protection
X
X
Body Protection
X
X
Latex Exposure
X
X
Solvent Exposure
X
X
Paint (direct use) Exposure
X
X
Dust (sanding) Exposure
X
X
Ethylene Oxide Exposure
X
X
Cytotoxic (Chemo) Exposure
X
X
Blood/Body Fluid Exposure
X
X
Chemicals (direct use) Exposure
X
X
Mist Exposure
X
X
Wax Stripper (direct use)
X
X
Non-Ionizing Radiation Exposure
X
X
Ionizing Radiation Exposure
X
X
Laser Exposure
X
X
Physical Demands
When lift requirement is in excess of 50#, lift assistance (2 person) and/or transfer device is required.
Essential – Absolute Necessity.
Marginal – Minimal Necessity.
Constantly – 5.5 to 8 hours or more or 200 reps/shift.
Frequently – 2.5 to 5.5 hours or more or 32-200 reps/shift.
Occasionally – 0.25 to 2.5 hours or 2-32 reps/shift.
Rarely – Less than 0.25 hours or less than 2 reps/shift.
Physical Condition
Essential
Marginal
Constantly
Frequently
Occasionally
Rarely
Never
Bending (Stooping)
X
X
Sitting
X
X
Walking
X
X
Climbing Stairs
X
X
Climbing Ladders
X
X
Standing
X
X
Kneeling
X
X
Squatting (Crouching)
X
X
Twisting/Turning
X
Keyboard/Computer Operation
X
X
Gross Grasp
X
X
Fine Finger Manipulation
X
X
Hand/Arm Coordination
X
X
Pushing/Pulling(lbs. of force)
X
X
Carry
X
X
Transfer/Push/Pull Patients
X
X
Seeing Near w/Acuity
X
X
Feeling (Sensation)
X
X
Color Vision
X
X
Hearing Clearly
X
X
Pulling/Pushing Objects Overhead
X
X
Reaching Above Shoulder Level
X
X
Reaching Forward
X
X
Lifting Floor to Knuckle
10-19
10-19
>20
Lifting Seat Pan to Knuckle
>10
>10
Lifting Knuckle to Shoulder
>10
>10
Lifting Shoulder to Overhead
>10
>10
When lift requirement is in excess of 50#, lift assistance (2 person) and/or transfer device is required.
Key Responsibilities
The psychiatrist is responsible for evaluating, diagnosing, and treating patients through medication, psychotherapy, and behavioral interventions. They will also collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to develop treatment plans and provide patient care in inpatient or outpatient settings.
Requirements
Candidates must hold an MD or DO degree with four to seven years of internship and residency training in psychiatry. A current Pennsylvania medical license, DEA license, and board certification are required.
Qualifications
- Education
- Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
- Experience
- 5+ years of experience
Key Skills
Psychiatry — Physician Career Context
Of the 50 active Psychiatry listings this role was benchmarked against, 34% are remote, 54% have no call, 58% require no weekends.
In Pennsylvania, the Psychiatry weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$364k (60 salary observations; 667 listings), vs ~$314k nationally (1,801 salary observations; 6,834 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2025-11-01 through 2026-10-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.
The cost-of-living index for Pennsylvania is 97.6 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 61.7% of Pennsylvania clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
Psychiatry pay on WeekdayDoc is up 7.5% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).
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