Psychiatrist- Harrisburg
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Job Description
Job DetailsLevel: ExperiencedJob Location: STR Harrisburg - Harrisburg, PA 17110Position Type: ContractorEducation Level: Graduate DegreeJob Category: Health CareWho We Are To meet an ever-expanding need for mental health and substance use disorder treatment services in the region, STR Behavioral Health is excited to announce a new PHP/IOP location opening soon in Harrisburg, PA.
The approach at our treatment centers is firmly rooted in individualized, person-centered care to help clients uncover the why behind their disorders and help them build foundational relationships that help answer the how in moving forward Position Summary This position’s responsibilities include ensuring the health and safety of all clients as well as assessing and prescribing appropriate medication regimes.
This position also assesses medical and psychiatric issues and concerns then address or make appropriate referrals. This position also approves potential admissions based on medical and psychiatric requirements.
This position is responsible for consulting with the treatment team on primary diagnosis and co-occurring issues. Relationships and Contacts Within the organization: Establish and maintain productive working relationships with peers and accounting team members throughout STR Behavioral Health and affiliated facilities.
Outside the organization: Establish and maintain productive working relationships with third party vendors, as necessary. Position
Responsibilities
Essential
Responsibilities
Maintaining a safe and secure environment Help Clients by providing information, services, and assistance Routine checkups and psychiatric evaluations of clients Conducting follow up and evaluation of client physical and psychiatric conditions. Prescribe medications as necessary Document clinical, medical, and psychiatric treatments and recommendations Oversee and collaborate with Clinicians on client’s treatment plans Participate in Clinical Treatment team meetings 2x a month Pre-screen clients by reviewing psych and medical records for admission Minimum of two hours a week, depending on current census Additional
Responsibilities
Functions within the guidelines of the facility’s Code of Ethics and in accordance with corporate compliance. Represents the program within the community at local, regional, and national events, as requested. Assists in promoting and ensuring the organization’s values, mission, goals, and objectives are understood and actively supported by the employees. Performs other duties as assigned Qualifications
Minimum
Requirements
Education and Experience This position requires at least 3 years of residency in psychiatry. Active calid licensed practitioner in the state of Pennsylvania. Willingness to work with a clinical to make recommendations and implement strategies that will benefit clients. Willingness to take calls during after hour day and times. Additionally, complete other tasks and duties appropriate to the position and/ or as assigned. PHI Access in Medical Physical
Requirements
While performing the duties of this job, the employee will be required to communicate with peers, clients, families’ other facilities and/or vendors. Tolerant to various noise levels: noise level in the work environment varies – may be very quiet to moderate.
Performs duties that require the employee to sit or remain stationary for extended periods of time. Job performance will require the ability to move throughout the building and may require walking around facility grounds. While performing duties may be required to sit stationary for long periods of time.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee may be required to talk or hear, sit, stand, walk, reach, climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl, taste, or smell. Ability to move up to 25 pounds. Additional
Requirements
Position requires incumbent to have a valid driver’s license, vehicle insurance and acceptable driving record. Clearance of TB test, and any other mandatory state/federal requirements. Current CPR and First Aid certification.
Skill Competencies Work Standards - Sets high standards of performance for self; assumes responsibility and accountability for successfully completing assignments or tasks; self-imposing standards of excellence rather than having standards imposed.
Communicating Effectively - Conveys information and ideas in a professional, clear, and timely manner; providing information to ensure understanding; soliciting input from the others during the communication. Provides input to the organization when requested.
Building Collaborative Relationships - Generates alliances internally and externally by continuously identifying and acting on those things that will create success for our organization and the clients.
Contributing to Team Success - Actively participates as a committed member of a team and works with other team members to help complete goals and deliverables.
Practicing Resourcefulness – Contributes to small business environment by taking ownership of one’s position in the team and resolves productivity and efficiency problems by being seeking solutions.
STR Behavioral Health provides equal employment opportunities without regard to race, color, creed, ancestry, national origin, ethnicity, sex, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, religion, age, disability, gender identity, genetic information, service in the military, or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law.
Equal employment opportunity applies to all terms and conditions of employment. STR Behavioral Health reserves the rights to modify, interpret, or apply this job description in any way the organization desires.
This job description in no way implies that these are the only duties, including essential duties, to be performed by the employee occupying this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to reasonably accommodate qualified individuals with disabilities.
This job description is not an employment contract, implied or otherwise. The employment relationship remains “At-Will.” ISJP123
Key Responsibilities
The Psychiatrist is responsible for ensuring client health and safety, assessing conditions, and prescribing appropriate medication regimes, while also approving potential admissions based on medical and psychiatric requirements. This role involves consulting with the treatment team regarding primary and co-occurring diagnoses and maintaining productive working relationships internally and externally.
Requirements
Candidates must have a minimum of three years of residency in psychiatry and hold an active, valid practitioner license in Pennsylvania, along with willingness to participate in after-hours calls. Additional requirements include possessing a valid driver's license, vehicle insurance, acceptable driving record, current CPR/First Aid certification, and clearance of a TB test.
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
- Experience
- 2+ 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 (1,798 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 Psychiatrist- Harrisburg at CIVIQ HEALTH a 6.0 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.
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