We are seeking an Adult Psychiatrist for a 6-month inpatient locum assignment in Reading, Pennsylvania. This position focuses on the evaluation, treatment, and stabilization of adults with acute and chronic psychiatric conditions in a collaborative behavioral health setting.
Assignment Details
- Start Date: September 28, 2026
- End Date: March 28, 2027
- 26-week / 6-month assignment
- ASAP coverage need
- Adult inpatient Psychiatry
Schedule
- Coverage listed Monday Sunday
- Specific shift hours were not provided
- No telehealth
Practice Setting
- Inpatient Behavioral Health
- General Adult Psychiatry
- Adult patient population
- Multidisciplinary treatment environment
Clinical Responsibilities
- Conduct comprehensive psychiatric evaluations and admissions
- Provide daily psychiatric follow-up
- Diagnose and treat acute and chronic psychiatric conditions
- Develop and adjust individualized treatment plans
- Provide psychopharmacologic management
- Monitor medication effectiveness and side effects
- Provide crisis intervention, stabilization, and de-escalation
- Participate in discharge planning
- Participate in interdisciplinary treatment team meetings
- Maintain timely and accurate EMR documentation
Support Staff
- Nursing
- Social Work
- Psychology
- Primary Care
- Additional clinical disciplines
Requirements
- MD or DO
- General Adult Psychiatry experience
- Inpatient Psychiatry experience
- Comfortable managing acute and chronic psychiatric conditions
- Strong psychiatric medication-management skills
- Comfortable with crisis stabilization and de-escalation
Ideal Candidate
An experienced Adult Psychiatrist comfortable managing a broad range of inpatient psychiatric conditions, including medication management, crisis intervention, stabilization, and discharge planning, while working closely with a multidisciplinary behavioral health team.
