Psychiatrist for Inpatient Services |The Meadows Psychiatric Center| Beautiful Central Pennsylvania – State College
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Job Description
Opportunity Details
The Meadows Psychiatric Center, in central Pennsylvania is seeking a BE/BC psychiatrist for adult inpatient services. Duties of the position will include admission evaluations, treatment team leadership, and daily care of adult patients. This is a fantastic opportunity for a new graduate or an experienced psychiatrist.
The region offers a plethora of recreational activities allowing for a professional career and a fulfilling personal lifestyle while in close proximity to State College and Pittsburgh.
- Quick Facts
- Employment Type: Full-Time
- Schedule: Monday through Friday
- Call: Per facility rotation
- Patient Volume: 16-18 patients per day
- Location: Ambler, 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
- Growth & Development
- Leadership and advancement opportunities available
About the Organization & Community
The Meadows is owned and operated by a subsidiary of Universal Health Services (UHS), one of the nation's leading hospital management companies. The Meadows is a 119-bed private behavioral health care facility on a spacious 52-acre rural campus. Located in Centre Hall, Pennsylvania, in a region that offers good schools, safe neighborhoods, several state parks allowing for a professional career and a fulfilling personal lifestyle.
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
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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).
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Psychiatrist for Inpatient Services |The Meadows Psychiatric Center| Beautiful Central Pennsylvania – State College at Universal Health Services a 6.4 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Physician roles — ranked against 21,310 active Physician roles listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements.
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- No weekends
Living in Centre Hall
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $324k
- Median resident rent
- $1,154/mo
- Residents’ average commute
- 18 min
- Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
- 96.8
- State income tax
- Up to 3.1%
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.
BEA 2024 · State College, PA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.
City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.
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