Psychiatrist - Per Diem
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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
Key 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).
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