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Independence Health System
Butler Township, Pennsylvania

PHYSICIAN BMH BEHAVIORAL HEALTH-Inpatient

PsychiatryIncludes callFull-Time

Compensation

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Posted 1mo ago

Job Description

Inpatient Psychiatrist provides comprehensive psychiatric care for adult and geriatric inpatients in a hospital-based setting.

Responsibilities include evaluating, diagnosing, and treating patients on Adult Psychiatry and Geriatric Psychiatry units, managing psychiatric emergencies, developing individualized treatment plans, and providing medication management.

The psychiatrist collaborates with an interdisciplinary team, including nursing, social work, therapy, and case management, to ensure high-quality, patient-centered care.

Additional responsibilities include providing psychiatric consultation services for patients admitted to medical and surgical floors, documenting care in the electronic medical record, participating in discharge planning, and ensuring compliance with regulatory and quality standards. This position follows a 7-on/7-off schedule, providing continuity of inpatient and consultation services during scheduled work weeks.

Key Responsibilities

The psychiatrist will evaluate, diagnose, and treat adult and geriatric patients in an inpatient setting while managing psychiatric emergencies. They will also provide consultation services for medical and surgical floors and collaborate with an interdisciplinary team to ensure high-quality care.

Requirements

The role requires a qualified psychiatrist capable of managing inpatient psychiatric units and providing consultation services. Candidates must be proficient in developing individualized treatment plans and documenting care within an electronic medical record system.

Qualifications

Experience
5+ years of experience

Key Skills

Psychiatric diagnosisInpatient careTreatment planningCrisis managementInterdisciplinary collaborationElectronic medical recordsRegulatory compliance

Psychiatry — Physician Career Context

Of the 50 active Psychiatry listings this role was benchmarked against, 64% are remote, 46% have no call, 54% require no weekends.

Psychiatry pay on WeekdayDoc is down 4.1% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).

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).

Top Psychiatrist Jobs

39 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution35 jobs · 24 employers

9
<$355k
4
$355k-410k
10
$410k-465k
8
$465k-520k
4
$520k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks29 jobs · 24 employers

401k / retirement match
79%
Sign-on bonus
59%
CME allowance
48%
Visa sponsorship
14%
Loan repayment
10%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.5this job 3.0
Better work-life than 20% of Psychiatry listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 1,760 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • Includes call

Living in Butler

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$266k
Typical market rent
$1,018/mo
Residents’ average commute
22 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
94.7
State income tax
Up to 3.1%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

BEA 2024 · Pittsburgh, PA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.