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Brooke Glen Behavioral Hospital
Fort Washington, Pennsylvania

Medical Director Psychiatrist for Inpatient Services | Brooke Glen Behavioral Hospital | Southeastern Pennsylvania

Psychiatry 9.1 Work-LifeNo callNo weekendsNo nightsFull-Time

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Job Description

Brooke Glen Behavioral Hospital in southeastern Pennsylvania is seeking an experienced board-certified psychiatrist to lead in the role of medical director for adult inpatient services. Inpatient experience is required. This is a full-time, Monday – Friday, day shift position with no call requirement.

The region offers a plethora of recreational activities allowing for a professional career and a fulfilling personal lifestyle while in close proximity to Philadelphia, NYC and beaches of New Jersey.

  • Quick Facts
  • Employment Type: Full-Time
  • Schedule: Monday through Friday
  • Call: Per facility rotation
  • Patient Volume: 12 patients per day
  • Location: Fort Washington, Pennsylvania
  • Practice Setting: Free-Standing Behavioral Health Hospital
  • Support / Care Team: Multidisciplinary

Responsibilities

  • Responsibilities will include admissions, evaluations, treatment planning and daily care of patients.
  • Collaborate with physicians, APPs, and support staff.

Benefits

  • Competitive compensation package
  • Relocation
  • Malpractice
  • Seven Weeks Paid Time Off
  • CME
  • Matching 401k
  • Health insurance package
  • Employee stock purchase plan

Qualifications

  • Board Certified in Adult Psychiatry
  • Active or eligible Pennsylvania medical license
  • Leadership experience required
  • Growth & Development
  • Leadership and advancement opportunities available

About the Organization & Community

Brooke Glen is owned and operated by a subsidiary of Universal Health Services (UHS), one of the nation's leading hospital management companies. Located in Fort Washington, PA just outside of Philadelphia, Brooke Glen has been providing psychiatric services for teens and adults in the state for more than 40 years.

The free-standing Behavioral Hospital offers individualized, trauma-informed programs that treat the “whole person,” not just the illness they are battling.

The adult inpatient program is designed to help adults age 18 and older to stabilize from emotional crisis or symptoms of acute mental health issues, such as depression, anxiety, and trauma-related issues and disorders.

Brooke Glen takes pride in offering high quality care to our patients and is licensed by the state of Pennsylvania and is fully accredited by The Joint Commission.

For consideration, please contact Stephanie Figueroa, In-house Physician Recruiter, Universal Health Services, at stephanie.figueroa@uhsinc.com or (484) 695-9913. Candidates may also apply directly at uhsinc.com

Qualifications

Experience
5+ years of experience

Certifications

Board Certification

Key Skills

Medical leadershipPatient careCollaborationTrauma-informed careCrisis stabilization

Psychiatry — Physician Career Context

Of the 50 active Psychiatry listings this role was benchmarked against, 30% 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 (1,798 salary observations; 6,828 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).

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Medical Director Psychiatrist for Inpatient Services | Brooke Glen Behavioral Hospital | Southeastern Pennsylvania at Brooke Glen Behavioral Hospital a 9.1 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as exceptional. This places the position in the top 5% in Psychiatry — ranked against 1,872 active Psychiatry listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties, no weekend requirements, no night shifts.

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks22 jobs

401k / retirement match
77% this job
CME allowance
73% this job
Sign-on bonus
41%
Loan repayment
14%
Visa sponsorship
14%

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.4this job 9.1
Among the best 10% of Psychiatry listings for work-life

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 1,872 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No call
  • No weekends
  • No nights

Living in Fort Washington

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$588k
Typical market rent
$2,618/mo
Residents’ average commute
25 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
102.6
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 · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

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About Brooke Glen Behavioral Hospital

Mental Health Care
Fort Washington, Pennsylvania
51-200 employees

Benefits & Perks

Relocation
Malpractice
Seven Weeks Paid Time Off
CME
Matching 401k
Health insurance package
Employee stock purchase plan