The Opportunity
Two PRN lines on a 20-bed geriatric psychiatry unit in Northwest Philadelphia. Weekday days, paid per encounter, with an APP on the unit and a defined patient population. If you're semi-retired, building a practice around other commitments, or want geriatric psychiatry exposure without a full appointment, these lines are designed to be picked up cleanly.
What You'll Own
- Per-encounter work on a defined 20-bed unit you know the scope before you arrive.
- Weekday days. No nights, no weekend requirement on the PRN lines.
- An APP already on the unit, so coverage doesn't start from zero.
- A stable, familiar population rather than a rotating unknown census.
Must-Haves
- MD or DO
- Board certified or board eligible in Psychiatry
- Pennsylvania license, or eligibility in process
Nice to Have
- Geriatric psychiatry experience
- Availability for recurring weekday blocks
- Epic familiarity
What Working Here Is Actually Like
- Per-encounter compensation discussed directly on the first call.
- Malpractice and tail both covered. Tail is the one people forget to ask about until they leave.
- Epic, with credentialing handled by a team that does this constantly.
- No minimum annual commitment. Tell us what you can cover.
- Physician-owned and physician-managed since 2012. When you escalate a problem, it reaches a physician who still works clinical shifts.
- Two PRN lines available this isn't a single slot that disappears.
- Licensure is faster than you expect if you're coming from out of state. Pennsylvania participates in the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact, so if you already hold a qualifying license elsewhere, adding this one typically runs one to three weeks rather than months.
Straight Talk
Per-encounter pay means your income tracks the census, not the clock. On a full unit that works well; on a light week it won't. Ask us what the unit has actually been running before you commit to a block.
About Inhospital Physicians (IHP): IHP is a physician-owned and physician-managed group, headquartered in Blue Bell, Pennsylvania and operating since 2012, running Emergency Medicine, Hospitalist, Intensivist and post-acute programs for acute-care hospitals, LTACHs and health systems across multiple states. IHP is not a locums agency; these are ongoing program positions with stable, named teams.
