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West Reading, Pennsylvania

Psychiatrist - Per Diem

PsychiatryPer Diem

Compensation

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Job Description

Due to extensive growth and community need, Tower Health is seeking a Per Diem Psychiatrist to join our growing psychiatry practice in West Reading, PA, 60 minutes northwest of Philadelphia.

Responsibilities

The new psychiatrist must be comfortable in managing a wide range of outpatient practices or emergency / consultation psychiatry.

Reading Hospital Awards and Recognition

  • Healthgrades -
  • America's 50 Best Hospitals Award™ (2022-2025)
  • America's 100 Best Hospitals Award™ (2017-2025)
  • America's 250 Best Hospitals Award™ (2014-2025)
  • America’s 100 Best Stroke Care (2017-2025)
  • Neurosciences Excellence Award™ (2013-2025)
  • Top 10% in the Nation for Neurosciences (2015-2024)
  • Top 10% in the Nation for Treatment of Stroke (2007-2024)
  • Five-Star Recipient for Treatment of Stroke (2006-2024)
  • One of 10 Best Value Hospitals in Pennsylvania
  • Top 1 percent of U.S. hospitals for clinical outcomes
  • Newsweek -
  • World's Best 100 Hospitals (2021, 2023-2025)
  • One of 10 Best Value Hospitals in Pennsylvania
  • Top 1 percent of U.S. hospitals for clinical outcomes

US News & World Report

  • Ranked Among Top Ten Hospitals in Pennsylvania (2022-2024)
  • Verras' Medical Value Index™
  • One of 10 Best Value Hospitals in Pennsylvania
  • Competitive compensation package
  • Malpractice insurance
  • Supportive health system to advance goals
  • Contact Name: Craig Bleiler
  • Contact Email: Craig.Bleiler@towerhealth.org

Qualifications

  • Education Requirements
  • MD or DO
  • Must be licensed/eligible to practice medicine in Pennsylvania

BE/BC in Psychiatry

Completes and maintains all competencies and trainings as required for role.

Experience

Experience in outpatient, inpatient, and emergency psychiatry

Certification and Licensure

  • BLS Certification
  • PA license and DEA license
  • Current Pennsylvania State Board of Medicine License

Required Skills

  • Excellent Communications Skills
  • Excellent Interpersonal Skills
  • Medical Terminology
  • Microsoft Office Applications

Overview

Tower Health is a regional integrated healthcare system that offers compassionate, high-quality, leading-edge healthcare and wellness services to communities in Berks, Chester, Montgomery, and Philadelphia Counties.

With approximately 11,500 employees, Tower Health consists of Reading Hospital in West Reading; Phoenixville Hospital in Phoenixville; Pottstown Hospital in Pottstown; and St. Christopher's Hospital for Children in Philadelphia.

Tower Health has partnered with Drexel University College of Medicine to open a new medical school one-half mile walking distance from Reading Hospital, a regional medical campus for Drexel University College of Medicine at Tower Health. The medical school opened in 2021 and can support student body of 160 students.

In addition, Reading Hospital is the main training hospital for the medical school and supports ACGME accredited residency and fellowship programs. For more information, visit towerhealth.org.

Qualifications

Education
Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
Experience
5+ years of experience

Certifications

Board Certification

Key Skills

Outpatient psychiatryCommunication skills

Psychiatry — Physician Career Context

Of the 50 active Psychiatry listings this role was benchmarked against, 32% are remote, 58% have no call, 70% require no weekends.

In Pennsylvania, the Psychiatry weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$363k (62 salary observations; 670 listings), vs ~$314k nationally (1,811 salary observations; 6,859 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).

Top contract/1099 Psychiatrist Jobs

31 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution28 jobs · 23 employers

6
<$320k
6
$320k-380k
6
$380k-440k
6
$440k-500k
4
$500k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks23 jobs

401k / retirement match
83%
CME allowance
65%
Sign-on bonus
48%
Loan repayment
17%
Relocation assistance
9%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

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LifeStance Health · Des Moines, Iowa

$320k-$500k
#2

Clinical Psychiatrist - Child/Adolescent

LifeStance Health · Des Moines, Iowa

$320k-$500k
#3

Interventional Psychiatrist

From $500k
#4

Clinical Psychiatrist

$450k-$500k
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Work-life snapshot

median 6.4this job 3.0
Better work-life than 20% of Psychiatry listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 1,864 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in West Reading

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$246k
Typical market rent
$1,904/mo
Residents’ average commute
22 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
97.1
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 · Reading, PA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

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About Tower Health

Hospitals and Health Care
West Reading, PA
1,001-5,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Competitive Compensation Package
Malpractice Insurance
Supportive Health System